Essen is one of the warmest cities in Germany. It has a temperate-oceanic climate with relatively cool winters and mild summers. Its average annual temperature is 10 �C (50 �F): 13.3 �C (56 �F) during the day and 6.7 �C (44 �F) at night. The average annual precipitation is 934 millimetres (37 in). The coldest month of the year is January, when the average temperature is 2.4 �C (36 �F). The warmest months are July and August, with an average temperature of 18 �C (64 �F)
