Overview

• Germany has experienced a 2.5°C temperature increase since pre-industrial times, with a rapid acceleration of warming over the past 50 years.
• The Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) confirmed 2024 as the hottest year on record in Germany, with an average temperature of 10.9°C, surpassing the previous record by 0.3°C.
• The year 2024 saw nearly double the usual summer days and triple the number of hot days, alongside extreme rainfall and marine heatwaves.
• A new climate trend analysis method introduced by the DWD better reflects the accelerated warming and shifting patterns of extreme weather events.
• Frequent heatwaves and shifting precipitation patterns are increasingly endangering vulnerable populations, particularly in urban areas, and threatening ecosystems.