Cologne vs Munich: which is better, month by month

Cologne beats Munich in 1 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (84 vs 80) — and they are within 3 points in June to April.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Cologne vs Munich — all 12 months

MonthCologneMunichWinnerGap
January48Fcold, rainy, clean air47Fcold, a little rain, clean airTie1
February58Dcold, a little rain, clean air61Ccold, a little rain, clean airTie3
March67Ccold, a little rain, clean air69Ccold, a little rain, clean airTie2
April78Bcool, a little rain, clean air79Bcool, a little rain, clean airTie1
May84Anice, a little rain80Anice, rainy, clean airCologne4
June93Swarm, a little rain90Swarm, rainyTie3
July90Swarm, rainy, clean air88Awarm, rainy, clean airTie2
August89Awarm, a little rain86Awarm, rainy, clean airTie3
September85Anice, a little rain, clean air84Anice, rainy, clean airTie1
October71Bcool, a little rain, clean air73Bcool, a little rain, clean airTie2
November60Ccold, a little rain, clean air59Dcold, a little rain, clean airTie1
December52Dcold, rainy, clean air50Dcold, a little rain, clean airTie2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (84 vs 80). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Cologne

🇩🇪 Germany · mild climate

Best month
June 93/100
Months won
1 of 12

Munich

🇩🇪 Germany · mild climate

Best month
June 90/100
Months won
0 of 12

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