Kaiserslautern weather by month

Warmest month

July

27°C average high

Coolest month

January

1°C average low

Wettest month

May

67 mm of rain

Driest month

April

50 mm of rain

Average temperature and rainfall in Kaiserslautern by month

Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Record low / high	Rainfall	Humidity	Wind
January	6°C	1°C	-9°C / 16°C	52 mm	84%	10 km/h
February	8°C	1°C	-6°C / 19°C	60 mm	78%	9 km/h
March	11°C	3°C	-7°C / 20°C	52 mm	72%	11 km/h
April	16°C	6°C	0°C / 25°C	50 mm	67%	11 km/h
May	19°C	10°C	1°C / 31°C	67 mm	68%	10 km/h
June	25°C	15°C	10°C / 39°C	65 mm	65%	9 km/h
July	27°C	16°C	10°C / 39°C	67 mm	64%	9 km/h
August	27°C	16°C	9°C / 38°C	60 mm	67%	10 km/h
September	22°C	12°C	4°C / 32°C	58 mm	73%	8 km/h
October	16°C	9°C	1°C / 24°C	52 mm	84%	10 km/h
November	10°C	5°C	-4°C / 17°C	50 mm	87%	9 km/h
December	7°C	2°C	-5°C / 15°C	52 mm	88%	10 km/h

Frost and snow-likely months in Kaiserslautern

Nights in Kaiserslautern average 2°C or below in 2 months (January and February). No month combines freezing average lows with 10 mm or more of precipitation, so snow is uncommon. The coldest month is January with an average low of 1°C and a record low of -9°C.

January: average low 1°C, record low -9°C, 52 mm of precipitation
February: average low 1°C, record low -6°C, 60 mm of precipitation

These records carry temperature and precipitation, not snowfall totals.

Best time to visit Kaiserslautern

The most comfortable time to visit Kaiserslautern is generally June and August to September, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. The city has strongly marked seasons and rainfall is spread evenly across the months, totalling about 685 mm a year.

Travellers who prefer heat should aim for July, when highs average 27°C. May is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 67 mm, roughly 1× the rainfall of the driest month (April).

Kaiserslautern climate: your questions

Does Kaiserslautern get snow?

Rarely: nights dip to 2°C or below only in January and February, and the coldest month, January, averages a low of 1°C (record low -9°C), so snow is uncommon. Our records carry temperature and precipitation, not snowfall totals. What is falling now: Kaiserslautern weather today.

Will it snow in Kaiserslautern this winter?

Kaiserslautern's winter months average lows of 2°C in December, 1°C in January and 1°C in February, with about 165 mm of precipitation across the three; 0 of them sit at or below 0°C, so snow is unlikely. The records hold no snowfall totals. The next 15 days: Kaiserslautern 10-day forecast.

When is the best time to visit Kaiserslautern?

June and August to September are the most comfortable months in Kaiserslautern, with highs near 25°C. July is the warmest month, averaging 27°C by day; May is the wettest, with 67 mm; and January is the coolest, with lows near 1°C. What it is doing today: Kaiserslautern weather today.

Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Kaiserslautern forecast for what is happening now.

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