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Göttingen, Lower Saxony climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Göttingen has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 20°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −4°C at night. Around 1326 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in January (160 mm) and easing off in April (65 mm). 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 countsGöttingen climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | −1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Avg low (°C) | −4 | −4 | −1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | −2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 108 | 117 | 65 | 87 | 87 | 108 | 94 | 103 | 120 | 123 | 154 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | −1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | −4 | −4 | −1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 108 | 117 | 65 | 87 | 87 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | −2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 94 | 103 | 120 | 123 | 154 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 19 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 24 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 19 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 24 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 5 | 14 | 23 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 95 | 93 | 88 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 77 | 87 | 93 | 95 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 70 | 72 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 95 | 93 | 88 | 81 | 79 | 76 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 71 | 77 | 87 | 93 | 95 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Braunlage, a weather station, about 51 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.