List of extreme temperatures in Germany explained

The following table lists the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in each state in Germany, in both Celsius and Fahrenheit. The warmest years on record in Germany were 2018 and 2022.

Temperature extremes by state

State	Extreme Maximum			Extreme Minimum			Extreme By Both
	Temperature	Location	Date	Temperature	Location	Date	Extremeness
Baden-Württemberg	40.3°C	Bad Mergentheim^[1]	July 20, 2022	-36.1°C	Doline Degerfeld, Albstadt	March 1, 2005	76.4 / 137.5
Bavaria	40.3°C	Kitzingen^[2]	August 7, 2015	-45.9°C	Funtensee^[3] ^[4]	December 24, 2001	86.2 / 155.1
Berlin	38.9°C	Kaniswall, District of Treptow-Köpenick^[5]	August 7, 2015	-31.9°C	Blankenburg, District of Pankow^[6]	January 19, 1893	70.8 / 127.4
Brandenburg	39.2°C	Lübben-Blumenfelde^[7] and Cottbus^[8]	August 9, 1992 and June 19, 2022	-32.1°C	Heinersdorf, Großbeeren^[9]	January 19, 1893	71.3 / 128.4
Bremen	37.6°C	Bremen Airport^[10]	August 9, 1992	-23.6°C	Bremen Airport^[11]	February 13, 1940	61.2 / 110.2
Hamburg	40.1°C	Neuwiedenthal, District of Neugraben-Fischbek^[12] ^[13]	July 20, 2022	-29.1°C	Fuhlsbüttel Airport^[14]	February 13, 1940	69.2 / 124.6
Hesse	40.2°C	Westend, Frankfurt am Main^[15]	July 25, 2019	-33.8°C	Lahntal, Gießen^[16]	January 22, 1850	74.0 / 133.2
Lower Saxony	40°C	Hohenbostel (Barsinghausen)^[17]	July 20, 2022	-28.5°C	Ricklingen, Hanover^[18]	January 27, 1942	68.5 / 123.3
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	39.4°C	Boizenburg/Elbe^[19]	July 20, 2022	-32.5°C	Ueckermünde^[20]	February 11, 1929	71.9 / 129.4
North Rhine-Westphalia	41.2°C	Duisburg (Baerl) & Tönisvorst^[21]	July 25, 2019	-31.2°C	Eslohe^[22]	January 27, 1942	72.4 / 130.4
Rhineland-Palatinate	40.4°C	Andernach & Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler^[23]	July 25, 2019	-27.5°C	Birkenfeld	January 29, 1895	67.9 / 122.2
Saarland	40.3°C	Nennig, Perl^[24]	August 8, 2003	-24.2°C	Osterhof, Sankt Wendel^[25]	January 13, 1968	64.5 / 116.1
Saxony	39.8°C	Hosterwitz, Dresden^[26]	August 20, 2012	-34.1°C	Bad Elster^[27]	February 12, 1871	73.9 / 133.0
Saxony-Anhalt	40°C	Pabstorf (Huy)^[28]	July 20, 2022	-30.6°C	Krüssau, Möckern	February 12, 1929	70.6 / 127.1
Schleswig-Holstein	39.1°C	Grambek^[29] near Mölln	July 20, 2022	-30.9°C	Heide (Holstein)^[30] ^[31]	February 13, 1940	70.0 / 126.0
Thuringia	39.1°C	Jena, Astronomical Observatory^[32]	July 20, 2022	-33.5°C	Gotha^[33]	February 11, 1929	72.6 / 130.7

Important: In some federal states, even more extreme values are known to be measured on same or earlier dates. These dubious or unreliable values are not listed in this table unless they passed a basic temporal and spatial consistency & plausibility check (e. g. less than 0.9 °C / 1.6 °F above surrounding stations in German lowlands). For this reason, the former German record of 42.6 °C / 108.7 °F measured on July 25, 2019 at Lingen (Lower Saxony) is not listed. It was cancelled in December 2020 by the responsible station operator DWD (German weather service).^[34]

In some cases, also stations from other operators of meteorological networks were listed if their values met the above stated requirements and could be classified as representative for a larger area.

External links

• Absolute Höchsttemperaturen in Deutschland
• Absolute Tiefsttemperaturen in Deutschland
• Dekadenrekorde

Notes and References

1. Web site: Map of maximum temperatures in Baden-Wurttemberg on July 20, 2022.
2. Web site: Map of daily maximum temperatures in Bavaria on August 7, 2015.
3. http://www.zeit.de/reisen/2012-03/funtensee Der Kältepol von Deutschland
4. http://www.shortnews.de/start.cfm?id=338542 Neuer Temperaturrekord in Deutschland - Tiefste je gemessene Temperatur
5. Web site: Map of daily maximum temperatures in Berlin on August 7, 2015.
6. Book: Klimakunde des Deutschen Reiches, Band II: Tabellen. Reichsamt für Wetterdienst. 1939. Berlin. Tab.17.
7. Web site: Map of daily maximum temperatures in Brandenburg on August 10, 1992.
8. Web site: Map of daily maximum temperatures in Brandenburg on June 19, 2022.
9. Book: Dr. Schwalbe, G.. Landeskunde der Provinz Brandenburg, Bd. 1: Die Natur. Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen). 1909. 9783864443916. Berlin. 8.
10. Web site: Map of daily maximum temperatures in Bremen on August 9, 1992.
11. Web site: Map of daily minimum temperatures in Bremen on February 13, 1940.
12. Web site: Map of daily maximum temperatures in Hamburg on July 20, 2022.
13. Duncan . Scott . ScottDuncanWX . 1549817154182283264 . July 20, 2022 . Hamburg in northern Germany has just smashed its all-time heat record and exceeds 40°C for the first time in recorded history. https://t.co/uq6asE3dmm . en . December 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220907183546/https://twitter.com/ScottDuncanWX/status/1549817154182283264 . September 7, 2022 . live.
14. Web site: Map of daily minimum temperatures in Hamburg on February 13, 1940.
15. Web site: Map of daily maximum temperatures in Hesse on July 25, 2019.
16. Web site: Kälterekorde in Gießen (cold records at Gießen). Steinmüller. F.. January 7, 2017. giessener-anzeiger.de. de. August 17, 2019.
17. Web site: Map of maximum temperatures in Lower Saxony on July 20, 2022.
18. Book: Deutsches Meteorologisches Jahrbuch 1942, Teil II: Monats- und Jahresergebnisse. Deutscher Wetterdienst. 1953. Bad Kissingen.
19. Web site: Map of maximum temperatures in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on July 20, 2022.
20. Web site: Map of minimum temperatures in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on February 2, 1940.
21. Web site: Map of daily maximum temperatures in North Rhine-Westphalia on July 25, 2019.
22. Web site: Map of daily minimum temperatures in North Rhine-Westphalia on January 27, 1942.
23. Web site: Map of daily maximum temperature in Rhineland-Palatinate on July 25, 2019.
24. Web site: 8. August 2003: 40,3 Grad in Perl-Nennig. July 27, 2013. Saarbrücker Zeitung. de. August 17, 2019.
25. Web site: Map of daily minimum temperatures in the Saarland on January 13, 1968.
26. Web site: Map of daily maximum temperatures in Saxony on August 20, 2012.
27. Goldschmidt. J.. 1950. Das Klima von Sachsen. Abhandlungen des Meteorologischen Dienstes der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. 3. 33.
28. Web site: Map of maximum temperatures in Saxony-Anhalt on July 20, 2022.
29. Web site: Map of maximum temperatures in Schleswig-Holstein on July 20, 2022.
30. Book: Deutsches Meteorologisches Jahrbuch 1940, Teil II: Monats- und Jahresergebnisse. Wetterdienst der US-Zone. 1951. Bad Kissingen.
31. Web site: Map of daily minimum temperatures in Schleswig-Holstein on February 13, 1940.
32. Web site: Map of maximum temperatures in Thuringia on July 20, 2022.
33. Knoch. K.. 1932. Deutsches meteorologisches Jahrbuch 1929: Preußen und übrige norddeutsche Staaten. Veröffentlichungen des Preußischen Meteorologischen Instituts. XVIII.
34. Web site: German weather service cancels German temperature record in Lingen.