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

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Sunshine hours per day in Germany
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Rainy days per month in Germany
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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 Thursday, 2:53 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