List of extreme temperatures in Germany

The following table lists the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in each state in Germany, in both Celsius and Fahrenheit. The warmest year on record in Germany was 2018.[1]

Temperature extremes by state
State Extreme Maximum Extreme Minimum Extreme By Both
Temperature Location Date Temperature Location Date Extremeness
Baden-Württemberg 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) Bad Mergentheim[2] August 7, 2015 −36.1 °C (−33.0 °F) Doline Degerfeld,[3] Albstadt March 1, 2005 76.3 / 137.4
Bavaria 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) Kitzingen[4] August 7, 2015 −45.9 °C (−50.6 °F) Funtensee[5][6] December 24, 2001 86.2 / 155.1
Berlin 38.6 °C (101.5 °F) Tegel Airport[7] June 30, 2019 −31.9 °C (−25.4 °F) Blankenburg,[8] Pankow January 19, 1893 70.5 / 126.9
Brandenburg 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) Lübben[9] August 9, 1992 −32.1 °C (−25.8 °F) Heinersdorf,[10] Großbeeren January 19, 1893 71.3 / 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, 1940 61.2 / 110.2
Hamburg 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) Wandsbek[13] July 20, 2006 −29.1 °C (−20.4 °F) Fuhlsbüttel Airport[14] February 13, 1940 66.9 / 120.4
Hesse 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) Westend, Frankfurt[15] July 25, 2019 −33.8 °C (−28.8 °F) Lahntal, Gießen[16] January 22, 1850 74.0 / 133.2
Lower Saxony 39.7 °C (103.5 °F) Meppen[17] July 25, 2019 −28.5 °C (−19.3 °F) Ricklingen, Hanover[18] January 27, 1942 68.2 / 122.8
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) Ueckermünde[19] August 1, 1994 −31.0 °C (−23.8 °F) Neubrandenburg[20] February 11, 1929 69.0 / 124.2
North Rhine-Westphalia 41.2 °C (106.2 °F) Duisburg & Tönisvorst[21] July 25, 2019 −31.2 °C (−24.2 °F) Eslohe[18][22] January 27, 1942 72.4 / 130.4
Rhineland-Palatinate 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) Andernach & Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler[23] July 25, 2019 −27.5 °C (−17.5 °F) Birkenfeld[8] January 29, 1895 67.9 / 122.2
Saarland 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) Nennig,[24] Perl August 8, 2003 −24.2 °C (−11.6 °F) Osterhof,[25] Sankt Wendel January 13, 1968 64.5 / 116.1
Saxony 39.8 °C (103.6 °F) Hosterwitz,[26] Dresden August 20, 2012 −34.1 °C (−29.4 °F) Bad Elster[27] February 12, 1871 73.9 / 133.0
Saxony-Anhalt 38.8 °C (101.8 °F) Gardelegen[28] July 4, 2015 −30.6 °C (−23.1 °F) Krüssau,[8] Möckern February 12, 1929 69.4 / 124.9
Schleswig-Holstein 37.2 °C (99.0 °F) Grambek[29] near Mölln July 4, 2015 −30.9 °C (−23.6 °F) Heide (Holstein)[30][31] February 13, 1940 68.1 / 122.6
Thuringia 38.8 °C (101.8 °F) Jena,[32] Astronomical Observatory June 30, 2019 −33.5 °C (−28.3 °F) Gotha[33] February 11, 1929 72.3 / 130.1

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 official national German record of 42.6 °C / 108.7 °F measured on 25 July 2019 at Lingen (Lower Saxony) is not listed. It is irregular and incompatible with nearby stations data as well as with the atmospheric conditions. Lingen has at least a 2-year history of overexposure and of being unreliable, especially if weak easterly winds are prevailing, and is set to be moved by responsible station operator DWD (German Weather Service). Overexposure at DWD's Lingen station is estimated to reach at least 2 °C / 3.6 °F.[34]

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. "Rückblick auf das Jahr 2018 – das bisher wärmste Jahr in Deutschland" (PDF). DWD (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Baden-Wurttemberg on August 7, 2015".
  3. "Flugplatz Albstadt-Degerfeld", Wikipedia (in German), 2019-01-09, retrieved 2019-08-17
  4. "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Bavaria on August 7, 2015".
  5. Der Kältepol von Deutschland March 30, 2012 Zeit Online
  6. Neuer Temperaturrekord in Deutschland - Tiefste je gemessene Temperatur December 24, 2001 shortnews.de
  7. "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Berlin on June 30, 2019".
  8. Klimakunde des Deutschen Reiches, Band II: Tabellen. Berlin: Reichsamt für Wetterdienst. 1939. pp. Tab.17.
  9. "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Brandenburg on August 10, 1992".
  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, 2006".
  14. "Map of daily minimum temperatures in Hamburg on February 13, 1940".
  15. "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Hesse on July 25, 2019".
  16. Steinmüller, F. (2017-01-07). "Kälterekorde in Gießen (cold records at Gießen)". giessener-anzeiger.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  17. "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Lower Saxony on July 25, 2019".
  18. Deutsches Meteorologisches Jahrbuch 1942, Teil II: Monats- und Jahresergebnisse. Bad Kissingen: Deutscher Wetterdienst. 1953.
  19. "Map of daily maximum temperature in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on August 1, 1994".
  20. DWD, Free University of Berlin, Institute of Meteorology (2006-08-31). "Overview of extreme weather data in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern". Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  21. "Map of daily maximum temperatures in North Rhine-Westphalia on July 25, 2019".
  22. "Map of daily minimum temperatures in North Rhine-Westphalia on January 27, 1942".
  23. "Map of daily maximum temperature in Rhineland-Palatinate on July 25, 2019".
  24. "8. August 2003: 40,3 Grad in Perl-Nennig". Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German). 2013-07-27. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  25. "Map of daily minimum temperatures in the Saarland on January 13, 1968".
  26. "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Saxony on August 20, 2012".
  27. Goldschmidt, J. (1950). "Das Klima von Sachsen". Abhandlungen des Meteorologischen Dienstes der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. Nr.3: 33.
  28. "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Saxony-Anhalt on July 4, 2015".
  29. "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Schleswig-Holstein on July 4, 2015".
  30. Deutsches Meteorologisches Jahrbuch 1940, Teil II: Monats- und Jahresergebnisse. Bad Kissingen: Wetterdienst der US-Zone. 1951.
  31. "Map of daily minimum temperatures in Schleswig-Holstein on February 13, 1940".
  32. "Map of daily maximum temperatures in Thuringia on June 30, 2019".
  33. Knoch, K. (1932). "Deutsches meteorologisches Jahrbuch 1929: Preußen und übrige norddeutsche Staaten". Veröffentlichungen des Preußischen Meteorologischen Instituts. Nr.XVIII.
  34. "July 2019: Earth's Hottest Month in Recorded History by Dr. Jeff Masters | Category 6". Weather Underground. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
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