Climate · Germany

Sylt

Chilly all year, wet from August to January and drier from April to May.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years54.9°N10 m above the sea
  1. Jan38°3°Rain on about four days a week.
  2. Feb37°3°Rain on about three days a week.
  3. Mar39°4°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr44°7°Rain on about two days a week.
  5. May51°11°Rain on about three days a week.
  6. Jun58°14°Rain on about three days a week.
  7. Jul62°17°Rain on about three days a week.
  8. Aug64°18°Rain on about four days a week.
  9. Sep60°16°Rain on about four days a week.
  10. Oct54°12°Rain on about four days a week.
  11. Nov47°8°Rain on about four days a week.
  12. Dec41°5°Rain on about four days a week.
Each month: its typical temperature, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The temperature hardly moves: a typical day sits between 37°F and 64°F all year. The rain comes from August to January, on about four days a week. April to May is the driest stretch, with rain on about two days a week. Daylight runs from about 7½ hours in December to 17 hours in June.The temperature hardly moves: a typical day sits between 3°C and 18°C all year. The rain comes from August to January, on about four days a week. April to May is the driest stretch, with rain on about two days a week. Daylight runs from about 7½ hours in December to 17 hours in June.

Where Sylt sits

Europe/Berlin

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Latitude
54.9°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Hamburg187 km south-east

The land around Sylt, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sylt, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sylt, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sylt, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sylt, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sylt, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sylt, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sylt, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sylt, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sylt, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sylt, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sylt, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

One typical temperature, from 37°F to 64°F through the year.One typical temperature, from 3°C to 18°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in November (60% of days), driest in April (32%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in June and July (49% cover), cloudiest in February (71%).

Daylight

From 7h 17m in December to 17h 15m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

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Sylt, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical temperatureWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryCool season
38°3°
4 days70%7h 52m
FebruaryCool season
37°3°
3 days71%9h 34m
MarchCool season
39°4°
3 days66%11h 44m
April
44°7°
2 days56%14h 03m
May
51°11°
3 days53%16h 07m
JuneWarm season
58°14°
3 days49%17h 15m
JulyWarm seasonAt its best
62°17°
3 days49%16h 42m
AugustWarm seasonAt its best
64°18°
4 days51%14h 51m
SeptemberWarm season
60°16°
4 days54%12h 35m
October
54°12°
4 days61%10h 17m
November
47°8°
4 days70%8h 18m
DecemberCool season
41°5°
4 days71%7h 17m

When is the best time to visit Sylt?


The best months are July to August: around 63°F day and night, and rain on about three days a week.The best months are July to August: around 17°C day and night, and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Sylt?

August, around 64°F day and night. The temperature changes little through the year.August, around 18°C day and night. The temperature changes little through the year.

When does it rain most in Sylt?

November, with rain on about four days a week. April is the driest, with rain on about two days a week.

How long are the days in Sylt?

From about 7½ hours in December to 17 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Sylt?

June and July, when cloud covers about 49% of the sky on average. February is the cloudiest, at about 71%.

Places with a year like Sylt's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Sylt's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Sylt's summer.

Elsewhere in Germany

All of Germany

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024). Sylt sits on a grid square that is mostly sea, where the data hold only a daily average, so the page shows one typical temperature, not a high and a low. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.