Weather in Germany (Das Wetter)

If you look at latitude numbers, you will see that Regensburg (or, on most maps, use Munich as close enough) is at approximately the same latitude as Montreal (Canada). However, the weather during my visit has definitely not matched.

As of April 25, we still had snow in North Dakota (and, obviously, also in Canada). When I left home to come to Germany, it was not cold, but windy and still very dry. Grass was still brown, and trees had no leaves. Clearly, Spring had not yet "sprung." When I arrived here, I was quite pleasantly surprised to see that Spring was in full bloom. The trees and flowers are just at their Spring peak. When I arrived on Sunday, April 27, the temperature was around 18 or so (Celsius) which equates to upper-60s (Fahrenheit). Very nice.

However, it seems as though the other reason why everything is in bloom has to do with lots of rain. For much of the time that I have been here, we've been having what I would refer to as "typical" Spring weather. For part of the day, the Sun (die Sonne) shines brightly, with lots of blue sky and puffy clouds. Then, it clouds over and it rains. Sometimes, it rains quite hard; other times, it is just a gentle shower. There have even been some thunderstorms (das Donnerwetter). It reminds me a lot of the Spring weather pattern in western Pennsylvania, where I grew up. I find it somewhat interesting to note that the climate here seems to match the climate in Pennsylvania, given that many people in Pennsylvania have German, and even specifically Bavarian, ancestry.

This past weekend was incredibly nice. I'll talk more about what I did over the weekend in my next couple of posts.

Posted at 08:05AM May 07, 2008 by jcinfoblog in General  |  Comments[0]