Spring 2026 warm Germany: March 2026 is making climate history. Average temperatures across Germany are running around 4.1 degrees above the long-term mean from 1961 to 1990, a figure that stands out even against the backdrop of a warming Central Europe. Several weather stations reported their warmest March values on record.
Responsible for this exceptional early spring is what meteorologists call an omega blocking pattern, or blocking high. A stationary high-pressure system settles over Central Europe and blocks Atlantic cold air masses for weeks. The isobar structure resembles the Greek letter omega, hence the name. Cold fronts from the Atlantic are deflected northwards or southwards, while Germany remains under persistent sunshine and dry air.
In Munich, average daily maximum temperatures in March 2026 ranged between 18 and 20 degrees Celsius. By comparison, March 2025 saw just 11 to 13 degrees. Sunshine duration also significantly exceeded the long-term average, with many days recording more than ten hours of sun. Check out the direct comparison of Munich March 2025 vs. March 2026 in the tool below.
This spring is no coincidence. The last five spring seasons in Germany have all been warmer than the 1991–2020 reference average. Climate change is shifting baselines, and extreme events like this blocking high are becoming more frequent and more intense. That doesn't mean every March will be this warm, but the probability of such upward outliers is measurably increasing.
Want to verify the temperature difference for your own city? Visit the Berlin city page at /en/compare/berlin or simply enter any location in the tool below. Set March 2025 as the first period and March 2026 as the second, and see how large the difference really is.