Cologne, Nuremberg: Calendar Spring Clashes Head-On With Persistent Frost and Rain

Culture & SocietyApr 18, 2026score 0.505 posts · 0 replies across 5 instances

The Spring Equinox arrived, but daily weather reports from Cologne and Nuremberg show persistent frost, cold, and rain.

Community sentiment splits between acknowledging the calendar date and reporting miserable local conditions. Supporters of the equinox, like @[email protected], point to early blooms like coltsfoot as proof of warming. Conversely, @[email protected] and @[email protected] emphasize the raw, visible cold that contradicts the supposed seasonal shift. @[email protected] notes minor improvements—rain continuing but frost receding—while @[email protected] describes continuing physical commitment to outdoor life despite starting tours in the frost.

The overwhelming consensus is a delayed spring. People are documenting the frustrating gap between the expected natural shift and the stubbornly wintery reality on the ground.

Key points

SUPPORT

The calendar declared the Equinox, yet the morning in Cologne was still notably frosty.

Directly stated by @[email protected].

SUPPORT

The overall environment remains decidedly 'Winterlich,' overriding the date.

Reported strongly by @[email protected].

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Early blooming flowers act as physical evidence that the thaw is beginning.

Evidenced by @[email protected] posting coltsfoot flowers.

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Outdoor activity, specifically 20km cycling, continues despite starting in frost.

Documented by @[email protected], suggesting persistence over comfort.

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Rain continues to fall, but observers note gradual, small improvements in the weather trend.

Observation from @[email protected] regarding the lifting of the frost.

Source posts

@[email protected]

Heute ist Frühlings-Tagundnachtgleiche - der Morgen war aber noch ziemlich frostig! ❄️

Today is the spring equinox* - but it was still quite frosty this morning! ❄️

@NatGunt #Flowers #FlowerFriday #Wildflowers #Photography #BloomScrolling #FleurisTonFil #Florespondence #NaturePhotography #Gardening #Nature #WildflowerWednesday #Sonnenfrühlingsstrahlen

#VernalEquinox #MarchEquinox
* The start of spring in the northern hemisphere and the start of autumn in the southern hemisphere

1 boosts · 14 favs · 0 replies · Mar 20, 2026

#flowers#flowerfriday#wildflowers#photography#bloomscrolling#fleuristonfil

@[email protected]

Winterlich.

#FensterFreitag #WindowsFriday #FenêtreVendredi #Nürnberg #GNM #GNM_Nürnberg

2 boosts · 9 favs · 0 replies · Jan 16, 2026

#fensterfreitag#windowsfriday#fenetrevendredi#nurnberg#gnm#gnm_nurnberg

@[email protected]

Happy Equinox!! 

It's been too cold and snowy here to get out hiking yet, but here's a flower from March of 2024 when the weather was nicer. It's a coltsfoot (𝘛𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘢), one of the first flowers to appear in this area as the weather warms:

#FlowerFriday #VernalEquinox #Spring #BloomScrolling #FloweringFriday #wildflowers

6 boosts · 2 favs · 0 replies · Mar 20, 2026

#flowerfriday#vernalequinox#spring#bloomscrolling#floweringfriday#wildflowers

@[email protected]

#dwr #freetube #fedibikes #MdRddG #NI #MdRzA #obob #fahrrad #FahrradStattPorsche #frostpendeln
#TousledCraneonTour

#Welt! Bist du noch da?

#Wetter - wechselhaft

Am #Wochenende morgens bei #Frost gestartet und auf der kleinen 20km-Runde mit vielen #Bankzeiten Stück für Stück ausgezogen:
Es lebe die #Zwiebeltechnik.

Aber echt jetzt, jetzt wo #ChuckNorris mir nicht mehr #Paroli bieten kann, meint wohl einer der vielen #Wettergötter mich ärgern zu müssen: 

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0 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Mar 24, 2026

#dwr#freetube#fedibikes#mdrddg#ni#mdrza

@[email protected]

Äntligen lite vår … jag jämför fredag och söndag. Fortfarande regn, men lite kallare idag. Och tjälen har släppt i natt. Koltrastarna har ingen sjö att bada i längre

Finally some spring... I compare Friday and Sunday. Still rain, but a little colder today. And the frost has let up over night. The blackbirds have no lake to bath in anymore

#spring #weather #fensterFreitag #fenster #sunday

0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Mar 1, 2026

#spring#weather#fensterfreitag#fenster#sunday