Today is June 21, 2026. This is the summer solstice. The summer starts on this day. It is the longest day of the year. The sun shines very long in many cities. In Rostock the sun shines 17 hours. In Munich the sun shines 16 hours. After this day the days get shorter again. Experts explain this with the earth axis. The earth axis leans toward the sun in June. Therefore the sun stands very high at noon.
The weather has 2 sides today. It is dry in the north of Germany. There is sun and there are clouds. The air gets 20 to 27 degrees warm. It is much hotter in the middle and south. The heat rises up to 34 degrees there. In the south-west it gets 39 degrees. The air is very wet and heavy. This is hard for the body. Old people must drink much water. They stay in cool rooms.
Weather experts warn of heavy storms. The hot air meets cool air from the north. Heavy storms happen in the afternoon. It rains hard and it hails. Hails are small ice balls from the sky. Stormy wind is also possible. The middle and the south-east have many storms. There was much rain in Styria in Austria on Saturday. The fire brigade helped often. New storms are coming to Berlin and Brandenburg today. Lightning causes fires. Lightning makes trees fall down.
