Climate & Weather Guide in Germany

Germany has a temperate climate with strong regional variation: oceanic influence is strongest in the north and west, while the east and south become progressively more continental. Coastal areas are generally milder and windier, inland lowlands are moderately wet, and southern uplands and Alpine foothills experience colder winters and warmer summers. Germany’s climate is mainly classified as temperate oceanic and temperate continental in the Köppen-Geiger system. Recent climate references describe Germany as a country with moderate precipitation, frequent cloudiness, and a noticeable northwest-to-southeast gradient in temperature and rainfall.