Brampton is 0.7°C (1.3°F) warmer by day, Cologne has 4.8°C (8.6°F) warmer nights, Cologne gets 104 mm (4.1 in) more rain a year.
Brampton is at its warmest in July and coolest in January, while Cologne peaks in August and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Brampton is the warmer of the two in 6 of 12 months.
Cologne is the wetter of the two, collecting 822 mm (32.4 in) of rain a year against 718 mm (28.3 in) in Brampton. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Brampton and June, July and August in Cologne.
| Brampton | Metric | Cologne |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 21.8°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 21.1°C |
| -4.8°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 0°C |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 718 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 822 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | December |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | April |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 77% | 💧Average humidity | 82% |
| 3.3 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3 m/s |
Overnight, Brampton typically falls to around -4.8°C (23.4°F) while Cologne settles near 0°C (32°F).
Brampton is hottest in July and coldest in January, whereas Cologne peaks in August and is coolest in January.
Brampton sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Cologne is wettest in December and driest in April.
Cologne feels the more humid of the two, averaging 82% relative humidity against 77%.
For Cologne, 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 | Brampton | Cologne | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -20.5 | -7.1❄️ | 6.2 | -8.2 | 1.1❄️ | 10.5 |
| February | -19.6 | -5.9 | 7.8 | -7.4 | 2.2 | 11.9 |
| March | -15.2 | 0.8 | 16.9 | -4 | 6.5 | 16.9 |
| April | -6 | 8.3 | 22.7 | -2.2 | 9.6 | 21.4 |
| May | -0.3 | 13.9 | 28.1 | 2.1 | 13.7 | 25.2 |
| June | 5.5 | 18.7 | 31.9 | 6.1 | 17.7 | 29.2 |
| July | 10.2 | 22🔥 | 33.8 | 8.9 | 20.2🔥 | 31.6 |
| August | 9.6 | 21.4 | 33.2 | 8.6 | 20.1 | 31.7 |
| September | 4.1 | 17.5 | 30.9 | 5.4 | 16.2 | 27 |
| October | -2.4 | 11.3 | 24.9 | 0.6 | 11.2 | 21.7 |
| November | -7.7 | 4.6 | 16.9 | -3.2 | 6.1 | 15.3 |
| December | -14.7 | -3 | 8.8 | -6.8 | 2.2 | 11.2 |
| Annual Avg | -4.7 | 8.5 | 21.8 | 0 | 10.6 | 21.1 |
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 Brampton and Cologne 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 Brampton and Cologne — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Brampton is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 21.8°C (71.2°F) against 21.1°C (70°F) in Cologne — roughly 0.7°C (1.3°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Cologne, with average lows of 0°C (32°F) versus -4.8°C (23.4°F).
Brampton is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 33.8°C (92.8°F), while Cologne peaks in August at around 31.7°C (89°F). That makes Brampton the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Brampton gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -20.5°C (-4.9°F), compared with -8.2°C (17.2°F) at the low point of the year in Cologne.
Cologne is the wetter city, collecting about 822 mm (32.4 in) of rain a year versus 718 mm (28.3 in) in Brampton. Brampton is wettest in July and driest in February; Cologne is wettest in December and driest in April.
Cologne is the more humid of the two, averaging 82% relative humidity over the year against 77% in Brampton.
The most comfortable months in Brampton are June, July and August, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Cologne is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Brampton is the warmer city in 6 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 8.2°C (14.8°F), and narrowest in October, about 0.1°C (0.2°F).
Brampton has the bigger seasonal swing, about 29.1°C (52.4°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 19.1°C (34.4°F) in Cologne — so Cologne has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Brampton comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Cologne. Cologne 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 Brampton and Cologne, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
