Has it rained enough in Hanover?
Rain soaked properly in 2 days ago, and the ground is still holding some of it.
Hanover has had 29.5mm of rain in the last 30 days. A normal August here brings 67.1mm, so that is about 44% of what the ground usually gets — and the driest August in 30 years was 21.9mm.
Rain reaching the roots · 14 days
2 SeptToday
Rain in Hanover through a normal year
Across a normal year Hanover gets about 714.2mm of rain, most of it in July (76.7mm) and least in April (45.8mm).
That makes Hanover one of the drier places this site covers in Germany in August — 9th 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 Hanover 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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