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Berlin Half Marathon weather

What will race morning in Berlin cost you?

Berlin Half Marathon mornings around race day since 2021, by weather-model estimate: about 7°C (44°F) at 09:00 near Berlin. Most were 2 to 12°C.

Date
Sun, 4 Apr 2027
First start
Not confirmed
Distance
21.1 km
Mornings around race day at 09:00, by year
YearAirDew ptWindRain hrs
20256°C1°C11 km/h0%
202413°C9°C13 km/h9%
20235°C2°C11 km/h9%
20224°C-1°C19 km/h45%
20215°C1°C16 km/h0%

By weather-model estimate near the race, mornings around race day. Not station readings.

Course note

A half marathon through Berlin. The map does not say which year it shows. Use the organiser's map for this year's course. Organiser route

Typical race morning141 days to go
2:00:002:00 to 2:03Edit goal

Past starts: 7°C typical, 2 to 12°C since 2021.Live forecast opens 21 March.

01 · The conditions

Race-day weather

141 days to goForecast opens 21 March

Race-day forecasts appear 14 days before the race. Until then, here is what race morning has looked like.

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Set up Berlin in the app now: your goal, your start, your pace plan. The race-morning forecast lands in it in race week.

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02 · Same effort, different day

What the weather may cost your goal

Goal finish time

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Your goal pace5:41/km · 2:00:00 finish
Same effort in this weather2:00:00+0:00 09:00 to 11:00 · five-year average

2:00:00 goal. On a typical race morning here, expect about 2:00 to 2:03. Main factor: wind.

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RunWeather’s pace model at your goal effort, over every hour you are on course (09:00 to 11:00 local), weighted by the time you spend in each, using the five-year race-morning average. A planning preview, not a predicted finish. Hills, turns, shelter, fuelling and heat adaptation are not modelled here; rain is left out because a probability is not a measured rain rate. Explore the heat pace calculator.

View even-pace checkpoints
DistanceElapsed time
5.0 km0:28:26
10.0 km0:56:53
15.0 km1:25:19
20.0 km1:53:45
21.1 km · Finish2:00:00

In the app

Your race plan, on race morning

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  • Goal pace against race-day pace

    What your goal is worth on this morning’s weather, per km and at the finish.

  • How to spend it

    Start, middle and finish, against your average.

  • What slows you

    Heat, wind and hills, each in minutes.

Example RunWeather race plan for a hot half marathon in Florida: goal pace against race-day pace, and how to spend it from start to finish

Goal vs race day

Example RunWeather race plan for a hot half marathon in Florida: what slows you, heat and wind in minutes, then conditions from gun to finish

What slows you

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Reference

Everything else about race morning

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  • The course21.1 km · 31 to 54 m

    A half marathon through Berlin. The map does not say which year it shows. Use the organiser's map for this year's course.

    THE COURSE21.1 km
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    Berlin Half Marathon

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    Course outline. Check the organiser for this year’s route.

    Start FinishCourse

    Course year unverified. Check the organiser’s map for this year.

    ELEVATION31–54 m
    0.0 km
    Elevation
    36 m
    27 m37 m48 m58 m0.0 km12.2 km15.9 km21.9 km

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    A past course from RunWeather's race catalogue; year not confirmed. The next edition may differ; elevation is approximate. Elevation along that course, not confirmed for this year.
    01

    Check your wave assignment when matching the race to an hourly forecast.

    02

    Include a removable pre-start layer in your packing plan.

    03

    Use the first kilometres to settle into the effort that the actual conditions allow.

    Official race site ↗
  • Race-window historyLast 5 years, race date ±5 days

    A range for planning Berlin Half Marathon: weather near Berlin on race morning, the last 5 years (2021 to 2025, race date ±5 days). Not a forecast.

    Typical start-hour air7°C10th–90th percentile 2°C–12°C
    Dew point / humidity3°C76% relative humidity
    Start-hour wind14 km/hDirection varies by day
    Hours with rain13%Historical frequency at this hour
    AIR THROUGH THE RUN

    The five-year picture

    7°C → 11°C by +4h
    09:00
    Air temperature
    7°C
    Humidity
    76%
    Wind
    14 km/h
    Hours with rain
    13%
    -2°C7°C16°C24°CStartGoal finish09:0011:0013:0015:00

    Hover or drag to explore. Use ← → when focused. Shading: middle 80% of sampled temperatures.

    Five-year average Middle 80% of sampled hours

    The sampled air warms by about 4°C across four hours. Check your expected finish-hour forecast, not just the start.

    WIND CONTEXT

    Where the breeze came from

    NN: 5 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 9 km/hNENE: 11 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 13 km/hEE: 4 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 12 km/hSESE: 3 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 9 km/hSS: 2 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 11 km/hSWSW: 15 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 15 km/hWW: 8 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 21 km/hNWNW: 7 of 55 sampled start hours; mean 12 km/h
    WIND FROMSW

    15 of 55 samples · 27%
    Mean 15 km/h

    The petals show how often the wind came from each direction at the sampled start hour. They do not predict the direction on race day.

    A city-point wind rose cannot tell you which parts of the course will be sheltered or exposed. Use the live forecast and the organiser’s route map together.

    Method: 55 ERA5 hourly samples at 09:00 local time, across 11 calendar days per year in 2021–2025. A 09:00 sample is used because the organiser has not confirmed a first start in this guide. Grid weather is modelled reanalysis, not an on-course station reading. Open-Meteo Historical Weather API . Data generated 2026-10-28.

  • April climateAll-hours monthly averages

    April averages in Berlin, from 2022 to 2024. These are monthly conditions, not a race-day forecast.

    mean temperature
    9°C
    mean humidity
    72%
    mean wind
    14 km/h
    hours with rain
    19%

    Monthly, all-hours averages for Berlin, 2022–2024. Not past race-day measurements or a forecast. Rain is the share of historical hours with precipitation, not the chance of rain on race day. Source: Open-Meteo ERA5.

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  • Berlin Half Marathon FAQs7 questions

    When is the 2027 Berlin Half Marathon?

    Berlin Half Marathon is scheduled for 4 April 2027. Confirm the latest details on the official event website before travelling.

    Is the weather shown a forecast for the Berlin Half Marathon?

    Only from about 14 days before the race, when the page shows the live race-day forecast. Before that, you see the weather near the city on the mornings around race day in the last 5 years: what is typical, not what will happen. Monthly averages, when shown, cover every hour of the race month.

    What is race morning usually like at the Berlin Half Marathon?

    At 09:00 (the start time is not confirmed), mornings around race day near Berlin in the last 5 years averaged 7°C (44°F), 76% humidity and 14 km/h wind. Most started between 2°C and 12°C. This is weather near the city, not a reading from the race itself or a forecast.

    Which recent year had the warmest race morning at the Berlin Half Marathon?

    2024. Around race day that year it was about 13°C (55°F) at 09:00 (the start time is not confirmed), against 7°C (44°F) on an average year.

    Which recent year had the windiest race morning at the Berlin Half Marathon?

    2022, with about 19 km/h of wind at 09:00 (the start time is not confirmed). Over the last 5 years the wind here came mostly from the south-west.

    How should I pace the Berlin Half Marathon on a warm day?

    2:00:00 goal. On a typical race morning here, expect about 2:01 to 2:03. Main factor: wind. If race day comes in warmer, start a little easier than goal pace, run by feel to halfway and drink early. Plan my race gives your splits for the day.

    Can past years predict the weather on race day at the Berlin Half Marathon?

    No. They show what race morning is usually like, not what this year will bring. Check the live forecast in the last 14 days, look at the hours through your expected finish, and follow the organiser for start and course updates.

  • Sources and race informationOrganiser, weather data, guide reviewed 2026-09-22

    Past race-morning weather: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, weather near the city from 2021 to 2025, updated 2026-10-28. Not official race-day readings.

    Guide reviewed . RunWeather is an independent guide, not the race organiser. Dates, waves and routes can change; the organiser’s latest instructions take priority. Course map: A past course from RunWeather's race catalogue; year not confirmed. The next edition may differ; elevation is approximate.

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