Germany’s June 2026 Heatwave: 54 DWD Stations at or Above 40°C
DWD
Extreme Weather
Data Analysis
An analysis of DWD station data from Germany’s June 2026 heatwave, including the 41.8°C national record reported at Möckern-Drewitz.
Author
Climate Explorer Team
Published
July 2, 2026
Modified
July 18, 2026
Map of Germany highlighting DWD weather stations that exceeded 40°C during the June 2026 heatwave, with clusters in the Rhine Valley and eastern states.
At the end of June 2026, the 40°C threshold was exceeded at dozens of stations in the DWD daily climate dataset. Möckern-Drewitz reached 41.8°C on June 27, which CEDIM’s post-event report identifies as a new German national temperature record.
Using open data from the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), we analyzed the daily climate records (KL) to measure how many reporting stations reached the threshold and where they were located.
Between June 18 and June 29, DWD issued heat warnings while a persistent “Omega” high-pressure pattern affected central Europe, as described in DWD’s June 2026 assessment. Clear skies, strong sunshine, and dry soils contributed to high daytime temperatures, with the largest station values in this extraction occurring from June 26 through June 28.
Bar chart showing the highest maximum temperatures recorded at DWD stations during the June 2026 heatwave. Möckern-Drewitz recorded the absolute peak at 41.8°C.
Highest Station Values
Within the DWD daily climate (KL) recent dataset, 54 stations with an available maximum daily temperature (TXK) value recorded 40.0°C or higher between June 26 and June 28, 2026.
Möckern-Drewitz (Saxony-Anhalt): 41.8°C – Recorded on June 27, this represents Germany’s new national temperature record, as detailed in CEDIM’s post-event analysis.
Coschen (Brandenburg): 41.7°C – This was the second-highest value in the extracted DWD KL dataset during the event window.
Bad Muskau (Saxony): 41.5°C – This was the third-highest value in the same extraction.
Regional Concentrations
The stations at or above 40°C were concentrated in the Upper Rhine Valley, the Rhine-Main region, eastern Saxony-Anhalt, and western Brandenburg, with additional stations farther east.
Low elevation, local topography, and strong sunshine can favor high daytime temperatures in the Upper Rhine and Rhine-Main regions. The station map shows where the threshold was reached, but it does not isolate the contribution of each local factor.
Dry soils can reduce evaporative cooling and increase sensible heating. That mechanism is consistent with the event assessments, but the station-temperature analysis presented here does not quantify a soil-moisture contribution at individual sites.
How the 41.8°C Value Compares
The previous German June record was below 40°C, while the earlier all-time national record occurred in July.
Previous June record (39.6°C): Bernburg (Saale), June 30, 2019.
Previous all-time national record (41.2°C): Duisburg-Baerl and Tönisvorst, July 25, 2019.
The 41.8°C value at Möckern-Drewitz exceeded both earlier benchmarks. CEDIM’s post-event analysis, citing DWD, reports it as Germany’s new national temperature record; the claim refers to the national observational record, not all possible historical temperatures.
Health and Infrastructure Context
Extreme heat can affect health and infrastructure, but station temperatures alone do not establish particular disruptions or outcomes.
The World Health Organization identifies extreme heat as a health hazard and notes that risk depends on temperature, humidity, wind, radiation, exertion, health status, and access to cooling. This article does not measure exposure, illness, deaths, or infrastructure damage from the June event.
What Attribution Research Adds
The station analysis establishes the observed temperatures, not their cause. A separate World Weather Attribution study concluded that a similar June heatwave would have been about 3.5°C cooler in 1976 and linked the change to human-caused warming. That event-scale conclusion comes from attribution methods beyond the DWD station ranking used here.
Keeping the observation and attribution analyses separate makes clear what each source establishes.
Conclusion
The DWD KL extraction found 54 stations with an available TXK value at or above 40°C from June 26 through June 28. Möckern-Drewitz’s 41.8°C was the highest extracted value and is reported by CEDIM as a new German national record. Health impacts, infrastructure effects, and climate attribution require evidence beyond these station observations.
Editor’s note: The analysis and data are current as of 2026-07-11 17:31:26 UTC.
Complete list of DWD KL stations with available TXK data (June 2026)
For transparency and a historical record, below are all 54 distinct DWD stations from the daily climate (KL) recent dataset that recorded a maximum daily temperature (TXK) of 40.0°C or higher during the extreme heat event (June 26-28, 2026). Note: This is a complete list of stations in the DWD KL recent dataset with an available daily TXK value. It is not necessarily a complete list of every official DWD measurement, as some stations (e.g., Holzdorf-Bernsdorf) may be missing TXK values in the KL files for this specific event.
Verify the Data Yourself: Don’t just take our word for it. You can explore the live, interactive data for these stations by opening the DWD Explorer and searching for them directly.
Inclusion Rules & Dataset Information:
Data source: DWD OpenData (KL recent datasets).
Dataset extraction timestamp: 2026-07-11 17:31:26 UTC.
Filter criteria: Maximum daily temperature (TXK) ≥ 40.0°C.
Displayed value: The absolute peak temperature recorded at the station during the event window.
Complete list of DWD KL stations with available TXK data (June 2026)
Station Name
Federal State
Peak Temperature (°C)
Möckern-Drewitz
Sachsen-Anhalt
41.8
Coschen
Brandenburg
41.7
Muskau, Bad
Sachsen
41.5
Saarbrücken-Burbach
Saarland
41.4
Seehausen
Sachsen-Anhalt
41.4
Waghäusel-Kirrlach
Baden-Württemberg
41.4
Genthin
Sachsen-Anhalt
41.3
Nauheim, Bad
Hessen
41.3
Frankfurt/Main-Westend
Hessen
41.2
Andernach
Rheinland-Pfalz
41.1
Frankfurt/Main
Hessen
41.1
Schipkau-Klettwitz
Brandenburg
41.1
Trier-Zewen
Rheinland-Pfalz
41.1
Baruth
Brandenburg
41.0
Kreuznach, Bad
Rheinland-Pfalz
41.0
Wusterwitz
Brandenburg
41.0
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)
Sachsen-Anhalt
40.9
Demker
Sachsen-Anhalt
40.9
Offenbach-Wetterpark
Hessen
40.9
Gardelegen
Sachsen-Anhalt
40.8
Kitzingen
Bayern
40.8
Perl-Nennig
Saarland
40.8
Cottbus
Brandenburg
40.7
Kahl/Main
Bayern
40.7
Manschnow
Brandenburg
40.6
Trier-Petrisberg
Rheinland-Pfalz
40.6
Lübben-Blumenfelde
Brandenburg
40.5
Rheinstetten
Baden-Württemberg
40.5
Artern
Thüringen
40.4
Dürkheim, Bad
Rheinland-Pfalz
40.4
Neuenahr, Bad-Ahrweiler
Rheinland-Pfalz
40.4
Potsdam
Brandenburg
40.4
Berlin Brandenburg
Brandenburg
40.3
Darmstadt
Hessen
40.3
Huy-Pabstorf
Sachsen-Anhalt
40.3
Klitzschen bei Torgau
Sachsen
40.3
Langenlipsdorf
Brandenburg
40.3
Rheinau-Memprechtshofen
Baden-Württemberg
40.3
Doberlug-Kirchhain
Brandenburg
40.2
Lüchow
Niedersachsen
40.2
Müncheberg
Brandenburg
40.2
Tönisvorst
Nordrhein-Westfalen
40.2
Weilerswist-Lommersum
Nordrhein-Westfalen
40.2
Dresden-Hosterwitz
Sachsen
40.1
Hoyerswerda
Sachsen
40.1
Köthen (Anhalt)
Sachsen-Anhalt
40.1
Lenzen/Elbe
Brandenburg
40.1
Magdeburg
Sachsen-Anhalt
40.1
Neunkirchen-Wellesweiler
Saarland
40.1
Wittenberg
Sachsen-Anhalt
40.1
Lahr
Baden-Württemberg
40.0
Leipzig-Holzhausen
Sachsen
40.0
Mannheim
Baden-Württemberg
40.0
Michelstadt
Hessen
40.0
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the highest temperature recorded in Germany during the June 2026 heatwave?
The highest value in this DWD KL extraction was 41.8°C at Möckern-Drewitz, Saxony-Anhalt. CEDIM’s post-event report, citing DWD, identifies it as Germany’s new national temperature record.
Why is 40 degrees Celsius significant for Germany?
Before 2026, Germany’s June record was 39.6°C. The June 2026 event therefore crossed 40°C in June and also exceeded the previous 41.2°C all-time national record.
Where does the data for these temperature records come from?
The station table was derived from maximum daily temperature (TXK) values available in the DWD daily climate (KL) recent dataset at the stated extraction time. Because recent files can be revised and some stations lack TXK values, the table represents a dated dataset snapshot rather than every official DWD observation.
Data Annex
The primary bar chart uses the 15 highest station peaks in the frozen DWD KL extraction. The complete 54-station inventory remains above; this annex adds the station identifiers and geographic metadata needed to reproduce the plotted subset.
Primary-chart station metadata
Primary-chart station metadata
Station
DWD station ID
Latitude
Longitude
Elevation
Möckern-Drewitz
01052
52.2174° N
12.1641° E
80 m
Coschen
06170
52.0192° N
14.7254° E
39 m
Muskau, Bad
03426
51.5660° N
14.7008° E
127 m
Saarbrücken-Burbach
06217
49.2406° N
6.9351° E
190 m
Seehausen
04642
52.8911° N
11.7297° E
22 m
Waghäusel-Kirrlach
05275
49.2445° N
8.5374° E
105 m
Genthin
01605
52.3875° N
12.1602° E
35 m
Nauheim, Bad
03442
50.3574° N
8.7506° E
149 m
Frankfurt/Main-Westend
01424
50.1269° N
8.6694° E
121 m
Andernach
00161
50.4237° N
7.4202° E
75 m
Frankfurt/Main
01420
50.0259° N
8.5213° E
100 m
Schipkau-Klettwitz
02627
51.5554° N
13.8845° E
128 m
Trier-Zewen
05099
49.7326° N
6.6131° E
132 m
Baruth
00303
52.0613° N
13.4997° E
55 m
Kreuznach, Bad
04301
49.8502° N
7.8710° E
102 m
The DWD provider ID is retained because it is the reproducible archive key. A WIGOS identifier was not asserted where the local analysis bundle did not contain a verified mapping.
Primary-chart peak data
Primary-chart peak data
Station
Peak TXK (°C)
Möckern-Drewitz
41.8
Coschen
41.7
Muskau, Bad
41.5
Saarbrücken-Burbach
41.4
Seehausen
41.4
Waghäusel-Kirrlach
41.4
Genthin
41.3
Nauheim, Bad
41.3
Frankfurt/Main-Westend
41.2
Andernach
41.1
Frankfurt/Main
41.1
Schipkau-Klettwitz
41.1
Trier-Zewen
41.1
Baruth
41.0
Kreuznach, Bad
41.0
TXK is DWD’s maximum daily air-temperature field. The extraction was frozen at 17:31:26 UTC on 11 July 2026 and filtered to June 26–28 with TXK ≥ 40.0°C.
