Climate of Germany
Germany - Cologne - Dusseldorf - Frankfurt - Munich - Stuttgart - Hamburg - Berlin
The climate of Germany is predominantly the marine and the temperate type. It is at times cloudy, cool, wet in the summers and the winters. In the south there is the occasional “fohn” wind that blows. The “Fohn” resembles the “Chinook” that blows in the Canadian Rockies.
Climate of the north and north western Germany
A major part of the land of Germany lies in the cool temperate zone. In this particular zone the humid westerly winds blow and it is the one factor that decides much of the type of the climate that Germany has. The climate is of the oceanic type in the north and the north -west and there is rainfall through out the year.
The summers and the winters in the climate of Germany
The winters are quite mild and so they are very enjoyable. The summers too are quite cool. When one moves eastwards the climate becomes more of the continental type. Here the winters can be very cold and such conditions remain for prolonged times. Winters in Germany are usually mild. The Rhine Valley region is very hot and the Bavarian Alps experience the snowiest and the coldest of winters. The upper portions of Bavaria are quite warm as the “Fohn” from the south blows. The summers are quite hot too.
Extremities of Germany climate
Certain extremities can be felt here as there are not only long periods of hot and cold there are periods of dryness to that is recorded. The southern and the central parts of Germany a transitional type of weather can be felt. This might be either the continental or the oceanic type. This might vary according to the prevailing general weather conditions in the area.
