Hurricane Festival: what was the weather like at past editions?

At 23 of 27 editions of Hurricane Festival from 1997 to 2025 (85%), at least one festival day had rain (≥ 1 mm); a day of 30 °C or more came at 2 of 27 editions. Source: ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), data to 2025.

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Data updated: 2 November 2026 · Sources, licences and data

Calculated 3 November 2026 · weather: ERA5 1997–2025 · edition dates checked 2 November 2026

23 / 27editions with at least one rainy day

60%of festival days rainy

5 / 27editions with mud (≥ 40 mm incl. the week before)

2 / 27editions with a day ≥ 30 °C

7 °C (1999)coldest night

7 mmmedian rain per edition

Climate of the usual dates

If the next edition falls on its usual dates (21–23 June), the weather on those calendar days in 1991–2025 gives these odds:

80% — chance of at least one rainy day
47% — share of rainy days
20 °C — average daily maximum
11% — chance of a day of 30 °C or more
14% — chance of a night below 8 °C

Average daily maximum on these dates: 19.4 °C in 1991–2005, 21.7 °C in 2011–2025.

At Hurricane Festival, rain is more the rule than the exception: a raincoat and wellies are needed almost every year. But late June in these parts has warmed up noticeably, and a hot day is now worth planning for too. Below is the weather of past editions and the climate of the usual dates from ERA5, not a forecast.

Rain, mud and heat at past editions

60% of festival days are rainy. Mud (40 mm or more over the festival days and the week before) has happened 5 times out of 27: in 2016, 24–26 June, it rained all 3 days and delivered 48 mm; 2024 brought 34 mm. Days of 30 °C or more have occurred twice, most recently in 2025 (32 °C), while the coldest night, 7 °C, came in 1999.

2027: 18–20 June in Scheeßel

The festival runs 18–20 June 2027 at the Eichenring, three days earlier than the usual dates of 21–23 June. For those dates, the 1991–2025 climate gives an 80% chance of at least one rainy day, a daytime high of 20 °C, an 11% chance of a day of 30 °C or more and a 14% chance of a night below 8 °C. The average maximum has risen from 19.4 °C (1991–2005) to 21.7 °C (2011–2025). The method is described in the methodology.

Weather at past editions

editions with at least one rainy day · Rain, mm

Year	Dates	Rainy days	Rain	Max	Night min
2025	20–22 June	1 / 3	6 mm	32 °C	8 °C
2024	21–23 June	2 / 3	34 mm	23 °C	13 °C
2023	16–18 June	0 / 3	0 mm	28 °C	13 °C
2022	17–19 June	1 / 3	7 mm	26 °C	9 °C
2019	21–23 June	0 / 3	0 mm	27 °C	9 °C
2018	22–24 June	2 / 3	5 mm	16 °C	10 °C
2017	23–25 June	3 / 3	9 mm	22 °C	15 °C
2016	24–26 June	3 / 3	48 mm	26 °C	13 °C
2015	19–21 June	3 / 3	9 mm	18 °C	9 °C
2014	20–22 June	1 / 3	2 mm	17 °C	11 °C
2013	21–23 June	3 / 3	14 mm	22 °C	14 °C
2012	22–24 June	2 / 3	18 mm	20 °C	13 °C
2011	17–19 June	3 / 3	13 mm	18 °C	12 °C
2010	18–20 June	2 / 3	4 mm	16 °C	9 °C
2009	19–21 June	3 / 3	8 mm	17 °C	9 °C
2008	20–22 June	1 / 3	7 mm	29 °C	11 °C
2007	22–24 June	2 / 3	17 mm	22 °C	13 °C
2006	23–25 June	1 / 3	4 mm	29 °C	11 °C
2005	10–12 June	3 / 3	10 mm	15 °C	7 °C
2004	25–27 June	2 / 3	10 mm	21 °C	10 °C
2003	20–22 June	1 / 3	5 mm	21 °C	10 °C
2002	22–23 June	1 / 2	2 mm	22 °C	12 °C
2001	23–24 June	0 / 2	1 mm	18 °C	11 °C
2000	24–25 June	2 / 2	14 mm	16 °C	12 °C
1999	26–27 June	1 / 2	6 mm	24 °C	7 °C
1998	20–21 June	0 / 2	0 mm	30 °C	14 °C
1997	21–22 June	2 / 2	10 mm	18 °C	11 °C

How to read these numbers

ERA5 is a reanalysis on a 0.25° grid (about 25 km): it counts slightly more light-rain days than nearby weather stations (by about 5–7 percentage points) and gives daytime highs about 1–2.5 °C below station readings, so real hot days were hotter than shown here.
Edition window: the official programme days (main festival days, without camping or warm-up days before the start).
“Mud” means at least 40 mm of rain over the festival days and the week before.
Dates of past editions: Wikidata and Wikipedia (de, en, fr, it, nl); cancelled editions (e.g. 2020–21) are not counted.

Dates and sources

Coordinates: 53.159, 9.523; ERA5 cell centred at 53.25, 9.50 (average ground height of the cell 42 m).