Berlin is at its most pleasant from late May to mid September. For walking, go from late April to mid July. It is rarely warm enough for sunbathing.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Sun is not what Berlin is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 31, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in August, when the sky is typically 56% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
For being outside, go from late May to mid September. It peaks in mid July, at 77. Avoid November to March for this: it falls to 0, mostly because it is too cold.
The walking season here runs from late April to mid July, with a second spell from late August to October. It peaks in late September, at 79. The weakest stretch is from December to early February, when it drops to 2, mostly because it is too cold.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Berlin over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C. Berlin has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 8% in September, the driest month, to 16% in January, the wettest. Winds in Berlin are highest in January, averaging 4.5 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Berlin come in August, when the sky is typically 52% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 78%.
Month by month Berlin climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | 1°C | -2°C | 16% | 78% | 4.5 m/s | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| February | 5°C | 1°C | -1°C | 15% | 69% | 4.5 m/s | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| March | 8°C | 2°C | 3°C | 11% | 68% | 3.9 m/s | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| April | 14°C | 6°C | 9°C | 10% | 60% | 3.9 m/s | 19 | 0 | 54 |
| May | 18°C | 12°C | 14°C | 9% | 56% | 3.8 m/s | 45 | 4 | 72 |
| June | 23°C | 17°C | 20°C | 11% | 55% | 3.6 m/s | 71 | 21 | 61 |
| July | 23°C | 17°C | 20°C | 11% | 55% | 3.5 m/s | 74 | 20 | 62 |
| August | 24°C | 17°C | 22°C | 11% | 52% | 3.2 m/s | 71 | 27 | 55 |
| September | 20°C | 12°C | 17°C | 8% | 53% | 3.2 m/s | 61 | 10 | 73 |
| October | 14°C | 9°C | 10°C | 13% | 63% | 3.7 m/s | 20 | 0 | 67 |
| November | 8°C | 5°C | 3°C | 10% | 70% | 3.7 m/s | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| December | 5°C | 3°C | -0°C | 14% | 77% | 4.3 m/s | 0 | 0 | 6 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Berlin weather by season
Year round, Berlin has days of about 3°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 24°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 1°C to 17°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around September. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Berlin weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Berlin has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Berlin weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Berlin has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
Berlin weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Berlin has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Berlin weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Berlin has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Berlin?
Berlin has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 8% in September, the driest month, to 16% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Berlin windiest?
Winds in Berlin are highest in January, averaging 4.5 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Berlin year round?
The average temperature in Berlin over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C.
Where to go instead in early January, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.