Stuttgart is 2.3°C (4.1°F) warmer by day, and both get similar annual rainfall.
Hamburg is at its warmest in July and coolest in January, while Stuttgart peaks in August and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Stuttgart is the warmer of the two in 10 of 12 months.
Both collect a similar amount of rain over the year — 767 mm (30.2 in) in Hamburg and 811 mm (31.9 in) in Stuttgart. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Hamburg and June, July and August in Stuttgart.
| Hamburg | Metric | Stuttgart |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 19.2°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 21.5°C |
| -0.2°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -1.1°C |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 767 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 811 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | May |
| April | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 85% | 💧Average humidity | 81% |
| 3.2 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.6 m/s |
Overnight, Hamburg typically falls to around -0.2°C (31.6°F) while Stuttgart settles near -1.1°C (30°F).
Hamburg is hottest in July and coldest in January, whereas Stuttgart peaks in August and is coolest in January.
Hamburg sees the most rain in July and the least in April; Stuttgart is wettest in May and driest in February.
Hamburg feels the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity against 81%.
For Stuttgart, 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 | Stuttgart | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -9.3 | -0.2❄️ | 8.9 | -10.5 | -0.4❄️ | 9.8 |
| February | -7.8 | 1 | 9.8 | -9.3 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| March | -4.7 | 5.3 | 15.4 | -5.4 | 5.9 | 17.3 |
| April | -2.1 | 9.1 | 20.4 | -2.9 | 9.4 | 21.8 |
| May | 1.9 | 13.2 | 24.6 | 2.1 | 13.9 | 25.7 |
| June | 6.6 | 16.9 | 27.1 | 6.4 | 18.1 | 29.7 |
| July | 9.2 | 18.9🔥 | 28.7 | 9 | 20.6🔥 | 32.2 |
| August | 8.9 | 18.7 | 28.5 | 8.5 | 20.4 | 32.4 |
| September | 5.7 | 14.9 | 24.2 | 4.4 | 16.1 | 27.9 |
| October | 0.5 | 10.1 | 19.6 | -0.6 | 11.2 | 22.9 |
| November | -3.6 | 4.9 | 13.3 | -4.9 | 5.4 | 15.6 |
| December | -7.3 | 1.2 | 9.7 | -9.4 | 0.6 | 10.5 |
| Annual Avg | -0.2 | 9.5 | 19.2 | -1 | 10.2 | 21.5 |
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 Stuttgart 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 Stuttgart — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Stuttgart is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 21.5°C (70.7°F) against 19.2°C (66.6°F) in Hamburg — roughly 2.3°C (4.1°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Hamburg, with average lows of -0.2°C (31.6°F) versus -1.1°C (30°F).
Hamburg is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 28.7°C (83.6°F), while Stuttgart peaks in August at around 32.4°C (90.2°F). That makes Stuttgart the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Stuttgart gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -10.5°C (13.2°F), compared with -9.3°C (15.3°F) at the low point of the year in Hamburg.
They get a similar amount of rain over a year — about 767 mm (30.2 in) in Hamburg and 811 mm (31.9 in) in Stuttgart. Hamburg is wettest in July and driest in April; Stuttgart is wettest in May and driest in February.
Hamburg is the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity over the year against 81% in Stuttgart.
The most comfortable months in Hamburg are June, July and August, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Stuttgart is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Stuttgart is the warmer city in 10 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in July, about 1.7°C (3.1°F), and narrowest in January, about 0.2°C (0.4°F).
Stuttgart has the bigger seasonal swing, about 21°C (37.8°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, Stuttgart comes out ahead — it offers warmer days and lower humidity than Hamburg. Hamburg is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather 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 Hamburg and Stuttgart, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
