List of extreme temperatures in Germany

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The following table lists the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in each state in Germany, in both Celsius and Fahrenheit. The warmest years on record in Germany were 2018 and 2022.

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Temperature extremes by state

StateExtreme MaximumExtreme MinimumExtreme By Both
TemperatureLocationDateTemperatureLocationDateExtremeness
Baden-Württemberg 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) Bad Mergentheim [1] July 20, 2022−36.1 °C (−33.0 °F) Doline Degerfeld, Albstadt [2] March 1, 200576.4 / 137.5
Bavaria 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) Kitzingen [3] August 7, 2015−45.9 °C (−50.6 °F) Funtensee [4] [5] December 24, 200186.2 / 155.1
Berlin 38.9 °C (102.0 °F) Kaniswall, District of Treptow-Köpenick [6] August 7, 2015−31.9 °C (−25.4 °F) Blankenburg, District of Pankow [7] January 19, 189370.8 / 127.4
Brandenburg 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) Lübben-Blumenfelde [8] and Cottbus [9] August 9, 1992 and June 19, 2022−32.1 °C (−25.8 °F)Heinersdorf, Großbeeren [10] January 19, 189371.3 / 128.4
Bremen 37.6 °C (99.7 °F) Bremen Airport [11] August 9, 1992−23.6 °C (−10.5 °F) Bremen Airport [12] February 13, 194061.2 / 110.2
Hamburg 40.1 °C (104.2 °F)Neuwiedenthal, District of Neugraben-Fischbek [13] [14] July 20, 2022−29.1 °C (−20.4 °F) Fuhlsbüttel Airport [15] February 13, 194069.2 / 124.6
Hesse 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) Westend, Frankfurt am Main [16] July 25, 2019−33.8 °C (−28.8 °F)Lahntal, Gießen [17] January 22, 185074.0 / 133.2
Lower Saxony 40.0 °C (104.0 °F)Hohenbostel (Barsinghausen) [18] July 20, 2022−28.5 °C (−19.3 °F) Ricklingen, Hanover [19] January 27, 194268.5 / 123.3
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 39.4 °C (102.9 °F) Boizenburg/Elbe [20] July 20, 2022−32.5 °C (−26.5 °F) Ueckermünde [21] February 11, 192971.9 / 129.4
North Rhine-Westphalia 41.2 °C (106.2 °F) Duisburg (Baerl) & Tönisvorst [22] July 25, 2019−31.2 °C (−24.2 °F) Eslohe [19] [23] January 27, 194272.4 / 130.4
Rhineland-Palatinate 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) Andernach & Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler [24] July 25, 2019−27.5 °C (−17.5 °F) Birkenfeld [7] January 29, 189567.9 / 122.2
Saarland 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) Nennig, Perl [25] August 8, 2003−24.2 °C (−11.6 °F)Osterhof, Sankt Wendel [26] January 13, 196864.5 / 116.1
Saxony 39.8 °C (103.6 °F)Hosterwitz, Dresden [27] August 20, 2012−34.1 °C (−29.4 °F) Bad Elster [28] February 12, 187173.9 / 133.0
Saxony-Anhalt 40.0 °C (104.0 °F)Pabstorf (Huy) [29] July 20, 2022−30.6 °C (−23.1 °F) Krüssau, Möckern [7] February 12, 192970.6 / 127.1
Schleswig-Holstein 39.1 °C (102.4 °F) Grambek [30] near Mölln July 20, 2022−30.9 °C (−23.6 °F) Heide (Holstein) [31] [32] February 13, 194070.0 / 126.0
Thuringia 39.1 °C (102.4 °F) Jena, Astronomical Observatory [33] July 20, 2022−33.5 °C (−28.3 °F) Gotha [34] February 11, 192972.6 / 130.7

Important: In some federal states, even more extreme values are known to be measured on same or earlier dates. These dubious or unreliable values are not listed in this table unless they passed a basic temporal and spatial consistency & plausibility check (e. g. less than 0.9 °C / 1.6 °F above surrounding stations in German lowlands). For this reason, the former German record of 42.6 °C / 108.7 °F measured on July 25, 2019 at Lingen (Lower Saxony) is not listed. It was cancelled in December 2020 by the responsible station operator DWD (German weather service). [35]

In some cases, also stations from other operators of meteorological networks were listed if their values met the above stated requirements and could be classified as representative for a larger area.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Map of maximum temperatures in Baden-Wurttemberg on July 20, 2022".
  2. ↑ "Flugplatz Albstadt-Degerfeld", Wikipedia (in German), January 9, 2019, retrieved August 17, 2019
  3. ↑ "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Bavaria on August 7, 2015".
  4. ↑ Der Kältepol von Deutschland March 30, 2012 Zeit Online
  5. ↑ Neuer Temperaturrekord in Deutschland - Tiefste je gemessene Temperatur [ permanent dead link ] December 24, 2001 shortnews.de
  6. ↑ "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Berlin on August 7, 2015".
  7. 1 2 3 Klimakunde des Deutschen Reiches, Band II: Tabellen. Berlin: Reichsamt für Wetterdienst. 1939. pp. Tab.17.
  8. ↑ "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Brandenburg on August 10, 1992".
  9. ↑ "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Brandenburg on June 19, 2022".
  10. ↑ Dr. Schwalbe, G. (1909). Landeskunde der Provinz Brandenburg, Bd. 1: Die Natur. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen). p. 8. ISBN   9783864443916.
  11. ↑ "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Bremen on August 9, 1992".
  12. ↑ "Map of daily minimum temperatures in Bremen on February 13, 1940".
  13. ↑ "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Hamburg on July 20, 2022".
  14. ↑ Duncan, Scott [@ScottDuncanWX] (July 20, 2022). "Hamburg in northern Germany 🇩🇪 has just smashed its all-time heat record and exceeds 40°C for the first time in recorded history. https://t.co/uq6asE3dmm" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 7, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022– via Twitter.
  15. ↑ "Map of daily minimum temperatures in Hamburg on February 13, 1940".
  16. ↑ "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Hesse on July 25, 2019".
  17. ↑ Steinmüller, F. (January 7, 2017). "Kälterekorde in Gießen (cold records at Gießen)". giessener-anzeiger.de (in German). Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Map of maximum temperatures in Lower Saxony on July 20, 2022".
  19. 1 2 Deutsches Meteorologisches Jahrbuch 1942, Teil II: Monats- und Jahresergebnisse. Bad Kissingen: Deutscher Wetterdienst. 1953.
  20. ↑ "Map of maximum temperatures in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on July 20, 2022".
  21. ↑ "Map of minimum temperatures in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on February 2, 1940".
  22. ↑ "Map of daily maximum temperatures in North Rhine-Westphalia on July 25, 2019".
  23. ↑ "Map of daily minimum temperatures in North Rhine-Westphalia on January 27, 1942".
  24. ↑ "Map of daily maximum temperature in Rhineland-Palatinate on July 25, 2019".
  25. ↑ "8. August 2003: 40,3 Grad in Perl-Nennig". Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German). July 27, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  26. ↑ "Map of daily minimum temperatures in the Saarland on January 13, 1968".
  27. ↑ "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Saxony on August 20, 2012".
  28. ↑ Goldschmidt, J. (1950). "Das Klima von Sachsen". Abhandlungen des Meteorologischen Dienstes der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. 3: 33.
  29. ↑ "Map of maximum temperatures in Saxony-Anhalt on July 20, 2022".
  30. ↑ "Map of maximum temperatures in Schleswig-Holstein on July 20, 2022".
  31. ↑ Deutsches Meteorologisches Jahrbuch 1940, Teil II: Monats- und Jahresergebnisse. Bad Kissingen: Wetterdienst der US-Zone. 1951.
  32. ↑ "Map of daily minimum temperatures in Schleswig-Holstein on February 13, 1940".
  33. ↑ "Map of maximum temperatures in Thuringia on July 20, 2022".
  34. ↑ Knoch, K. (1932). "Deutsches meteorologisches Jahrbuch 1929: Preußen und übrige norddeutsche Staaten". Veröffentlichungen des Preußischen Meteorologischen Instituts. XVIII.
  35. ↑ "German weather service cancels German temperature record in Lingen".

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