{"id":338088,"date":"2025-08-12T09:29:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/338088\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:29:10","slug":"air-conditioner-sales-up-as-heat-wave-hits-dw-08-12-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/338088\/","title":{"rendered":"Air conditioner sales up as heat wave hits \u2013 DW \u2013 08\/12\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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08\/12\/2025August 12, 2025European heatwave reaches Germany<\/p>\n

A heat wave<\/a> that has gripped Europe for weeks has now arrived in Germany<\/a>, with temperatures reaching 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday and national weather service DWD forecasting them to climb as high as 38 degrees<\/a> by mid-week. Temperatures along Germany’s northern coast will be a few degrees cooler.<\/p>\n

Adding to the discomfort of those high temperatures\u00a0comes increased humidity, with the threat of major thundershowers increasing as temperatures and humidity reach their high point on Thursday.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the DWD advised citizens to “drink a lot, try to stay in the shade, avoid physical exertion and keep your home cool.”<\/p>\n

Meteorologists say it is unclear exactly how long the current heat wave will last before it moves eastward.<\/p>\n

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08\/12\/2025August 12, 2025Germany becoming an A\/C country<\/p>\n

Germany has dramatically increased the number of air-conditioning units<\/a> that it produces and imports as heat waves in the country grow in both frequency and intensity.<\/p>\n

Germany’s\u00a0Federal Statistical Office recorded a 92% increase in domestic production in 2024, which jumped from 164,000 units produced in 2023 to 317,000 in 2024.<\/p>\n

Overall, production has risen 75% over the past five years.<\/p>\n

Imports, too, remain high, with Germany purchasing \u20ac949 million ($1.1 billion) worth of units in 2024, slightly less than the record of \u20ac957 million set in 2023.<\/p>\n

One-in-four imported A\/C units was manufactured in Italy, followed by China and Sweden.<\/p>\n

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Sean Sinico<\/p>\n

Guten Tag\u00a0from Bonn, where summer is definitely making itself felt.<\/p>\n

Temperatures have crossed the 30-degree Celsius mark and are forecast to climb higher over the next few days.<\/p>\n

Those temperatures are driving sales of air conditioners and even their wildly increased domestic production.<\/p>\n

We’ll be looking at this and other German news here in this blog.<\/p>\n

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