Solingen climate
Solingen is warmest in July, with average highs of 22 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average -0.2 °C. December is the wettest month (110 mm) and April the driest (62 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Solingen averages 1,048 mm of rain, 21 days above 25 °C and 59 days below freezing.
Germany · population 164,359 · 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 22 °C
- Coldest month February -0.2 °C
- Driest month April 62 mm
- Wettest month December 110 mm
- Least cloud August 62 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 37 °C
- Coldest on record January -19 °C
What to expectSolingen through the year
Solingen has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 5.5 °C in February to 22 °C in July, a swing of 16 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 21 days a year reach 25 °C, 3 of them reach 30 °C, 59 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 62 mm in April to 110 mm in December. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.3 °C | 102 mm | 74 % |
| February | 5.5 °C | 83 mm | 72 % |
| March | 9.1 °C | 83 mm | 68 % |
| April | 13.4 °C | 62 mm | 63 % |
| May | 17.1 °C | 72 mm | 65 % |
| June | 20.0 °C | 82 mm | 65 % |
| July | 22.0 °C | 98 mm | 63 % |
| August | 21.7 °C | 94 mm | 62 % |
| September | 18.0 °C | 83 mm | 64 % |
| October | 13.3 °C | 89 mm | 70 % |
| November | 8.3 °C | 91 mm | 76 % |
| December | 4.9 °C | 110 mm | 77 % |
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 | 4.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 2.0 °C | 13.6 °C | -19.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| February | 5.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 2.5 °C | 16.9 °C | -13.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| March | 9.1 °C | 1.8 °C | 5.4 °C | 20.5 °C | -11.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| April | 13.4 °C | 4.8 °C | 9.2 °C | 25.7 °C | -4.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| May | 17.1 °C | 8.7 °C | 13.1 °C | 30.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 20.0 °C | 11.7 °C | 16.0 °C | 34.1 °C | 3.1 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 22.0 °C | 14.0 °C | 18.1 °C | 37.4 °C | 7.5 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| August | 21.7 °C | 13.8 °C | 17.8 °C | 35.0 °C | 6.6 °C | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 18.0 °C | 10.9 °C | 14.3 °C | 30.3 °C | 4.2 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 13.3 °C | 7.5 °C | 10.3 °C | 25.0 °C | -3.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 8.3 °C | 3.8 °C | 5.9 °C | 19.2 °C | -7.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| December | 4.9 °C | 0.8 °C | 2.9 °C | 13.8 °C | -14.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 102 mm | 15 | 8.4 h/day | 74 % | 85 % | 21 km/h |
| February | 83 mm | 13 | 10.0 h/day | 72 % | 82 % | 20 km/h |
| March | 83 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 78 % | 20 km/h |
| April | 62 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 63 % | 73 % | 18 km/h |
| May | 72 mm | 12 | 16 h/day | 65 % | 72 % | 17 km/h |
| June | 82 mm | 13 | 17 h/day | 65 % | 73 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 98 mm | 14 | 16 h/day | 63 % | 73 % | 17 km/h |
| August | 94 mm | 13 | 15 h/day | 62 % | 74 % | 16 km/h |
| September | 83 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 64 % | 78 % | 17 km/h |
| October | 89 mm | 13 | 11 h/day | 70 % | 82 % | 19 km/h |
| November | 91 mm | 14 | 8.9 h/day | 76 % | 87 % | 20 km/h |
| December | 110 mm | 16 | 7.9 h/day | 77 % | 87 % | 21 km/h |
How Solingen compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solingen | 22 °C | -0.2 °C | 1,048 mm | 21 |
| Wuppertal · Germany | 22 °C | 0.06 °C | 1,097 mm | 22 |
| Düsseldorf · Germany | 23 °C | 0.5 °C | 885 mm | 29 |
| Köln · Germany | 23 °C | 0.4 °C | 911 mm | 29 |
| Essen · Germany | 23 °C | 0.3 °C | 865 mm | 25 |
| Duisburg · Germany | 23 °C | 0.8 °C | 818 mm | 27 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Solingen’s climate
When is the best time to visit Solingen?
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 April the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Solingen get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 22 °C. About 3 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 -0.2 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 59 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Solingen?
December, averaging 110 mm over 16 days with rain. The driest month is April with 62 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,048 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 Solingen 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.