When will summer weather finally make a reappearance in Germany?

Summer 2025 is turning out to be a bit of a damp squib. If, like everyone else in Germany, you’re suffering from Wetterfrust (weather frustration), you might be wondering when summer might make a reappearance. The answer is: not as soon as you’d hope. 

Low pressure system causing wet weather in Germany

After what feels like weeks of changeable, wet and windy weather in Germany, it’s beginning to feel like summer will never make a proper appearance in 2025. While the forecast for the next few days is much the same, there is a small bright spot on the horizon. 

According to Wetter.com, the reason behind this unseasonably wet weather is numerous low-pressure systems over Central Europe, which bring cool temperatures, frequent rain showers and generally unpredictable weather. They are essentially “stuck” over Germany and other parts of Europe at the moment because they are trapped between two high-pressure systems over the Atlantic and Russia and northeastern Scandinavia. 

With the situation not expected to change for the next week or so, unfortunately rainy weather will dominate well into August. For Friday, August 1, the German Weather Service (DWD) is forecasting heavy rain, moderate winds and isolated thunderstorms for the entire country. The conditions look very similar over the weekend with what the DWD is describing cheerfully as “permanent rain”. 

Warmer weather on the way from mid-August

Before you give up hope entirely, however, it’s worth knowing that it won’t last forever! Wetter.com reports that more stable and warm summer weather is expected to arrive in Germany in the next seven to 10 days. 

According to meteorologist Alexander König, the weather will gradually “calm down” as we head towards August 11. At that point, the temperature is expected to climb upwards, and the likelihood of rainfall will decrease rapidly. Temperatures of up to 30 degrees should once again be on the cards as we head into the second half of the month. 

In the meantime, take heart that the upside to all this wet weather is that it’s very welcome after months of below-average rainfall. It is reducing the risk of forest fires, providing relief to hayfever sufferers, and giving trees and plants a much-needed drink. Stay dry out there!