Essen Temperature by Month
The average annual maximum temperature in Essen, Antwerpen Province, Belgium is 15°C (59°F), with daytime highs ranging from 7°C (45°F) in February to 24°C (75°F) in July. This page covers monthly averages, day-night differences, and how Essen compares to cities worldwide.
Essen Monthly Temperatures
Visitors to Essen will encounter a climate influenced by big temperature differences across the year. Nighttime temperatures range from 14°C (57°F) in July to 2°C (36°F) in February.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Essen by month:
The minimum temperature is often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while the highest temperature is usually reached at 3 PM, when the sun's heating effect is strongest. July, the warmest month, gets 216 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Essen vs Belgium
The map below shows the annual temperature across Belgium. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Essen vs World: Temperature Compared
Essen's average annual maximum temperature is 15°C (59°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually — warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.
Zermatt, Switzerland averages just 4°C (39°F) annually due to its altitude, with very cold winters and cool summers even at its warmest.
San Francisco, USA averages 19°C (66°F) annually, but with little seasonal variation — summers are often cool and foggy, winters mild.
Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate — hot dry summers and mild wet winters.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Essen's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Essen climate page.
