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Nordhausen, Thuringia climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Nordhausen has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 69°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 26°F at night. Around 52 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in January (6.3 inches) and easing off in April (2.6 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 countsNordhausen climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 34 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 36 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 30 | 31 | 36 | 44 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 53 | 45 | 37 | 32 |
| Avg low (°F) | 26 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 46 | 39 | 33 | 28 |
| Precipitation (in) | 6.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 6.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 34 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 59 | 65 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 30 | 31 | 36 | 44 | 51 | 56 |
| Avg low (°F) | 26 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 42 | 48 |
| Precipitation (in) | 6.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 69 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 36 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 60 | 60 | 53 | 45 | 37 | 32 |
| Avg low (°F) | 52 | 51 | 46 | 39 | 33 | 28 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 6.1 |
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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 (mph) | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| 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 (mph) | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 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 (mph) | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Braunlage, a weather station, about 28 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.