Heat wave in Kitzingen: New record of 35.5 degrees Celsius!

Heat wave in Kitzingen: New record of 35.5 degrees Celsius!

What are these hot times in Bavaria! On June 14, 2025, the German Weather Service (DWD) in Kitzingen, a city with a good 23,000 inhabitants, set up a new heat record. In order to be precise, an impressive 35.5 degrees Celsius were measured at 3 p.m., a value that remains unmatched up to the present time. This is the highest value that was registered in Germany on this day, as reports t-online.de. The weather station in Kitzingen, located at 193 meters above the National Null, has already reached heat highs in the past, including 40.3 degrees Celsius in 2015.

The cities in Lower Franconia are known for their warm climate, and Kitzingen is no exception. Especially in summer one can often speak of high temperatures here. However, the DWD evaluates the current record value as "provisionally", which does not rule out a slight adjustment in the next few days. It is estimated that this record remains for the time being and that the next few days do not have a similarly high values ​​above 35 degrees Celsius, but occasionally temperatures above 30 degrees, mainly in southwestern Germany.

climate change on the advance

But it is not just the heat potential in Kitzingen that should give us to think. A look at climate development in Germany shows that the middle temperature has increased by 1.7 degrees Celsius since 1881. The fact that every decade has been warmer than the previous one since 1971 is particularly worrying. [Federal Environment Agency] (https://www.umweltbundamt.de/monitoring-zur-das/klima development-in-deutschland) points out that the number of hot days, i.e. days with over 30 degrees Celsius, has more than tripled since 1951. This gives an idea of ​​how global warming affects our weather conditions.

worldwide have been recorded 21 of the 22 warmest years since 2001, which underlines the urgency of climate protection measures. It is said that the temperatures could increase by up to 4.7 degrees Celsius by 2100 if there are no significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. This also means that we should adjust to an increase in extreme weather events and less cold winter. A worrying development for the coming years.

The future in view

If you wonder what the other forecasts look like, you can calm down that the DWD does not expect new maximum temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius for the coming week. For this, summer temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius are expected, so the warm atmosphere continues to run in the months. In all the midsummer weather, however, it is also important to deal with the resources all the more carefully to keep the effects of climate change within limits.