{"id":399213,"date":"2025-09-01T09:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T07:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=399213"},"modified":"2025-09-01T09:14:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T07:14:03","slug":"germany-projected-2025-summer-of-hellish-heat-ends-up-seeing-a-mean-of-just-18-3c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=399213","title":{"rendered":"Germany Projected \u201c2025 Summer Of Hellish Heat\u201d Ends Up Seeing A Mean Of Just 18.3\u00b0C"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By\u00a0P Gosselin<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fantasies Of Hellish Summer Heat Waves And Extreme Drought Evaporate\u2026\u00a0Reality: Germany 2025 summer was just somewhat warmer, sunnier than normal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Climate hype: Germany\u2019s DWD national weather service says the country\u2019s summer 2025 was marked by extreme weather and heat waves. Yet, public swimming pools saw\u00a0fewer visitors than normal<\/a>. Symbol image generated by Grok 3 AI.\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The summer of 2025 in Germany was characterized by near normal conditions, according to the data released by the German Weather Service (DWD).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a warmer than normal June and an equally warm August, a wet July provided an extended cool period, which poured cold water on earlier alarmist warnings of extreme drought and heat made in early summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warm days and cool nights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a mean temperature of\u00a018.3 \u00b0C<\/strong>, the summer of 2025 in Germany was only 0.7\u00b0C warmer than the long-term 1991-2020 climate mean. Two hot periods were responsible for the modestly warmer mean temperature: In early June, the mercury climbed to over 38\u00b0C in central Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andernach on the Middle Rhine recorded the highest nationwide value with 39.3 \u00b0C. The figure, however, was much lower than the fantasy 45\u00b0C some hysterically alarmist forecasters outlandishly projected<\/a> we would maybe see. Also see here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In mid-August, another spell of heat brought peak temperatures of up to 37 \u00b0C, i.e. 8\u00b0C below the outlandishly forecast summer peak temperatures of 45\u00b0C mentioned above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Near frost!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the two short hot spells, there were also cool periods. Cool nights, especially in early June and late August, even provided near frost conditions. Deutschneudorf-Br\u00fcderwiese in the Ore Mountains reported the lowest summer temperature at just 0.6 \u00b0C<\/strong> on August 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wet July ended alarmists\u2019 fantasies of drought<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the summer of 2025 in Germany was just slightly drier than average, as a particularly wet July prevented a drought. June and August were relatively dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July was unusually wet with heavy thunderstorms and some heavy rainfalls. But there were large regional differences: While many areas in central Germany received less than 200 l\/m\u00b2 over the summer, parts of the Alps were hit with over 700 l\/m\u00b2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The highest daily rainfall was recorded in Todtmoos in the Southern Black Forest, with 111.7 l\/m\u00b2 in a single day in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plenty of sunshine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the July rainfall, the summer of 2025 was very sunny. The total hours of sunshine, at 720 hours, were 17 percent above the long-term average. The southwest of the country was particularly sunny, enjoying nearly 800 hours of sunshine. In contrast, the northwestern lowlands and the Alps received significantly less sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to Germans personally, most will tell you that the summer of 2025 was no lazy, hazy, crazy<\/a> one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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