This page is a single place to check Essen climate: monthly averages. Essen runs from 1.6 C in Jan to 18.8 C in Jul, a swing of 17.2 C. Rain is spread through the year, with Dec the wettest month at 2.77 mm/day and Apr the driest at 1.50 mm/day. Taken together that is roughly 841 mm of rain a year for the grid cell. The build runs on a schedule and caches the last good response, so the numbers stay put even when the upstream API is having a bad day. Scroll for the month-by-month figures, or jump to a neighbouring location from the links below.
Annual mean temperature 10.0 C
Warmest month Jul (18.8 C)
Coldest month Jan (1.6 C)
Wettest month Dec (2.77 mm/day)
All-time record high 38.8 C
All-time record low -16.8 C
Annual precipitation 843 mm / year
Coordinates 51.45657, 7.01228
Population 593,085
Average monthly temperature and rainfall in Essen
Month
Mean temp (C)
Rain (mm/day)
Record high (C)
Record low (C)
Jan
1.6
2.72
12.9
-14.2
Feb
2.3
2.37
17.9
-16.8
Mar
5.3
1.98
21.6
-8.7
Apr
9.6
1.50
26.3
-5.1
May
13.4
2.09
30.5
-0.1
Jun
16.8
2.25
34.1
4.2
Jul
18.8
2.53
38.8
7.1
Aug
18.3
2.65
34.4
6.0
Sep
14.8
2.06
32.1
3.3
Oct
10.5
2.16
26.8
-4.6
Nov
6.0
2.58
20.1
-6.6
Dec
2.6
2.77
14.5
-13.8
What the Essen climate table shows
Values are multi-decadal climatological averages for the 51.45657, 7.01228 grid cell, not a single year. Rain is the daily mean, so a value of 2.00 mm/day is about 60 mm across a 30-day month. Averages smooth over extremes, so use them for planning rather than for what to pack for next Tuesday.
Frequently asked questions
Does Essen get the same every year?
Close to it. Averaging decades smooths variation, so treat these as typical rather than guaranteed.