Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 21°C, and its coldest is February, with an average low of -1°C.
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a population of around 250,000, it is Germany's largest city on the Baltic Sea. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Kiel average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | 0°C | 3 mm |
| February | 4°C | -1°C | 3 mm |
| March | 7°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| April | 11°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| May | 16°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| June | 19°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| July | 21°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| August | 21°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| September | 18°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| October | 13°C | 7°C | 3 mm |
| November | 7°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| December | 4°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 35°C on 2022-07-20
- Coldest day on record: -20°C on 2012-02-05
Percentiles compare each day to Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →