Frankfurt is 1°C (1.8°F) warmer by day, Frankfurt gets 81 mm (3.2 in) more rain a year.
Berlin is at its warmest in July and coolest in January, while Frankfurt peaks in August and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Frankfurt is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Frankfurt is the wetter of the two, collecting 683 mm (26.9 in) of rain a year against 602 mm (23.7 in) in Berlin. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Berlin and June, July and August in Frankfurt.
| Berlin | Metric | Frankfurt |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 13.8°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 14.8°C |
| 5.1°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 5.4°C |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 602 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 683 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | May |
| April | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 80% | 💧Average humidity | 79% |
| 3.1 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.5 m/s |
Overnight, Berlin typically falls to around 5.1°C (41.2°F) while Frankfurt settles near 5.4°C (41.7°F).
Berlin is hottest in July and coldest in January, whereas Frankfurt peaks in August and is coolest in January.
Berlin sees the most rain in July and the least in April; Frankfurt is wettest in May and driest in February.
Berlin feels the more humid of the two, averaging 80% relative humidity against 79%.
For Frankfurt, 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 | Berlin | Frankfurt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -3.2 | -0.6❄️ | 2.1 | -2.6 | 0.3❄️ | 3.2 |
| February | -2.7 | 0.6 | 3.9 | -2.1 | 1.5 | 5.2 |
| March | -0.1 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 10 |
| April | 3.3 | 8.5 | 13.8 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 14.6 |
| May | 8.1 | 13.6 | 19 | 8.3 | 13.8 | 19.2 |
| June | 11.9 | 17.3 | 22.8 | 12 | 17.7 | 23.3 |
| July | 14.2 | 19.7🔥 | 25.2 | 14.2 | 20.2🔥 | 26.1 |
| August | 14 | 19.6 | 25.1 | 14.1 | 20.1 | 26.1 |
| September | 10.1 | 15.4 | 20.6 | 10.1 | 15.8 | 21.6 |
| October | 5.8 | 10.2 | 14.5 | 6 | 10.7 | 15.4 |
| November | 1.5 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 8.2 |
| December | -1.7 | 0.6 | 2.8 | -1.3 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Annual Avg | 5.1 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 5.4 | 10.1 | 14.7 |
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 Berlin and Frankfurt 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 Berlin and Frankfurt — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Frankfurt is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 14.8°C (58.6°F) against 13.8°C (56.8°F) in Berlin — roughly 1°C (1.8°F) warmer by day.
Berlin is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 25.2°C (77.3°F), while Frankfurt peaks in August at around 26.1°C (79°F). That makes Frankfurt the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Berlin gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -3.2°C (26.3°F), compared with -2.6°C (27.3°F) at the low point of the year in Frankfurt.
Frankfurt is the wetter city, collecting about 683 mm (26.9 in) of rain a year versus 602 mm (23.7 in) in Berlin. Berlin is wettest in July and driest in April; Frankfurt is wettest in May and driest in February.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 80% in Berlin and 79% in Frankfurt across the year.
The most comfortable months in Berlin are June, July and August, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Frankfurt is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Frankfurt is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in March, about 1.1°C (2°F), and narrowest in May, about 0.2°C (0.4°F).
Both have a similar seasonal range — around 20.3°C (36.5°F) between the coldest and hottest months — so neither climate is noticeably more extreme than the other.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Frankfurt for warmer weather and pick Berlin if you prefer drier conditions. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
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 Berlin and Frankfurt, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
