Auckland is 0.8°C (1.4°F) warmer by day, Auckland has 11.7°C (21.1°F) warmer nights, Munich gets 85 mm (3.3 in) more rain a year.
Auckland is at its warmest in January and coolest in July, while Munich peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Auckland is the warmer of the two in 8 of 12 months.
Munich is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,151 mm (45.3 in) of rain a year against 1,066 mm (42 in) in Auckland. The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and March in Auckland and June, July and August in Munich.
| Auckland | Metric | Munich |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 21.3°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 20.5°C |
| 9.5°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -2.2°C |
| January | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| July | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,066 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,151 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | July |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 79% | 💧Average humidity | 84% |
| 4.6 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 1.2 m/s |
Overnight, Auckland typically falls to around 9.5°C (49.1°F) while Munich settles near -2.2°C (28°F).
Auckland is hottest in January and coldest in July, whereas Munich peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Auckland sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Munich is wettest in July and driest in February.
Munich feels the more humid of the two, averaging 84% relative humidity against 79%.
For Munich, the pick of the year is June, July and August.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Auckland | Munich | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 13.5 | 19.8 | 26.1 | -12.6 | -2❄️ | 8.7 |
| February | 14.4 | 20.2🔥 | 26 | -11.4 | 0.1 | 11.6 |
| March | 12.6 | 18.7 | 24.7 | -7.1 | 5.1 | 17.3 |
| April | 10.5 | 16.6 | 22.8 | -3.3 | 9 | 21.3 |
| May | 8.1 | 14 | 19.9 | 1.8 | 13.4 | 25 |
| June | 6.2 | 11.9 | 17.7 | 5.9 | 17.2 | 28.6 |
| July | 5.3 | 10.8❄️ | 16.3 | 8.2 | 19.3🔥 | 30.4 |
| August | 5.7 | 11.1 | 16.5 | 7.9 | 19 | 30.1 |
| September | 6.9 | 12.5 | 18.2 | 3.7 | 14.7 | 25.7 |
| October | 8.2 | 14.1 | 20.1 | -1.2 | 10.5 | 22.2 |
| November | 10.4 | 16.4 | 22.3 | -6.5 | 4.6 | 15.8 |
| December | 12.2 | 18.3 | 24.5 | -11.4 | -0.9 | 9.6 |
| Annual Avg | 9.5 | 15.4 | 21.3 | -2.2 | 9.2 | 20.5 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Auckland and Munich feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Auckland and Munich — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Auckland is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 21.3°C (70.3°F) against 20.5°C (68.9°F) in Munich — roughly 0.8°C (1.4°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Auckland, with average lows of 9.5°C (49.1°F) versus -2.2°C (28°F).
Auckland is hottest in January, averaging highs of about 26.1°C (78.9°F), while Munich peaks in July at around 30.4°C (86.7°F). That makes Munich the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Munich gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -12.6°C (9.2°F), compared with 5.3°C (41.6°F) at the low point of the year in Auckland.
Munich is the wetter city, collecting about 1,151 mm (45.3 in) of rain a year versus 1,066 mm (42 in) in Auckland. Auckland is wettest in July and driest in February; Munich is wettest in July and driest in February.
Munich is the more humid of the two, averaging 84% relative humidity over the year against 79% in Auckland.
The most comfortable months in Auckland are January, February and March, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Munich is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Auckland is the warmer city in 8 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 21.8°C (39.2°F), and narrowest in May, about 0.6°C (1.1°F).
Munich has the bigger seasonal swing, about 21.3°C (38.3°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 9.4°C (16.9°F) in Auckland — so Auckland has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Auckland comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Munich. Munich is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather, more rainfall and a more humid climate.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Auckland and Munich, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
