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Warming stripes for Bremen, Lower Saxony and Hamburg (1881-2019). Based on data from the DWD, the increase in average temperature is shown. Source: www.showyourstripes.info Warming stripes for Bremen, Lower Saxony and Hamburg (1881-2019). Based on data from the DWD, showing the increase in average temperatures. Source: www.showyourstripes.info

From 1881 to 2020 the annual average air temperature in Bremen and Bremerhaven has increased by approx. 1.7 °C. Global warming will continue and as a consequence, the two cities are expecting and experiencing climatic changes. This especially entails:

• Increasing average annual temperatures and heat days
• changing precipitation and dry periods
• increase in extreme precipitation
• sea level rise and therefore potentially altered storm and strom surge development

Here you will find an overview of the climatic changes in Bremen and Bremerhaven in the past - and their expected future development. This is based on available data for the region, provided by the German Weather Service (DWD) and regional climate projections.