Borkum weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇪 Germany · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Borkum is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 73/100), with August and June close behind. Borkum averages about 1,562 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 82 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,562
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 73/100
- Rain / year
- 852 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈12 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 20°C / 68°F
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Borkum?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Borkum is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 84 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Borkum?
Borkum isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,562 hours of sunshine a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate July (73) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #22 of 37 destinations in Germany for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,563 hours. The year's 852 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 2° / 36°F | 84 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| February | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 66 mm | 1 | 6° / 43°F |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 3° / 37°F | 56 mm | 2 | 7° / 45°F |
| April | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 6° / 43°F | 40 mm | 3 | 9° / 48°F |
| May | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 57 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| June | 63 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 66 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 73 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 82 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| August | 71 | 21° / 70°F | 16° / 61°F | 89 mm | 4 | 20° / 68°F |
| September | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 71 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
| October | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 77 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| November | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 6° / 43°F | 79 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 3° / 37°F | 85 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
Sea temperature in Borkum by month
The sea off Borkum is warmest in August at around 20°C / 68°F, and coolest in January at 5°C / 41°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Bremen Germany · 151 km · best in Jun · 1,575 h sun/yr
- Münster Germany · 175 km · best in Sep · 1,558 h sun/yr
- Amsterdam Netherlands · 194 km · best in Jul · 1,629 h sun/yr
- Hamburg Germany · 216 km · best in Jun · 1,579 h sun/yr
- Weeze Germany · 225 km · best in Sep · 1,580 h sun/yr
- Hannover Germany · 236 km · best in Jun · 1,488 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Juist Germany · 25 km · 1,562 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Norden Germany · 32 km · 1,562 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Norderney Germany · 36 km · 1,563 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Emden Germany · 41 km · 1,560 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Baltrum Germany · 46 km · 1,563 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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