Heat wave threatens: Berlin and Brandenburg sweat under 39 degrees!

Heat wave threatens: Berlin and Brandenburg sweat under 39 degrees!

Berlin, Deutschland - On June 30, 2025, Germany is once again faced with a heat wave that is characterized by high summer weather. After intensive storms in the previous week, calm, dry and very hot weather will be predicted for Berlin and Brandenburg. The German Weather Service (DWD) already expects temperatures of up to 39 degrees in the middle of the week, while the nights with low values ​​between 10 and 14 degrees offer a welcome cooling.

For Monday, the meteorologists expect sunny weather with temperatures around 27 degrees in Berlin and up to 29 degrees in the Elbe-Elster district. The temperatures rise up to 35 degrees on Tuesday, and heat with values ​​of 36 to 39 degrees is forecast for Wednesday. The daily maximum values ​​are accompanied by plenty of sunshine and a weak to moderate wind that sporadically ensures some relief. At night the sky remains cloudless, which leads to relatively high minimum temperatures.

health dangers and recommendations

The upcoming temperatures bring health risks, especially for older people and people with previous illnesses. The DWD and the Ministry of Health in Brandenburg warn of the dangers of the heat and urgently give recommendations: drinking a lot, avoiding strenuous activities and visiting cooler places. In large parts of Germany, especially in the south and west, there is also the risk of tropical nights, defined as nights with temperatures above 20 degrees.

climate change and its consequences

climate change is an essential factor for the frequency and intensity of heat waves in Germany. Forecasts show that extreme heat events will increase in the future. An investigation by the Federal Environment Agency reports that between 2000 and 2024 the number of so -called "hot days" (temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius) and "tropical nights" (temperatures not below 20 degrees Celsius) has increased significantly. In Hitzesommern, more than 15,600 people died in Germany in 2018 and 2019. Against this background, an increase in mortality by 1 to 6 % per degree Celsius temperature increase is also forecast. The combination of hot days and tropical nights over longer periods of time, which is referred to as heat waves, harbors a special health risk, especially in urban areas where the heat isolated effect occurs increasingly.

For further details on the current weather conditions in Berlin and Brandenburg, we refer to the reporting of rbb24 . The comprehensive warnings of the German Weather Service and the health aspects that from Environmental Federal Agency provide further important information.