Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 40°C on 2019-07-25; its coldest fell to -23°C on 1985-01-14.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C1991-01-10
-12°C1985-01-14
|
11°C2023-01-01
-23°C1985-01-14
|
| February | 19°C2019-02-27
-9°C1986-02-09
|
10°C1989-02-19
-17°C1985-02-12
|
| March | 24°C2021-03-31
-3°C1987-03-03
|
11°C1981-03-25
-9°C1987-03-04
|
| April | 26°C2018-04-22
1°C1986-04-11
|
13°C2024-04-07
-5°C2003-04-07
|
| May | 31°C2017-05-29
7°C1985-05-02
|
18°C2017-05-29
-1°C2019-05-05
|
| June | 35°C2026-06-26
11°C1989-06-05
|
24°C2026-06-27
3°C1991-06-05
|
| July | 40°C2019-07-25
15°C1988-07-16
|
23°C2019-07-26
5°C1984-07-01
|
| August | 37°C2018-08-07
14°C1996-08-29
|
23°C1992-08-09
6°C2016-08-11
|
| September | 33°C2020-09-15
11°C2022-09-27
|
18°C2024-09-03
2°C1987-09-30
|
| October | 27°C2018-10-13
4°C2003-10-24
|
16°C1997-10-09
-5°C2003-10-24
|
| November | 20°C2020-11-02
-2°C1993-11-21
|
14°C2015-11-07
-10°C1998-11-22
|
| December | 16°C2022-12-31
-9°C2009-12-19
|
12°C2022-12-31
-15°C1996-12-29
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 19°C2019-02-27
-12°C1985-01-14
|
12°C2022-12-31
-23°C1985-01-14
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 31°C2017-05-29
-3°C1987-03-03
|
18°C2017-05-29
-9°C1987-03-04
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 40°C2019-07-25
11°C1989-06-05
|
24°C2026-06-27
3°C1991-06-05
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 33°C2020-09-15
-2°C1993-11-21
|
18°C2024-09-03
-10°C1998-11-22
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Köln has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.