Trier Temperature by Month
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany has an average annual maximum temperature of 14°C (57°F), ranging from 5°C (41°F) in January to 24°C (75°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Trier Monthly Temperatures
Depending on the time of the year, temperatures range from comfortable to cold in Trier. At night, minimum temperatures range from 13°C (55°F) in July to -1°C (30°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Trier by month:
The coolest part of the day is typically between 4 AM and 6 AM, while 3 PM is usually the warmest, when solar heating is at its peak. July, the city's warmest month, averages 224 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Trier vs Germany
The map below shows the annual temperature across Germany. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Trier vs World: Temperature Compared
Trier's average annual maximum temperature is 14°C (57°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.
Shanghai, China averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and a noticeable spring and autumn.
Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually — known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.
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.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round — large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Trier's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Trier climate page.
