Rank 44 of 80
13.0 hot days a year, average 2016–2025. In 1951–1960 it was 3.7.
Oberhausen has no historical counterpart: no major German city was as hot in 1951–1960 as Oberhausen is today.
| Period | Hot days | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–1960 | 3.7 | 50 | |
| 1961–1970 | 4.3 | 48 | |
| 1971–1980 | 5.6 | 39 | |
| 1981–1990 | 7.7 | 19 | |
| 1991–2000 | 9.5 | 34 | |
| 2001–2010 | 9.8 | 46 | |
| 2006–2015 | 8.2 | 52 | |
| 2016–2025 | 13.0 | 44 |
This figure describes the location of Oberhausen. No city administration decides on location. On shade over streets, schoolyards and playgrounds, it does.
What can be changed
This measures the share of residential surroundings covered by trees – from the satellite, weighted by the population of the same 100 m cells as the heat figure above. Both figures therefore apply to the same places and can stand side by side. Parks, cemeteries and gardens count. The city’s stock of street trees requires the tree register.
Oberhausen has a published heat action plan: „Hitzeaktionsplan für die Stadt Oberhausen“ (2026).
Research as of 24 October 2026. Corrections and tips to kontakt@julianzuber.de.
For Oberhausen this has been analysed across the city area: trees, land, heat stress. deutschland-hitzesicher.de/oberhausen-hitzesicher (in German)
Each city has its own access to its map. Enquiries to kontakt@julianzuber.de.