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June 2025: Record heat and sunshine exceed all expectations!
Find out more about the extraordinary weather events in Germany in June 2025, including record-breaking temperatures and sunshine.
June 2025: Record heat and sunshine exceed all expectations!
What's going on in June 2025? Last month took the heat to a whole new level and was the fifth warmest June on record. Loud insuedthueringen.de The average temperature was a whopping 15.8 degrees Celsius, which resulted in a deviation of 4.2 degrees compared to the climatological average. It will come as no surprise to many that five of the six warmest June months since 2019 occurred during this exact period.
However, at the beginning of the month the weather was still temperate. Until June 11th, temperatures were within the usual range. Interestingly, two thirds of the month's total rainfall fell in the first eight days. A perfect setting for the mountain railway run event on June 1st, which was initially characterized by overcast skies and light rain before the sun finally broke through.
The climate trend
The weather situation was not only a local peculiarity, but also reflected a larger climatic phenomenon. The UWR climate report shows that June 2025 in Germany was overall too warm, too dry and sunnier than expected. Temperature deviations of up to 3 degrees occurred in the south of the country, making this June the hottest time since the summer of 2003. Munich city probably recorded eight hot days with highs of at least 30 degrees.
But the weather variation also brought confusion. Precipitation showed large regional differences, while the German area average for the month was slightly too dry at -13%. In contrast, northwest Germany experienced a wet June compared to the climate average. In addition, June 2025 was the month with the fewest lightning strikes since 2009, with only around 211,642 lightning discharges located. Bavaria was the center of thunderstorms, with almost 65,000 lightning incidents.
Long-term weather changes
The developments we are currently observing fit into the overall picture of climate developments in Germany Monitoring report 2023 of the Federal Environment Agency is discussed in detail. Accordingly, the temperature in Germany has increased by 1.7 °C since 1881, much faster than the global average. Scientists agree that this warming cannot be explained by natural causes alone.
The forecasts for the future are also thought-provoking. According to the research, the temperature could rise between 0.8°C and 2.3°C by 2060, depending on the climate protection scenario. This means that we have to prepare for more hot days and fewer cold periods. For example, the number of hot days in Germany, which has more than tripled since 1951, could continue to rise.
The weather events of June 2025 are a sign of the times. It remains exciting to see how our climate continues to develop – for us here in Cologne and throughout Germany. In any case, the weather situation gives us all an impressive insight into the challenges that could await us.