Weather in Munich

Munich is in Germany at 48.1°N. The 2001–2020 NASA POWER daily record describes a mild oceanic climate. July is the warmest month (average 18.1°C, high 23.0°C) and January is the coolest (average -1.3°C, low -4.6°C).

Rain is wet season runs from May to September, inside an annual total of 1133 mm. The wettest month is June at 143 mm; the driest is February at 61 mm. On this site the months that score closest to a 22°C day, lighter rain, and moderate humidity are June, July, and August.

Hot and cool months in Munich

Munich has a 19.4°C gap between its coolest monthly average (-1.3°C in January) and its warmest (18.1°C in July). That is a northern-hemisphere pattern.

Mean high across all twelve months is 13.0°C and mean low is 4.3°C. These are 20-year grid averages, so a city station can read a few degrees warmer or cooler.

Rain through the year

The wet season in Munich starts in May and ends in September (May, June, July, August, and September). June is the core of it at 143 mm. February is the other extreme, with 61 mm.

A rainy day here is a day with at least 1 mm in the NASA POWER series. June averages 19 such days; February averages 12.

What stands out month by month

January is the coolest month, with lows around -4.6°C and highs near 2.0°C. Rainfall is 78 mm. February is the driest month, averaging only 61 mm across 12 rainy days. Highs sit near 3.5°C. March stands apart from the months beside it: 8.6°C / -0.8°C and 72 mm. April: 13.9°C high, 3.2°C low, 69 mm rain, 78% humidity. May is when the wet season typically starts in Munich: highs near 17.6°C, and rainfall jumps to 124 mm (19 rainy days). June is the wettest month — 143 mm and 19 rainy days, with 78% humidity.

Peak heat arrives in July: 23.0°C by day, 13.2°C at night, and 77% humidity. August: 22.7°C high, 13.1°C low, 143 mm rain, 78% humidity. September closes the wet season: 95 mm over 14 rainy days, then the calendar dries. In October, Munich averages 14.2°C by day and 5.1°C at night, with 80 mm of rain. November: 8.0°C high, 0.7°C low, 62 mm rain, 90% humidity. December stands apart from the months beside it: 3.1°C / -3.0°C and 68 mm.

Best months to visit Munich

The three months with the highest comfort score are June, July, and August: June (16.5°C average, 143 mm, 78% humidity); July (18.1°C average, 138 mm, 77% humidity); August (17.9°C average, 143 mm, 78% humidity). They fall in calendar order. The score rewards averages near 22°C, lower rainfall, and humidity near 60%. It is a climate score, not a festival or price calendar.

If you want the wet season itself — fewer crowds, greener landscape, heavier rain — aim at May–September instead of the score.

How Munich compares inside Germany

Berlin is about 505 km away: Munich is 2.2°C cooler than Berlin in its hottest month and 530 mm wetter over the year than Berlin. Berlin’s wettest month is July (81 mm) versus June here.

Hamburg is about 612 km away: Munich is about as warm as Hamburg at the hot peak and 380 mm wetter over the year than Hamburg. Hamburg’s wettest month is July (84 mm) versus June here.