Frankfurt in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Frankfurt sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 169 mm of rain over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Frankfurt's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Frankfurt's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 24°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 14°C
- Rainfall
- 169 mm
- 30 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.8
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Frankfurt in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.
A typical summer day in Frankfurt reaches about 24°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Frankfurt
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Frankfurt weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4° / -0° | 56 | 11.7 | 2.6 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 6° / 0° | 48 | 10 | 2.7 | 9.7 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 10° / 3° | 54 | 11.3 | 1 | 11.5 | 2.3 |
| Apr | 15° / 6° | 44 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 4.6 |
| May | 19° / 10° | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 15.2 | 5.9 |
| Jun | 23° / 13° | 55 | 9.9 | 0 | 16.1 | 6.6 |
| Jul | 25° / 15° | 60 | 10.9 | 0 | 15.7 | 6.7 |
| Aug | 25° / 15° | 53 | 9.2 | 0 | 14.3 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 20° / 11° | 52 | 8.6 | 0 | 12.4 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 14° / 7° | 54 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 4.0 |
| Nov | 8° / 4° | 58 | 11.1 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 5° / 1° | 68 | 13.9 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Frankfurt gets around 169 mm of rain over 30 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 9 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.2 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Frankfurt?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Frankfurt for sightseeing.
What to pack for Frankfurt in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Frankfurt sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.
UV index in Frankfurt in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Frankfurt peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 7 | Very high |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Frankfurt in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Frankfurt is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Frankfurt's WHO annual average of 20.8 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | Moderate |
| Feb | 18 | Moderate |
| Mar | 24 | Moderate |
| Apr | 27 | Moderate |
| May | 24 | Moderate |
| Jun | 26 | Moderate |
| Jul | 22 | Moderate |
| Aug | 22 | Moderate |
| Sep | 21 | Moderate |
| Oct | 17 | Moderate |
| Nov | 15 | Moderate |
| Dec | 16 | Moderate |
Where is Frankfurt?
Frankfurt sits at 50.1°N, 8.7°E, 113 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Gallus, 4.0 km away.
Topography around Frankfurt
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Frankfurt.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Frankfurt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.
The land around Frankfurt is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.
Germany travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 80% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $60,496
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.9 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 100%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.9
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 3.8
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Very high
- EF EPI 615
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Frankfurt (50.1155°, 8.6842°, elevation 113 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.