Cuxhaven weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇪 Germany · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Cuxhaven is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 72/100), with August and June close behind. Cuxhaven averages about 1,580 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 86 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,580
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 72/100
- Rain / year
- 871 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈20 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 20°C / 68°F
- Population
- 53k
- Elevation
- 22 m
When is the best time to visit Cuxhaven?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Cuxhaven is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 81 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Cuxhaven?
Cuxhaven isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,580 hours of sunshine a year. 72 Sunshine Score points separate July (72) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #14 of 37 destinations in Germany for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,563 hours. The year's 871 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 | 4° / 39°F | 1° / 34°F | 81 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| February | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 1° / 34°F | 65 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 55 mm | 2 | 6° / 43°F |
| April | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 5° / 41°F | 41 mm | 3 | 9° / 48°F |
| May | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 58 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| June | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 73 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| July | 72 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 86 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
| August | 72 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 88 mm | 4 | 20° / 68°F |
| September | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 74 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
| October | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 85 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 80 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 2° / 36°F | 85 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
Sea temperature in Cuxhaven by month
The sea off Cuxhaven is warmest in July at around 20°C / 68°F, and coolest in January at 4°C / 39°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 · 81 km · best in Jun · 1,575 h sun/yr
- Hamburg Germany · 89 km · best in Jun · 1,579 h sun/yr
- Hannover Germany · 161 km · best in Jun · 1,488 h sun/yr
- Münster Germany · 193 km · best in Sep · 1,558 h sun/yr
- Billund Denmark · 222 km · best in Jul · 1,625 h sun/yr
- Paderborn Germany · 240 km · best in Jun · 1,463 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Heide Germany · 46 km · 1,552 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Wangerooge Germany · 49 km · 1,563 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Helgoland Germany · 67 km · 1,682 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Baltrum Germany · 85 km · 1,563 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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