Magdeburg climate
Magdeburg is warmest in July, with average highs of 24 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -1.0 °C. July is the wettest month (73 mm) and February the driest (37 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Magdeburg averages 620 mm of rain, 34 days above 25 °C and 68 days below freezing.
Germany · population 244,329 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 24 °C
- Coldest month January -1.0 °C
- Driest month February 37 mm
- Wettest month July 73 mm
- Least cloud July 60 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 37 °C
- Coldest on record January -20 °C
What to expectMagdeburg through the year
Magdeburg has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 3.7 °C in January to 24 °C in July, a swing of 18 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 34 days a year reach 25 °C, 7 of them reach 30 °C, 68 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in August.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 37 mm in February to 73 mm in July. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.7 °C | 50 mm | 76 % |
| February | 5.2 °C | 37 mm | 74 % |
| March | 8.9 °C | 47 mm | 70 % |
| April | 14.1 °C | 38 mm | 61 % |
| May | 18.4 °C | 58 mm | 62 % |
| June | 21.6 °C | 55 mm | 62 % |
| July | 23.8 °C | 73 mm | 60 % |
| August | 23.7 °C | 64 mm | 61 % |
| September | 19.2 °C | 54 mm | 63 % |
| October | 13.7 °C | 48 mm | 69 % |
| November | 8.0 °C | 46 mm | 77 % |
| December | 4.5 °C | 50 mm | 78 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 1.3 °C | 14.8 °C | -20.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| February | 5.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 2.0 °C | 16.2 °C | -20.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| March | 8.9 °C | 1.1 °C | 4.9 °C | 21.6 °C | -11.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| April | 14.1 °C | 4.5 °C | 9.5 °C | 26.6 °C | -8.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| May | 18.4 °C | 9.0 °C | 13.9 °C | 31.0 °C | 0.4 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 21.6 °C | 12.4 °C | 17.3 °C | 36.4 °C | 4.4 °C | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 23.8 °C | 14.8 °C | 19.5 °C | 36.0 °C | 7.4 °C | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| August | 23.7 °C | 14.7 °C | 19.2 °C | 37.0 °C | 7.0 °C | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| September | 19.2 °C | 11.2 °C | 15.1 °C | 31.5 °C | 3.2 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 13.7 °C | 7.2 °C | 10.3 °C | 26.1 °C | -4.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 8.0 °C | 3.1 °C | 5.5 °C | 20.7 °C | -11.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| December | 4.5 °C | 0.1 °C | 2.3 °C | 14.7 °C | -18.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50 mm | 11 | 8.3 h/day | 76 % | 83 % | 19 km/h |
| February | 37 mm | 9 | 9.9 h/day | 74 % | 79 % | 19 km/h |
| March | 47 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 70 % | 76 % | 19 km/h |
| April | 38 mm | 9 | 14 h/day | 61 % | 71 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 58 mm | 10 | 16 h/day | 62 % | 69 % | 16 km/h |
| June | 55 mm | 10 | 17 h/day | 62 % | 68 % | 16 km/h |
| July | 73 mm | 11 | 16 h/day | 60 % | 67 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 64 mm | 11 | 15 h/day | 61 % | 68 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 54 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 63 % | 74 % | 16 km/h |
| October | 48 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 69 % | 80 % | 17 km/h |
| November | 46 mm | 10 | 8.8 h/day | 77 % | 86 % | 17 km/h |
| December | 50 mm | 12 | 7.8 h/day | 78 % | 85 % | 18 km/h |
Where Magdeburg ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in July | 41stof 50 | 88/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Magdeburg.
QuestionsCommon questions about Magdeburg’s climate
When is the best time to visit Magdeburg?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Magdeburg get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 24 °C. About 7 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -1.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 68 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Magdeburg?
July, averaging 73 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is February with 37 mm. The year as a whole averages 620 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Magdeburg rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.