Gelsenkirchen monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen average temperature chart (Celsius) Gelsenkirchen average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Gelsenkirchen (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 4.1 5.3 8.7 12.7 17.5 20.4 21.9 22 18.7 14.2 8.4 5.1
°F 39.5 41.6 47.6 54.9 63.5 68.7 71.5 71.6 65.7 57.6 47.1 41.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Gelsenkirchen monthly rainfall chart (mm) Gelsenkirchen monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Gelsenkirchen (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 70 50 64 59 66 84 82 73 66 61 74 79
inches 2.8 2 2.5 2.3 2.6 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.9 3.1
Rainy days 18 13 17 15 15 16 15 14 15 14 17 18

Average annual rainfall in Gelsenkirchen: 886.466mm (349 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Gelsenkirchen
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 1.6 3 3.6 5.4 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.5 4.9 3.8 2 1.4

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Gelsenkirchen average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Gelsenkirchen average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Gelsenkirchen (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -0.3 -0 2.2 4.5 8.5 11.4 13.1 13 10.7 7.6 3.5 1
Max °C 4.3 5.5 8.9 12.9 17.7 20.6 22.2 22.2 18.9 14.4 8.5 5.2
Min °F 31.6 31.9 35.9 40.1 47.3 52.5 55.5 55.4 51.3 45.7 38.3 33.8
Max °F 35.6 36.9 41.9 47.7 55.6 60.8 63.7 63.7 58.6 51.8 42.8 37.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Gelsenkirchen average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Gelsenkirchen average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Gelsenkirchen in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 6.8 5.7 6.1 8.5 12.1 15.7 18.4 19.5 18 15.3 12.1 8.9
°F 44.2 42.2 43 47.2 53.8 60.3 65.1 67 64.4 59.6 53.7 48

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Gelsenkirchen average winspeed by month (km/h) Gelsenkirchen average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Gelsenkirchen (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 15 15 14 13 12 11 11 10 11 12 14 14
mph 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Gelsenkirchen relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Gelsenkirchen
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
90% 84% 79% 73% 71% 74% 74% 74% 80% 84% 87% 90%

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Gelsenkirchen weather stats

Gelsenkirchen weather statistics
Hottest month: July 21.9°C 71.4°F
Driest month: February 50mm 2ins
Sunniest month: August 6.5hrs
Coldest month: January 4.1°C 39.4°F
Wettest month: June 84mm 3.3ins
Warmest sea: August 19.5°C 67.1°F
Map showing location of Gelsenkirchen (51.5075, 7.12283) Gelsenkirchen map pin © Google

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