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Cottbus, Brandenburg climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Cottbus has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 78°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 28°F at night. Around 22 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (2.9 inches) and easing off in April (1.2 inches). At latitude 52°N, day length swings from 7.6 hours in midwinter to 16.4 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsCottbus climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 38 | 41 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 33 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 50 | 41 | 35 |
| Avg low (°F) | 28 | 29 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 42 | 35 | 31 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 38 | 41 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 74 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 33 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 64 |
| Avg low (°F) | 28 | 29 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 53 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 78 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 67 | 67 | 59 | 50 | 41 | 35 |
| Avg low (°F) | 57 | 56 | 49 | 42 | 35 | 31 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 19 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 19 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 0.5 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 3 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 17 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 74 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 90 | 84 | 76 | 71 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 71 | 81 | 91 | 93 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 68 | 70 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 90 | 84 | 76 | 71 | 65 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 74 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 63 | 64 | 71 | 81 | 91 | 93 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Cottbus, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.