Dortmund weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇪 Germany · city break · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Dortmund is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with September and July close behind. Dortmund averages about 1,579 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 71 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,579
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 885 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈49 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Population
- 588k
- Elevation
- 123 m
When is the best time to visit Dortmund?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Dortmund is June, then September and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 91 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Dortmund?
Dortmund isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,579 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate June (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #15 of 37 destinations in Germany for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,563 hours. The year's 885 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -1° / 30°F | 91 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -1° / 30°F | 70 mm | 1 |
| March | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 1° / 34°F | 64 mm | 2 |
| April | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 4° / 39°F | 47 mm | 3 |
| May | 63 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 69 mm | 4 |
| June | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 71 mm | 5 |
| July | 73 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 82 mm | 5 |
| August | 72 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 84 mm | 4 |
| September | 75 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 67 mm | 3 |
| October | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 6° / 43°F | 69 mm | 1 |
| November | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 3° / 37°F | 81 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 90 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Düsseldorf Germany · 64 km · best in Sep · 1,578 h sun/yr
- Münster Germany · 69 km · best in Sep · 1,558 h sun/yr
- Paderborn Germany · 70 km · best in Jun · 1,463 h sun/yr
- Köln (Cologne) Germany · 80 km · best in Sep · 1,545 h sun/yr
- Weeze Germany · 102 km · best in Sep · 1,580 h sun/yr
- Eindhoven Netherlands · 155 km · best in Sep · 1,665 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kassel Germany · 124 km · 1,462 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Dortmund compares month by month: Dortmund vs Köln (Cologne) · Dortmund vs Düsseldorf · Dortmund vs Münster · Dortmund vs Paderborn · all comparisons
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