Has it rained enough in Cologne?
Rain soaked in yesterday, and the ground is still holding it.
Cologne has had 106.1mm of rain in the last 30 days. A normal August here brings 81.3mm, so the ground is roughly where it should be for the time of year.
Rain reaching the roots · 14 days
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Rain in Cologne through a normal year
Across a normal year Cologne gets about 928.5mm of rain, most of it in December (92.2mm) and least in April (55.8mm).
That makes Cologne one of the wetter places this site covers in Germany in August — 5th of 12, against Munich at the wet end (109.9mm) and Berlin at the dry end (55.7mm).
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Average rainfall by month, 1995–2024
What that means for what you grow
- Pots and hanging basketsWorst hit, and first to suffer. Very little soil, fully exposed, and nothing to fall back on — in this weather they can empty in a day.
- Salad and leafy vegShallow-rooted and quick to bolt once they run dry. First priority of anything in the ground.
- Beds and bordersA long soak that reaches the roots is worth more than a daily sprinkle, which only wets the surface and is gone by lunchtime.
- Established shrubs and treesFine as they are. They draw from far deeper than a dry spell reaches.
Your own garden, not the town average
This page is worked out for Cologne as a whole. Your garden has its own soil, its own shade and its own planting, and the front page will use your exact location instead.
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