Hannover weather by month & the best time to visit

🇩🇪 Germany · city break · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Hannover is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with August and July close behind. Hannover averages about 1,488 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 62 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

1,488

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

76/100

Rain / year

719 mm

Snow / year

≈45 cm

Midday UV at peak

5 (moderate)

Population

722k

Elevation

52 m

When is the best time to visit Hannover?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Hannover is June, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 69 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Hannover?

Hannover isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,488 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate June (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #34 of 37 destinations in Germany for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,563 hours. The year's 719 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Bremen Germany · 89 km · best in Jun · 1,575 h sun/yr
• Paderborn Germany · 119 km · best in Jun · 1,463 h sun/yr
• Hamburg Germany · 132 km · best in Jun · 1,579 h sun/yr
• Münster Germany · 141 km · best in Sep · 1,558 h sun/yr
• Dortmund Germany · 176 km · best in Jun · 1,579 h sun/yr
• Leipzig Germany · 209 km · best in Jun · 1,503 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kassel Germany · 118 km · 1,462 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Cuxhaven Germany · 161 km · 1,580 h sun/yr · best in Jul

Head-to-head

How Hannover compares month by month: Hannover vs Hamburg · Hannover vs Bremen · Hannover vs Paderborn · all comparisons