Hamburg is at its most pleasant from June to early September. 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 Hamburg is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 24, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in June, when the sky is typically 56% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
For being outside, go from June to early September. It peaks in mid July, 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 Hamburg over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C. Hamburg has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 28% in July, the driest month, to 40% in January, the wettest. Winds in Hamburg are highest in January, averaging 4.8 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in September, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Hamburg come in August, when the sky is typically 50% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 82%.
Month by month Hamburg 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 | 2°C | -3°C | 40% | 78% | 4.8 m/s | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| February | 5°C | 2°C | 0°C | 33% | 70% | 4.6 m/s | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| March | 8°C | 3°C | 3°C | 30% | 64% | 4.1 m/s | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| April | 12°C | 6°C | 7°C | 33% | 54% | 4.1 m/s | 11 | 0 | 48 |
| May | 17°C | 11°C | 13°C | 34% | 55% | 3.9 m/s | 37 | 3 | 71 |
| June | 21°C | 15°C | 18°C | 37% | 52% | 3.6 m/s | 67 | 13 | 70 |
| July | 21°C | 16°C | 19°C | 28% | 55% | 3.7 m/s | 68 | 13 | 70 |
| August | 22°C | 15°C | 20°C | 28% | 50% | 3.3 m/s | 71 | 18 | 64 |
| September | 19°C | 12°C | 16°C | 35% | 53% | 3.2 m/s | 56 | 6 | 76 |
| October | 14°C | 9°C | 10°C | 32% | 65% | 3.8 m/s | 14 | 0 | 70 |
| November | 8°C | 5°C | 3°C | 29% | 74% | 3.8 m/s | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| December | 5°C | 4°C | 0°C | 29% | 82% | 4.3 m/s | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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 Hamburg weather by season
Year round, Hamburg has days of about 3°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 22°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 July. 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.
Hamburg weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Hamburg has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
Hamburg weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Hamburg has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Hamburg weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Hamburg has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
Hamburg weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Hamburg has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Hamburg?
Hamburg has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 28% in July, the driest month, to 40% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Hamburg windiest?
Winds in Hamburg are highest in January, averaging 4.8 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in September, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Hamburg year round?
The average temperature in Hamburg over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°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.