Climate for North Rhine-Westphalia
(Germany)

Average daytime and nighttime temperatures


All climatic diagrams on this site result from the collected data from 27 measuring stations in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Weather stations at an altitude above 860m have not been included.
All data correspond to the average monthly values of the last 20 years.


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The climate widely corresponds to Central European weather conditions. It is cold, wet and a few beautiful summer months are also happening during a year.

Travel season

Due to the warmer temperatures the best time for traveling is from June to September. Winter athletes will find their favorite weather conditions in January.

Cologne Map

Climate charts for other regions in Germany

Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony
Rheinland-Pfalz
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Hamburg
Bavaria
Bremen
Lower-Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
Hessen
Saarland
Brandenburg
Thuringia
Schleswig-Holstein
Baden-Wurttemberg
Berlin
hours of sunshine per day
Sunshine hours per day in Germany
rainy days per month
Rainy days per month in Germany
Precipitation in mm/day
Precipitation in Germany
Relative humidity in \%
Relative humidity in Germany
Absolute humidity in g/m³ (approx.)
Absolute humidity in Germany

The most important cities in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia is a part of Germany and has an east-west extension of about 240 km. From north to south it is approximately 230 km. The biggest cities are Cologne and Dusseldorf. The local time is now Wednesday, 6:30 pm.

CityPopulationAreaPopulation density
(inhabitants per km²)		 
Cologne1,075,935405.02 km²2,656.5
Dusseldorf613,230217.41 km²2,820.6
Dortmund585,813280.71 km²2,086.9
Essen583,084210.34 km²2,772.1
Duisburg499,845232.80 km²2,147.1
Bochum364,920145.66 km²2,505.3
Wuppertal352,390168.39 km²2,092.7
Bielefeld333,451258.82 km²1,288.4
Bonn322,125141.06 km²2,283.6
Münster311,846303.28 km²1,028.2
Gelsenkirchen262,528104.94 km²2,501.7
Mönchengladbach260,925170.47 km²1,530.6
Aachen244,951160.85 km²1,522.9
Krefeld226,812137.77 km²1,646.3
Oberhausen211,38277.09 km²2,742.0
Hagen188,266160.45 km²1,173.4
Hamm179,571226.43 km²793.1
Mülheim an der Ruhr170,93691.28 km²1,872.7
Leverkusen163,11378.87 km²2,068.1
Solingen158,90889.54 km²1,774.7
Herne156,77451.42 km²3,048.9
Neuss152,88299.52 km²1,536.2
Paderborn148,677179.59 km²827.9
Bottrop117,409100.61 km²1,167.0
Recklinghausen114,00366.50 km²1,714.3
Bergisch Gladbach111,34183.09 km²1,340.0
Remscheid110,61174.52 km²1,484.3
Moers103,88167.68 km²1,534.9
Siegen101,863114.69 km²888.2
Gütersloh98,466112.02 km²879.0