Stuttgart is 1°C (1.8°F) warmer by day, Stuttgart has 1.1°C (2°F) warmer nights, Munich gets 340 mm (13.4 in) more rain a year.
Munich 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 12 of 12 months.
Munich is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,151 mm (45.3 in) of rain a year against 811 mm (31.9 in) in Stuttgart. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Munich and June, July and August in Stuttgart.
| Munich | Metric | Stuttgart |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 20.5°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 21.5°C |
| -2.2°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -1.1°C |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,151 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 811 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | May |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 84% | 💧Average humidity | 81% |
| 1.2 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.6 m/s |
Overnight, Munich typically falls to around -2.2°C (28°F) while Stuttgart settles near -1.1°C (30°F).
Munich is hottest in July and coldest in January, whereas Stuttgart peaks in August and is coolest in January.
Munich sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Stuttgart is wettest in May and driest in February.
Munich feels the more humid of the two, averaging 84% 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 | Munich | Stuttgart | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -12.6 | -2❄️ | 8.7 | -10.5 | -0.4❄️ | 9.8 |
| February | -11.4 | 0.1 | 11.6 | -9.3 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| March | -7.1 | 5.1 | 17.3 | -5.4 | 5.9 | 17.3 |
| April | -3.3 | 9 | 21.3 | -2.9 | 9.4 | 21.8 |
| May | 1.8 | 13.4 | 25 | 2.1 | 13.9 | 25.7 |
| June | 5.9 | 17.2 | 28.6 | 6.4 | 18.1 | 29.7 |
| July | 8.2 | 19.3🔥 | 30.4 | 9 | 20.6🔥 | 32.2 |
| August | 7.9 | 19 | 30.1 | 8.5 | 20.4 | 32.4 |
| September | 3.7 | 14.7 | 25.7 | 4.4 | 16.1 | 27.9 |
| October | -1.2 | 10.5 | 22.2 | -0.6 | 11.2 | 22.9 |
| November | -6.5 | 4.6 | 15.8 | -4.9 | 5.4 | 15.6 |
| December | -11.4 | -0.9 | 9.6 | -9.4 | 0.6 | 10.5 |
| Annual Avg | -2.2 | 9.2 | 20.5 | -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 Munich and Stuttgart feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Stuttgart is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 21.5°C (70.7°F) against 20.5°C (68.9°F) in Munich — roughly 1°C (1.8°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Stuttgart, with average lows of -1.1°C (30°F) versus -2.2°C (28°F).
Munich is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 30.4°C (86.7°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.
Munich gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -12.6°C (9.2°F), compared with -10.5°C (13.2°F) at the low point of the year in Stuttgart.
Munich is the wetter city, collecting about 1,151 mm (45.3 in) of rain a year versus 811 mm (31.9 in) in Stuttgart. Munich is wettest in July and driest in February; Stuttgart is wettest in May and driest in February.
Munich is the more humid of the two, averaging 84% relative humidity over the year against 81% in Stuttgart.
The most comfortable months in Munich 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 all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 1.6°C (2.9°F), and narrowest in April, about 0.4°C (0.7°F).
Both have a similar seasonal range — around 21.3°C (38.3°F) between the coldest and hottest months — so neither climate is noticeably more extreme than the other.
On climate alone, Stuttgart 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 Munich and Stuttgart, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
