ESSEN, GERMANY

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		50		36		37		42		47		55		60		64		64		59		52		43		39

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55		39		41		47		53		62		67		70		71		64		56		47		42

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		44		32		32		37		40		48		53		56		57		52		46		39		35

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		93		56		64		71		77		84		90		93		93		86		79		64		59

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		1		1		3		16		24		34		37		43		44		39		29		21		1

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		62		---		---		---		1		7		12		15		18		7		2		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		62		---		---		2		7		18		24		29		30		22		10		1		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		57		14		14		8		3		---		---		---		---		---		---		6		11

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		36		3.1		2.3		2.6		2.5		2.9		3.6		3.6		3.4		2.9		2.8		3.1		3.3

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		26		1		1		1		2		4		6		4		4		2		1		---		---

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		48		6.1		5.9		6.2		5		6.6		7.5		7.4		7.3		7.3		6.5		5.3		8.3

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		22.7		0.9		0.2		0.7		0.3		0.5		0.5		0.6		1.2		0.2		0.4		0.4		0.6

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		87		88		85		86		84		82		85		85		86		89		89		89		88

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		68		82		72		68		59		58		62		60		58		67		73		79		83

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		42		32		30		35		37		45		51		54		54		51		46		38		34

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5666.1		914.5		805.1		713		555		310		150		62		31		210		434		660		821.5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1563		---		---		---		---		155		300		403		434		240		31		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.9		9.1		10.6		12.5		14.5		16.3		17.3		16.8		15.1		13.2		11.2		9.5		8.6

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		202		17		16		17		15		15		18		17		17		19		18		16		17

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		8		9		9		8		6		5		8		8		8		6		6		9		9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		0.8		1.5		2.5		3.7		4.8		4.8		4.8		4.2		2.8		1.6		0.9		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.6		0.9		1.5		2.1		2.5		2.7		2.6		2.2		1.6		1		0.6		0.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.9		1.4		2.2		2.9		3.8		4.4		4.2		4.2		4.2		3.2		2.2		1.5		1.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.5		1.2		1.9		2.3		3.1		4		3.6		3.7		3.7		2.7		1.9		1.3		0.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		0.8		1.5		2.5		3.7		4.8		4.8		4.8		4.2		2.8		1.6		0.9		0.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.7		1.1		1.6		2.1		2.6		2.8		2.6		2.3		1.7		1.1		0.7		0.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		2		3.5		4.1		4.7		5.7		4.9		5.2		5		4.3		2.7		2		1.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.8		3.1		3.7		4.5		6.4		5		5.6		5.1		4.1		2.4		1.8		1.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.1		0.6		1.1		1.9		2.9		3.6		3.9		3.9		3.3		2.1		1		0.8		0.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.5		0.7		1.3		2		2.4		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.4		0.7		0.5		0.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.2		0.9		1.5		2.1		2.8		3.2		3.4		3.4		3.2		2.3		1.2		1.1		0.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.7		1.2		1.3		1.8		2.1		2.3		2.3		2.2		1.5		0.8		0.9		0.6