Overview
- Preliminary DWD data show a 2025 annual mean temperature of 10.1°C (+1.9°C vs. 1961–1990), about 655 l/m² of precipitation (~17% below average), and more than 1,945 sunshine hours, placing the year among the ten warmest and five sunniest on record.
- The year featured sharp contrasts, including a historically severe spring drought in the east with low river and lake levels, an early‑July heatwave exceeding 39°C, and locally heavy September rains in western regions.
- Insured weather losses in 2025 totaled roughly €2.6 billion, and industry leaders are pushing Elementar Re proposals as the coalition plans state reinsurance to help manage growing natural‑hazard risks.
- DWD warnings highlight severe frost in parts of Bavaria (down to −12°C, lower in valleys), frost and glätte in Berlin/Brandenburg, and strengthening winds with stormy conditions mainly in the north around the New Year.
- Model guidance flags a possible north–south air‑mass boundary that could bring snow, rain and freezing rain, though earlier projections of widespread heavy snowfall in NRW have been scaled back to more localized amounts in higher terrain.