Munich is 1.3°C (2.3°F) warmer by day, Hamburg has 2°C (3.6°F) warmer nights, Munich gets 384 mm (15.1 in) more rain a year.
Hamburg is at its warmest in July and coolest in January, while Munich peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Hamburg is the warmer of the two in 7 of 12 months.
Munich is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,151 mm (45.3 in) of rain a year against 767 mm (30.2 in) in Hamburg. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Hamburg and June, July and August in Munich.
| Hamburg | Metric | Munich |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 19.2°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 20.5°C |
| -0.2°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -2.2°C |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 767 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,151 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | July |
| April | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 85% | 💧Average humidity | 84% |
| 3.2 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 1.2 m/s |
Overnight, Hamburg typically falls to around -0.2°C (31.6°F) while Munich settles near -2.2°C (28°F).
Hamburg is hottest in July and coldest in January, whereas Munich peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Hamburg sees the most rain in July and the least in April; Munich is wettest in July and driest in February.
Hamburg feels the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity against 84%.
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 | Hamburg | Munich | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -9.3 | -0.2❄️ | 8.9 | -12.6 | -2❄️ | 8.7 |
| February | -7.8 | 1 | 9.8 | -11.4 | 0.1 | 11.6 |
| March | -4.7 | 5.3 | 15.4 | -7.1 | 5.1 | 17.3 |
| April | -2.1 | 9.1 | 20.4 | -3.3 | 9 | 21.3 |
| May | 1.9 | 13.2 | 24.6 | 1.8 | 13.4 | 25 |
| June | 6.6 | 16.9 | 27.1 | 5.9 | 17.2 | 28.6 |
| July | 9.2 | 18.9🔥 | 28.7 | 8.2 | 19.3🔥 | 30.4 |
| August | 8.9 | 18.7 | 28.5 | 7.9 | 19 | 30.1 |
| September | 5.7 | 14.9 | 24.2 | 3.7 | 14.7 | 25.7 |
| October | 0.5 | 10.1 | 19.6 | -1.2 | 10.5 | 22.2 |
| November | -3.6 | 4.9 | 13.3 | -6.5 | 4.6 | 15.8 |
| December | -7.3 | 1.2 | 9.7 | -11.4 | -0.9 | 9.6 |
| Annual Avg | -0.2 | 9.5 | 19.2 | -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 Hamburg 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 Hamburg and Munich — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Munich is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 20.5°C (68.9°F) against 19.2°C (66.6°F) in Hamburg — roughly 1.3°C (2.3°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Hamburg, with average lows of -0.2°C (31.6°F) versus -2.2°C (28°F).
Hamburg is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 28.7°C (83.6°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 -9.3°C (15.3°F) at the low point of the year in Hamburg.
Munich is the wetter city, collecting about 1,151 mm (45.3 in) of rain a year versus 767 mm (30.2 in) in Hamburg. Hamburg is wettest in July and driest in April; Munich is wettest in July and driest in February.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 85% in Hamburg and 84% in Munich across the year.
The most comfortable months in Hamburg 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.
Hamburg is the warmer city in 7 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in December, about 2.1°C (3.8°F), and narrowest in April, about 0.1°C (0.2°F).
Munich has the bigger seasonal swing, about 21.3°C (38.3°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 19.1°C (34.4°F) in Hamburg — so Hamburg has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Munich for warmer weather and pick Hamburg 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 Hamburg and Munich, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
