Frankfurt is 1.4°C (2.5°F) warmer by day, Frankfurt has 1.8°C (3.2°F) warmer nights, Munich gets 468 mm (18.4 in) more rain a year.
Frankfurt is at its warmest in July and coolest in January, while Munich peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Frankfurt is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Munich is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,151 mm (45.3 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 Munich.
| Frankfurt | Metric | Munich |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 21.9°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 20.5°C |
| -0.4°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -2.2°C |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 683 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,151 mm |
| May | ☔Wettest month | July |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 79% | 💧Average humidity | 84% |
| 2.5 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 1.2 m/s |
Overnight, Frankfurt typically falls to around -0.4°C (31.3°F) while Munich settles near -2.2°C (28°F).
Frankfurt is hottest in July and coldest in January, whereas Munich peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Frankfurt sees the most rain in May 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 | Frankfurt | Munich | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -9.8 | -0.1❄️ | 9.6 | -12.6 | -2❄️ | 8.7 |
| February | -8.3 | 1.6 | 11.5 | -11.4 | 0.1 | 11.6 |
| March | -4.7 | 6.2 | 17 | -7.1 | 5.1 | 17.3 |
| April | -2.5 | 9.9 | 22.3 | -3.3 | 9 | 21.3 |
| May | 2.6 | 14.6 | 26.6 | 1.8 | 13.4 | 25 |
| June | 6.6 | 19 | 31.3 | 5.9 | 17.2 | 28.6 |
| July | 9.4 | 21.7🔥 | 33.9 | 8.2 | 19.3🔥 | 30.4 |
| August | 8.9 | 21.3 | 33.7 | 7.9 | 19 | 30.1 |
| September | 5 | 16.8 | 28.5 | 3.7 | 14.7 | 25.7 |
| October | -0.2 | 11.2 | 22.6 | -1.2 | 10.5 | 22.2 |
| November | -4.1 | 5.7 | 15.4 | -6.5 | 4.6 | 15.8 |
| December | -8.1 | 1.2 | 10.5 | -11.4 | -0.9 | 9.6 |
| Annual Avg | -0.4 | 10.8 | 21.9 | -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 Frankfurt 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 Frankfurt and Munich — 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 20.5°C (68.9°F) in Munich — roughly 1.4°C (2.5°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Frankfurt, with average lows of -0.4°C (31.3°F) versus -2.2°C (28°F).
Frankfurt is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 33.9°C (93.1°F), while Munich peaks in July at around 30.4°C (86.7°F). That makes Frankfurt 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 -9.8°C (14.4°F) at the low point of the year in Frankfurt.
Munich is the wetter city, collecting about 1,151 mm (45.3 in) of rain a year versus 683 mm (26.9 in) in Frankfurt. Frankfurt is wettest in May 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 Frankfurt.
The most comfortable months in Frankfurt are June, July and August, 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.
Frankfurt is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in July, about 2.4°C (4.3°F), and narrowest in October, about 0.7°C (1.3°F).
Both have a similar seasonal range — around 21.8°C (39.2°F) between the coldest and hottest months — so neither climate is noticeably more extreme than the other.
On climate alone, Frankfurt 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 Frankfurt and Munich, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
