Cuxhaven is at its most pleasant from mid July to early September, and again in mid and late June. For walking, go from May to October. 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 Cuxhaven is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 20, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in August, when the sky is typically 63% covered at midday (often cloudy).
For being outside, go from mid July to early September, with a second spell in mid and late June. It peaks in mid August, at 75. Avoid November to March for this: it falls to 0, mostly because it is too cold.
The walking season here runs from May to October. It peaks in late September, at 81. The weakest stretch is from January to early February, when it drops to 1, mostly because it is too cold.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Cuxhaven over the whole year is 10°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. Cuxhaven has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 19% in August, the driest month, to 30% in January, the wettest. Winds in Cuxhaven are highest in January, averaging 5.0 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in September, at 3.4 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Cuxhaven come in August, when the sky is typically 60% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 83%.
Month by month Cuxhaven 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 | 4°C | 3°C | -2°C | 30% | 80% | 5.0 m/s | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| February | 5°C | 3°C | -0°C | 28% | 75% | 5.0 m/s | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| March | 8°C | 3°C | 2°C | 23% | 70% | 4.4 m/s | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| April | 12°C | 6°C | 6°C | 25% | 64% | 4.4 m/s | 7 | 0 | 43 |
| May | 16°C | 11°C | 12°C | 23% | 64% | 4.3 m/s | 32 | 1 | 68 |
| June | 20°C | 14°C | 17°C | 27% | 63% | 3.9 m/s | 61 | 8 | 73 |
| July | 20°C | 15°C | 18°C | 25% | 66% | 4.0 m/s | 64 | 10 | 72 |
| August | 21°C | 15°C | 19°C | 19% | 60% | 3.6 m/s | 69 | 15 | 67 |
| September | 19°C | 12°C | 16°C | 29% | 64% | 3.4 m/s | 54 | 6 | 76 |
| October | 13°C | 10°C | 10°C | 30% | 72% | 4.2 m/s | 13 | 0 | 68 |
| November | 8°C | 6°C | 3°C | 25% | 77% | 4.2 m/s | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| December | 5°C | 4°C | 0°C | 25% | 83% | 4.7 m/s | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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 Cuxhaven weather by season
Year round, Cuxhaven has days of about 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 21°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 15°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 10°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around August. 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.
Cuxhaven weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Cuxhaven has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Cuxhaven weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Cuxhaven has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Cuxhaven weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Cuxhaven has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Cuxhaven weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Cuxhaven has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Cuxhaven?
Cuxhaven has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 19% in August, the driest month, to 30% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Cuxhaven windiest?
Winds in Cuxhaven are highest in January, averaging 5.0 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in September, at 3.4 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Cuxhaven year round?
The average temperature in Cuxhaven over the whole year is 10°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°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.