Rathenow in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Rathenow sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 192 mm of rain over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Rathenow's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rathenow's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 23°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 14°C
- Rainfall
- 192 mm
- 32 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.6
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Rathenow in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.
A typical summer day in Rathenow reaches about 23°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Rathenow
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.
Rathenow 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 | 3° / -1° | 50 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 5° / -1° | 36 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 9.5 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 9° / 2° | 46 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 11.5 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 14° / 5° | 35 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 4.2 |
| May | 19° / 9° | 55 | 10.2 | 0 | 15.5 | 6.0 |
| Jun | 22° / 12° | 56 | 9.9 | 0 | 16.5 | 6.4 |
| Jul | 24° / 14° | 76 | 11.7 | 0 | 16.1 | 6.6 |
| Aug | 24° / 14° | 60 | 10.5 | 0 | 14.5 | 6.7 |
| Sep | 19° / 11° | 52 | 8.8 | 0 | 12.4 | 6.1 |
| Oct | 14° / 7° | 47 | 9.6 | 0 | 10.3 | 3.8 |
| Nov | 8° / 3° | 44 | 10.2 | 0.9 | 8.5 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 4° / 0° | 47 | 11.5 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Rathenow gets around 192 mm of rain over 32 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 11 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min in early June to 13 h 30 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 4.9 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Rathenow?
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 Rathenow for sightseeing.
What to pack for Rathenow in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Rathenow sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 32 days see rain.
UV index in Rathenow in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rathenow peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Low |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Rathenow?
Rathenow sits at 52.6°N, 12.3°E, 31 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Brandenburg an der Havel, 26 km away.
Topography around Rathenow
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rathenow.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Rathenow has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m.
The land around Rathenow is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (44%), grassland (29%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (36%) and grassland (21%) 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 Rathenow (52.6066°, 12.337°, elevation 31 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.