Essen (Germany) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 0° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:37

Sunset: 16:28

Clear.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 0° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;
Fri 26 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:37

Sunset: 16:29

Clear.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 26 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;
Sat 27 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:37

Sunset: 16:29

Clear changing to overcast by lunchtime.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 27 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0° Celsius;
Sun 28 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:38

Sunset: 16:30

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 28 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4° Celsius;
Mon 29 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:38

Sunset: 16:31

Overcast.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 29 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Tue 30 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:38

Sunset: 16:32

Overcast.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 30 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Wed 31 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:38

Sunset: 16:33

Overcast.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 31 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Clear.

Sunrise: 08:37

Sunset: 16:28

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Essen

Today (24 December 2025)

Time	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wind gust (mph)	20	19	19	18
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	72%	73%	73%	74%
UV	-	-	-	-

Friday (25 December 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	0°	1°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-8°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-6°	-6°	-4°	-3°	-2°	-1°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wind gust (mph)	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	13	13	14	16	16	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	11
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	74%	74%	74%	74%	75%	75%	75%	76%	76%	76%	75%	71%	66%	65%	65%	66%	73%	75%	77%	79%	80%	81%	81%	80%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (26 December 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-4°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 6	NE 5	NNE 4	NNE 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 4
Wind gust (mph)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	10	8	7	7	6	5	6	7	7
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	78%	76%	75%	73%	73%	73%	73%	74%	76%	78%	80%	79%	79%	79%	82%	86%	94%	99%	100%	100%	100%	100%	99%	99%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (27 December 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	0°	0°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4
Wind gust (mph)	7	7	6	7	9	9	10	10	9	10	9	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	7	6	6	6
Visibility (description)	VP	P	P	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	99%	98%	96%	96%	96%	96%	94%	93%	92%	93%	91%	86%	83%	80%	76%	76%	79%	84%	86%	88%	91%	92%	93%	94%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (28 December 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	0°	1°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	0°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NE 4	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	NNW 3	NW 3	W 3	W 3	WSW 3	W 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 4	W 4	W 5	W 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5
Wind gust (mph)	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	8	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G
Humidity	95%	96%	95%	96%	96%	95%	95%	94%	94%	92%	88%	86%	84%	84%	84%	85%	87%	90%	92%	92%	93%	93%	93%	93%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (29 December 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	20%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	4°	4°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	2°	2°	1°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 4	WNW 4	W 4	W 5	W 6	W 6	W 7
Wind gust (mph)	9	9	9	8	8	9	10	9	9
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity	93%	93%	92%	91%	90%	83%	82%	84%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Wednesday (30 December 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	30%	30%	20%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 7	W 7	W 6	W 6	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 8	W 8
Wind gust (mph)	10	10	11	13	13	12	12	12
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	87%	90%	92%	93%	90%	89%	90%	88%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

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