Vitamin D from sunlight in Germany
How long you need in the sun to make vitamin D, and when the sun is too low to make any at all, for 26 cities in Germany.
| City | Latitude | Elevation | Vitamin D winter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 52.52°N | 74 m | 21 Sep – 2 Apr (194 days) |
| Hamburg | 53.55°N | 9 m | 17 Sep – 6 Apr (202 days) |
| Munich | 48.14°N | 524 m | 6 Oct – 17 Mar (163 days) |
| Köln | 50.93°N | 58 m | 26 Sep – 28 Mar (184 days) |
| Frankfurt am Main | 50.12°N | 113 m | 28 Sep – 25 Mar (179 days) |
| Düsseldorf | 51.22°N | 42 m | 25 Sep – 29 Mar (186 days) |
| Essen | 51.46°N | 83 m | 24 Sep – 29 Mar (187 days) |
| Dortmund | 51.51°N | 96 m | 24 Sep – 29 Mar (187 days) |
| Dresden | 51.05°N | 116 m | 25 Sep – 28 Mar (185 days) |
| Bremen | 53.08°N | 17 m | 19 Sep – 4 Apr (198 days) |
| Hannover | 52.37°N | 57 m | 21 Sep – 2 Apr (194 days) |
| Leipzig | 51.34°N | 116 m | 25 Sep – 29 Mar (186 days) |
| Duisburg | 51.43°N | 38 m | 24 Sep – 29 Mar (187 days) |
| Bochum | 51.48°N | 102 m | 24 Sep – 29 Mar (187 days) |
| Wuppertal | 51.26°N | 150 m | 25 Sep – 28 Mar (185 days) |
| Bielefeld | 52.03°N | 111 m | 22 Sep – 31 Mar (191 days) |
| Bonn | 50.73°N | 64 m | 26 Sep – 27 Mar (183 days) |
| Münster | 51.96°N | 64 m | 22 Sep – 31 Mar (191 days) |
| Wiesbaden | 50.09°N | 147 m | 29 Sep – 24 Mar (177 days) |
| Gelsenkirchen | 51.51°N | 48 m | 24 Sep – 30 Mar (188 days) |
| Aachen | 50.78°N | 266 m | 27 Sep – 26 Mar (181 days) |
| Mönchengladbach | 51.19°N | 57 m | 25 Sep – 28 Mar (185 days) |
| Kiel | 54.32°N | 7 m | 14 Sep – 8 Apr (207 days) |
| Chemnitz | 50.84°N | 306 m | 27 Sep – 26 Mar (181 days) |
| Braunschweig | 52.27°N | 72 m | 21 Sep – 1 Apr (193 days) |
| Magdeburg | 52.13°N | 47 m | 22 Sep – 1 Apr (192 days) |
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