Germany enjoys a warm summer with slightly higher temperatures than the UK. Areas in the north, like Hamburg, Rostock and Bremen, have a cooling wind from the North and Baltic Sea. In the south and west, it's usually a little hotter and humid, with a few more showers.
Germany's climate is moderate and has generally no longer periods of cold or hot weather. Northwestern and coastal Germany have a maritime influenced climate which is characterized by warm summers and mild cloudy winters.
Germany experiences lower winter temperatures and more days of snow compared to the UK due to its more continental climate and higher altitudes, particularly in regions near the Alps.
Berlin generally has cooler weather than London. The average mean temperature in Berlin is 11.52°C (52.74°F) while London's temperature is 12.17°C (53.91°F) and the difference is 0.65°C (33.17°F).
Both are in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome. The mean annual temperature is 2.6 °C (4.7°F) cooler. Average monthly temperatures vary by 6 °C (10.8°F) more in Munich.
Germany enjoys a warm summer with slightly higher temperatures than the UK. Areas in the north, like Hamburg, Rostock and Bremen, have a cooling wind from the North and Baltic Sea. In the south and west, it's usually a little hotter and humid, with a few more showers.
Germany has more of a continental climate whereas the UK has a maritime climate with the Gulf Stream. This means we have less extreme weather. Not as cold in the winter, not as hot in the summer.
Home to cities like Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, and Freiburg, Germany's southwest is the warmest part of the country. Frankfurt, Germany's financial hub, sees average daytime temperatures of 34F in January, and 66F in July and August. The Pfalz (Palatinate) region is one of the mildest and sunniest climates in the country.
Summer temperatures in Frankfurt are similar to London, but winters are a lot colder: you can expect an average of 1°C in January. Prices in Frankfurt are lower than London, especially when it comes to food and drink.
The damp cold can make UK weather FEEL somewhat colder than it really is, though. The only places in Canada that are really comparable to the UK are Vancouver and Victoria and the west coast in B.C., The places known as the 'warm parts' of Canada.
Why does snow cause delays? “If runways, taxiways and aprons are contaminated with snow and ice, it needs to be cleared, which takes time and therefore reduces airport capacity,” said Paul Beauchamp, UK's air traffic control provider, Nats.
The snowiest region is probably Allgäu, but its largest town, Kempten, only has a population of 68,000. Balderschwang in Allgäu is Germany's snowiest municipality, but with a population of about 300 also the second least populated.
July and August tend to be the hottest months with an average temperature of 17 and 16,9 degrees, respectively. The sun shines for an average of seven hours per day but expect some thundery showers, too: the average rainfall is a whopping 76,8mm per month.
The Spanish climate is milder and consistently warmer, even though it spans four different climate zones. The average temperature in Spain is almost 10 degrees Celsius higher than in Germany, and this alone creates some cultural differences between the two countries.
There are a few cold places in Germany, one is at the Futensee in Bavaria with a record of -45.9°C. The coldest inhabited place on average seems to be the town of Kühnhaide with an average temperature of 5.4°C. And the coldest place overall is probably the Zugspitze with an average temperature of -4.8°C.
Winters in the North German Plain tend to be consistently colder, if only by a few degrees, than in the south, largely because of winds from Scandinavia. There is also a general decrease of winter temperature from west to east, with Berlin having an average temperature in January of 31.5 °F (−0.3 °C).
Both have a marine west coast climate (Cfb). Both are in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome. The annual mean temperature is 1.5 °C (2.8°F) cooler. Average monthly temperatures vary by 4.8 °C (8.6°F) more in Berlin.
Far from the sea and nearby the Vosges Mountains in eastern France, southwestern Germany enjoys a humid, subtropical climate, with mild weather all year round. The finest weather can be found in the Upper Rhine region, which crosses northeastern Baden-Württemberg, southeastern Rhineland Pfalz and southern Hessen.
The sunniest city in Germany, Freiburg is just a stone's throw away from both France and Switzerland. Founded in 1120 as a free market town, around 230,000 people call Freiburg home.
January is the coldest month of the year and receives the most snow during the year. Significance - The Bavarian Alps offer some of the best skiing in Europe. But the real excitement is to be found in the cities where Christmas Markets add cheer to the cold gloom of the harsh winter.
The coldest publicly inhabited towns (i.e. not science stations) are in Russia. With records standing at -90°F / -68°C, this makes the UK look balmy. While it's been down to -17°F / -27°C in Britain, that makes the Russian record lower by 73°F / 41°C.
The UK has a temperate maritime climate meaning mild winters and weaker summers (due to Atlantic currents), whilst inland areas of Germany and Switzerland have stronger summers and stronger winters (protected from Atlantic currents).
In winter, the average temperatures are around 2/3 °C (35/37 °F) in the west and the north, while they are around 0 °C (32 °F) in the east andin Bavaria. Snowfalls are quite frequent though generally not abundant (except in Bavaria and in the mountains, and sometimes in the north-eastern plain).
