Editing Essen (section)

=== Climate ===
Essen has a typical [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfb''; [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]]: ''Dobk'') with cool winters and warm summers (different from [[Berlin]] or [[Stuttgart]]). Without large mountains and the presence of inland seas, it ends up extending a predominantly [[Oceanic climate|marine climate]] is found in Essen, usually a little more extreme and drier in other continents in such [[Location|geographical location]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=1401&cityname=Essen,+North+Rhine-Westphalia,+Germany&units=|title=Essen, Germany Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=31 January 2019|archive-date=31 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131174402/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=1401&cityname=Essen%252C+North+Rhine-Westphalia%252C+Germany&units=|url-status=live}}</ref> Its average annual temperature is {{convert|10|C|F|0}}: {{convert|13.3|C|F|0}} during the day and {{convert|6.7|C|F|0}} at night. The average annual precipitation is {{convert|934|mm|in|0}}. The coldest month of the year is January, when the average temperature is {{convert|2.4|C|F|0}}. The warmest months are July and August, with an average temperature of {{convert|18|C|F|0}}.<ref name = wmo>{{Cite web|url=https://worldweather.wmo.int/016/c01345.htm|title=World Weather Information Service – Essen|website=worldweather.wmo.int|access-date=4 May 2022|archive-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310082909/https://worldweather.wmo.int/016/c01345.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Essen weather station has recorded the following extreme values:<ref name=sklima/>
* Highest Temperature {{convert|40.0|C|F}} on [[2019_European_heatwaves#Germany|25 July 2019]].
* Warmest Minimum {{convert|24.4|C|F}} on 1 August 1943.
* Coldest Maximum {{convert|-13.8|C|F}} on 1 February 1956.
* Lowest Temperature {{convert|-24.0|C|F}} on 27 January 1942.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://meteorologyclimate.com/extreme-temperature-records.htm|title=Extreme temperature records since 1850|website=meteorologyclimate.com|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329142642/http://www.meteorologyclimate.com/extreme-temperature-records.htm|archive-date=29 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=wetterzentrale/>
* Highest Daily Precipitation {{convert|109.8|mm|in|abbr=on}} on 14 August 1954.
* Wettest Month {{convert|235.0|mm|in|abbr=on}} in August 1938.
* Wettest Year {{convert|1372.1|mm|in|abbr=on}} in 2023.
* Driest Year {{convert|573.0|mm|in|abbr=on}} in 1959.
* Earliest Snowfall: 4 November 1966.
* Latest Snowfall: 28 April 1985.
* Longest annual sunshine: 2,058.8 hours in 2022.
* Shortest annual sunshine: 1,192.5 hours in 1962.

{{Weather box
|width=auto	
|location = Essen-[[Bredeney]]: 161m, 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1935-present
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 16.2
|Feb record high C = 19.5
|Mar record high C = 24.5
|Apr record high C = 28.9
|May record high C = 32.0
|Jun record high C = 34.5
|Jul record high C = 40.0
|Aug record high C = 36.6
|Sep record high C = 32.7
|Oct record high C = 26.4
|Nov record high C = 20.2
|Dec record high C = 16.8
|Jan avg record high C = 11.9
|Feb avg record high C = 13.0
|Mar avg record high C = 18.0
|Apr avg record high C = 23.0
|May avg record high C = 26.4
|Jun avg record high C = 30.1
|Jul avg record high C = 32.0
|Aug avg record high C = 31.3
|Sep avg record high C = 26.3
|Oct avg record high C = 21.2
|Nov avg record high C = 15.9
|Dec avg record high C = 12.2
|year avg record high C = 33.7
|Jan high C = 5.1
|Feb high C = 6.1
|Mar high C = 10.0
|Apr high C = 14.5
|May high C = 18.2
|Jun high C = 21.1
|Jul high C = 23.5
|Aug high C = 23.0
|Sep high C = 19.0
|Oct high C = 14.2
|Nov high C = 9.1
|Dec high C = 5.7
|year high C = 14.1
|Jan mean C = 2.9
|Feb mean C = 3.4
|Mar mean C = 6.4
|Apr mean C = 10.2
|May mean C = 13.8
|Jun mean C = 16.6
|Jul mean C = 18.7
|Aug mean C = 18.4
|Sep mean C = 14.9
|Oct mean C = 10.8
|Nov mean C = 6.7
|Dec mean C = 3.7
|year mean C = 10.5
|Jan low C = 0.6
|Feb low C = 0.8
|Mar low C = 3.1
|Apr low C = 5.9
|May low C = 9.2
|Jun low C = 12.0
|Jul low C = 14.3
|Aug low C = 14.2
|Sep low C = 11.3
|Oct low C = 7.9
|Nov low C = 4.3
|Dec low C = 1.6
|year low C = 7.1
|Jan avg record low C = -6.9
|Feb avg record low C = -5.6
|Mar avg record low C = -2.9
|Apr avg record low C = -0.3
|May avg record low C = 3.1
|Jun avg record low C = 6.9
|Jul avg record low C = 9.7
|Aug avg record low C = 9.2
|Sep avg record low C = 6.5
|Oct avg record low C = 1.5
|Nov avg record low C = -1.7
|Dec avg record low C = -5.3
|year avg record low C = -9.0
|Jan record low C = -24.0
|Feb record low C = -18.2
|Mar record low C = -11.1
|Apr record low C = -4.6
|May record low C = -1.8
|Jun record low C = 1.0
|Jul record low C = 4.4
|Aug record low C = 6.0
|Sep record low C = 0.7
|Oct record low C = -4.7
|Nov record low C = -7.8
|Dec record low C = -16.7
|precipitation colour = green	
|Jan precipitation mm = 84.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 66.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 65.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 52.5
|May precipitation mm = 67.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 79.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 85.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 92.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 74.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 77.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 79.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 94.0
|year precipitation mm = 925.3
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm	
|Jan precipitation days = 18.6
|Feb precipitation days = 16.1
|Mar precipitation days = 16.4
|Apr precipitation days = 13.3
|May precipitation days = 14.3
|Jun precipitation days = 14.5
|Jul precipitation days = 15.2
|Aug precipitation days = 15.3
|Sep precipitation days = 14.8
|Oct precipitation days = 16.3
|Nov precipitation days = 18.6
|Dec precipitation days = 19.9
|year precipitation days = 193.1
|Jan snow depth cm = 4.4
|Feb snow depth cm = 4.0
|Mar snow depth cm = 1.6
|Apr snow depth cm = trace
|May snow depth cm = 0
|Jun snow depth cm = 0
|Jul snow depth cm = 0
|Aug snow depth cm = 0
|Sep snow depth cm = 0
|Oct snow depth cm = 0
|Nov snow depth cm = 1.6
|Dec snow depth cm = 3.6
|year snow depth cm = 8.4
|humidity colour = green
|Jan humidity = 84.0
|Feb humidity = 80.5
|Mar humidity = 74.8
|Apr humidity = 68.8
|May humidity = 69.4
|Jun humidity = 71.3
|Jul humidity = 70.7
|Aug humidity = 71.4
|Sep humidity = 77.5
|Oct humidity = 81.9
|Nov humidity = 85.3
|Dec humidity = 86.1
|year humidity = 76.8
|Jan sun = 55.4
|Feb sun = 72.8
|Mar sun = 125.9
|Apr sun = 172.9
|May sun = 204.7
|Jun sun = 197.7
|Jul sun = 208.2
|Aug sun = 193.0
|Sep sun = 149.7
|Oct sun = 109.7
|Nov sun = 60.6
|Dec sun = 45.1
|year sun = 1593.7
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230916130115/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Essen-Bredeney_10410.csv
|archive-date = 16 September 2023
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Essen-Bredeney_10410.csv
|title = Essen-Bredeney Climate Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|access-date = 16 September 2023}}</ref>
|source 2 = DWD Open Data<ref name=wetterzentrale>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.wetterzentrale.de/extremes_y.php?station=1303&country=1&order=1&extreem=X_TX
|title = Extremwertanalyse der DWD-Stationen, Tagesmaxima, Dekadenrekorde, usw.
|publisher = DWD
|language = de
|access-date = 29 October 2024}}</ref><ref name=sklima>{{cite web 
|url = http://sklima.de/datenbank_auswertung.php?tab=2
|title = Monatsauswertung 
|website = sklima.de 
|publisher = SKlima 
|language = de 
|access-date = 29 October 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{Weather box
|width = 100%
|collapsed = y
|metric first = y
|single line = y
|location = Essen-[[Bredeney]]: 161m, 1961-1990 normals
|Jan high C = 3.9
|Feb high C = 5.1
|Mar high C = 8.3
|Apr high C = 12.4
|May high C = 17.1
|Jun high C = 20.0
|Jul high C = 21.6 
|Aug high C = 21.6    
|Sep high C = 18.4    
|Oct high C = 14.0   
|Nov high C = 8.1
|Dec high C = 4.9
|year high C = 12.9
|Jan mean C = 1.9
|Feb mean C = 2.5
|Mar mean C = 5.1
|Apr mean C = 8.5
|May mean C = 12.9
|Jun mean C = 15.7
|Jul mean C = 17.4
|Aug mean C = 17.2
|Sep mean C = 14.4
|Oct mean C = 10.4
|Nov mean C = 5.7
|Dec mean C = 2.9
|year mean C = 9.6
|Jan low C = -0.3
|Feb low C = 0.0
|Mar low C = 2.2
|Apr low C = 4.8
|May low C = 8.7    
|Jun low C = 11.5    
|Jul low C = 13.2    
|Aug low C = 13.3    
|Sep low C = 11.1   
|Oct low C = 7.9   
|Nov low C = 3.5
|Dec low C = 0.9  
|year low C = 6.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 81
|Feb precipitation mm = 57
|Mar precipitation mm = 75
|Apr precipitation mm = 68
|May precipitation mm = 73
|Jun precipitation mm = 97
|Jul precipitation mm = 89
|Aug precipitation mm = 77
|Sep precipitation mm = 73
|Oct precipitation mm = 70
|Nov precipitation mm = 83
|Dec precipitation mm = 90
|year precipitation mm = 933
|Jan sun = 44.5
|Feb sun = 76.2
|Mar sun = 102.6
|Apr sun = 147.0
|May sun = 192.6
|Jun sun = 181.6
|Jul sun = 186.0
|Aug sun = 183.1
|Sep sun = 134.5
|Oct sun = 111.1
|Nov sun = 55.7
|Dec sun = 38.8
|year sun = 1453.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 14
|Feb precipitation days = 10
|Mar precipitation days = 13
|Apr precipitation days = 12
|May precipitation days = 12
|Jun precipitation days = 12
|Jul precipitation days = 11
|Aug precipitation days = 10
|Sep precipitation days = 11
|Oct precipitation days = 10
|Nov precipitation days = 14
|Dec precipitation days = 14
|year precipitation days = 143
|source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name = noaa>{{cite web
|url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_VI/DL/10410.TXT
|title = Essen (10410) – WMO Weather Station
|access-date = 31 January 2019
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230930145718/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_VI/DL/10410.TXT
|archive-date = 2023-09-30
|url-status = dead
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]
}} [https://archive.org/details/19611990NormalsNOAAEssen Archived] 31 January 2019, at the [[Wayback Machine]]</ref>
}}