Goslar is at its most pleasant from June to early September. For walking, go from late April 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 Goslar is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 28, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in June, when the sky is typically 59% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
For being outside, go from June to early September. It peaks in mid July, at 76. 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 October. It peaks in late September, at 80. The weakest stretch is from January to early February, when it drops to 3, mostly because it is too cold.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Goslar over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C. Goslar 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 Goslar are highest in January, averaging 4.4 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Goslar come in August, when the sky is typically 56% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 81%.
Month by month Goslar 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 | 2°C | -2°C | 30% | 79% | 4.4 m/s | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| February | 6°C | 2°C | 0°C | 27% | 72% | 4.4 m/s | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| March | 8°C | 3°C | 3°C | 28% | 69% | 3.7 m/s | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| April | 12°C | 6°C | 8°C | 26% | 64% | 3.6 m/s | 15 | 0 | 51 |
| May | 17°C | 11°C | 14°C | 30% | 58% | 3.4 m/s | 42 | 3 | 73 |
| June | 22°C | 15°C | 19°C | 22% | 57% | 3.2 m/s | 72 | 16 | 66 |
| July | 22°C | 16°C | 20°C | 23% | 60% | 3.2 m/s | 72 | 17 | 66 |
| August | 23°C | 15°C | 21°C | 19% | 56% | 3.0 m/s | 72 | 22 | 61 |
| September | 19°C | 12°C | 16°C | 27% | 56% | 2.9 m/s | 56 | 8 | 74 |
| October | 14°C | 9°C | 11°C | 29% | 68% | 3.5 m/s | 21 | 0 | 70 |
| November | 8°C | 5°C | 3°C | 27% | 76% | 3.7 m/s | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| December | 5°C | 3°C | -0°C | 29% | 81% | 4.1 m/s | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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 Goslar weather by season
Year round, Goslar has days of about 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 23°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 2°C to 16°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 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.
Goslar weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Goslar has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Goslar weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Goslar has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Goslar weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Goslar has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Goslar weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Goslar has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Goslar?
Goslar 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 Goslar windiest?
Winds in Goslar are highest in January, averaging 4.4 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Goslar year round?
The average temperature in Goslar over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 2°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.