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Germany: frost dates by city

The average last spring frost and first autumn frost in 6 cities of Germany, from ten years of weather. The last spring frost comes earliest in Cologne and latest in Leipzig.

CityLast spring frostFirst autumn frostFrost-free days
Cologne6 April20 November228 days
Berlin13 April19 November220 days
Frankfurt13 April17 November218 days
Munich13 April9 November210 days
Hamburg20 April19 November213 days
Leipzig21 April17 November210 days

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

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