Frankfurt is 2.7°C (4.9°F) warmer by day, Hamburg gets 84 mm (3.3 in) more rain a year.
Frankfurt is at its warmest in July and coolest in January, while Hamburg peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Frankfurt is the warmer of the two in 11 of 11 months.
Hamburg is the wetter of the two, collecting 767 mm (30.2 in) of rain a year against 683 mm (26.9 in) in Frankfurt. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Frankfurt and June, July and August in Hamburg.
| Frankfurt | Metric | Hamburg |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 21.9°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 19.2°C |
| -0.4°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -0.2°C |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 683 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 767 mm |
| May | ☔Wettest month | July |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | April |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 79% | 💧Average humidity | 85% |
| 2.5 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.2 m/s |
Overnight, Frankfurt typically falls to around -0.4°C (31.3°F) while Hamburg settles near -0.2°C (31.6°F).
Frankfurt is hottest in July and coldest in January, whereas Hamburg peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Frankfurt sees the most rain in May and the least in February; Hamburg is wettest in July and driest in April.
Hamburg feels the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity against 79%.
For Hamburg, 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 | Frankfurt | Hamburg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -9.8 | -0.1❄️ | 9.6 | -9.3 | -0.2❄️ | 8.9 |
| February | -8.3 | 1.6 | 11.5 | -7.8 | 1 | 9.8 |
| March | -4.7 | 6.2 | 17 | -4.7 | 5.3 | 15.4 |
| April | -2.5 | 9.9 | 22.3 | -2.1 | 9.1 | 20.4 |
| May | 2.6 | 14.6 | 26.6 | 1.9 | 13.2 | 24.6 |
| June | 6.6 | 19 | 31.3 | 6.6 | 16.9 | 27.1 |
| July | 9.4 | 21.7🔥 | 33.9 | 9.2 | 18.9🔥 | 28.7 |
| August | 8.9 | 21.3 | 33.7 | 8.9 | 18.7 | 28.5 |
| September | 5 | 16.8 | 28.5 | 5.7 | 14.9 | 24.2 |
| October | -0.2 | 11.2 | 22.6 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 19.6 |
| November | -4.1 | 5.7 | 15.4 | -3.6 | 4.9 | 13.3 |
| December | -8.1 | 1.2 | 10.5 | -7.3 | 1.2 | 9.7 |
| Annual Avg | -0.4 | 10.8 | 21.9 | -0.2 | 9.5 | 19.2 |
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 Frankfurt and Hamburg 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 Frankfurt and Hamburg — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Frankfurt is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 21.9°C (71.4°F) against 19.2°C (66.6°F) in Hamburg — roughly 2.7°C (4.9°F) warmer by day.
Frankfurt is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 33.9°C (93.1°F), while Hamburg peaks in July at around 28.7°C (83.6°F). That makes Frankfurt the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Frankfurt gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -9.8°C (14.4°F), compared with -9.3°C (15.3°F) at the low point of the year in Hamburg.
Hamburg is the wetter city, collecting about 767 mm (30.2 in) of rain a year versus 683 mm (26.9 in) in Frankfurt. Frankfurt is wettest in May and driest in February; Hamburg is wettest in July and driest in April.
Hamburg is the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity over the year against 79% in Frankfurt.
The most comfortable months in Frankfurt are June, July and August, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Hamburg 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 11 months of the year. The gap is widest in July, about 2.8°C (5°F), and narrowest in December, about 0°C (0°F).
Frankfurt has the bigger seasonal swing, about 21.8°C (39.2°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 19.1°C (34.4°F) in Hamburg — so Hamburg has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Frankfurt comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Hamburg. Hamburg 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 Frankfurt and Hamburg, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
