Hamburg weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇪 Germany · city break · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Hamburg is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with August and July close behind. Hamburg averages about 1,579 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°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
- 754 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈49 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Population
- 2M
- Elevation
- 10 m
When is the best time to visit Hamburg?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Hamburg is June, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 70 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Hamburg?
Hamburg 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 #16 of 37 destinations in Germany for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,563 hours. The year's 754 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 | 3° / 37°F | -2° / 28°F | 70 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -2° / 28°F | 55 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 0° / 32°F | 50 mm | 2 |
| April | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 4° / 39°F | 40 mm | 3 |
| May | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 58 mm | 4 |
| June | 75 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 71 mm | 5 |
| July | 72 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 84 mm | 5 |
| August | 75 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 71 mm | 4 |
| September | 71 | 19° / 66°F | 10° / 50°F | 58 mm | 3 |
| October | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 6° / 43°F | 63 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 3° / 37°F | 63 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 0° / 32°F | 71 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Bremen Germany · 103 km · best in Jun · 1,575 h sun/yr
- Hannover Germany · 132 km · best in Jun · 1,488 h sun/yr
- Münster Germany · 227 km · best in Sep · 1,558 h sun/yr
- Billund Denmark · 241 km · best in Jul · 1,625 h sun/yr
- Paderborn Germany · 243 km · best in Jun · 1,463 h sun/yr
- Berlin Germany · 274 km · best in Sep · 1,450 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lübeck Germany · 52 km · 1,584 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Cuxhaven Germany · 89 km · 1,580 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Heide Germany · 92 km · 1,552 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Wangerooge Germany · 137 km · 1,563 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Hamburg compares month by month: Hamburg vs Bremen · Hamburg vs Hannover · Hamburg vs Münster · all comparisons
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