Paderborn weather by month & the best time to visit

🇩🇪 Germany · regional city · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Paderborn is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with August and July close behind. Paderborn averages about 1,463 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 68 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

1,463

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

74/100

Rain / year

796 mm

Snow / year

≈64 cm

Midday UV at peak

5 (moderate)

Population

142k

Elevation

214 m

When is the best time to visit Paderborn?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Paderborn is June, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 77 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Paderborn?

Paderborn isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,463 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate June (74) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #35 of 37 destinations in Germany for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,563 hours. The year's 796 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

• Dortmund Germany · 70 km · best in Jun · 1,579 h sun/yr
• Münster Germany · 86 km · best in Sep · 1,558 h sun/yr
• Hannover Germany · 119 km · best in Jun · 1,488 h sun/yr
• Köln (Cologne) Germany · 132 km · best in Sep · 1,545 h sun/yr
• Düsseldorf Germany · 133 km · best in Sep · 1,578 h sun/yr
• Bremen Germany · 160 km · best in Jun · 1,575 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kassel Germany · 58 km · 1,462 h sun/yr · best in Jun

Head-to-head

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