diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/thoughtbot/tropos/viewmodels/CurrentWeatherViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/thoughtbot/tropos/viewmodels/CurrentWeatherViewModel.kt
index 303ef86..fadcecd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/thoughtbot/tropos/viewmodels/CurrentWeatherViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/thoughtbot/tropos/viewmodels/CurrentWeatherViewModel.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class CurrentWeatherViewModel(val context: Context,
     val today: Condition, val yesterday: Condition) {
 
   fun weatherSummary(): SpannableStringBuilder {
-    val adjective = tempDifference().name.toLowerCase()
+    val adjective = context.getString(tempDifference().asAdjective())
     val todayDescription = context.getString(timeOfDay().asPresentDayDescription())
     val yesterdayDescription = context.getString(timeOfDay().asPreviousDayDescription())
     val format = tempDifference().summaryFormat()
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ class CurrentWeatherViewModel(val context: Context,
     }
   }
 
+  private fun TemperatureDifference.asAdjective(): Int = when(this) {
+    SAME -> R.string.same
+    HOTTER -> R.string.hotter
+    WARMER -> R.string.warmer
+    COOLER -> R.string.cooler
+    COLDER -> R.string.colder
+  }
+
   private fun TimeOfDay.asPresentDayDescription(): Int {
     when (this) {
       MORNING -> return string.present_morning
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc9a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+  //directions
+  <string name="no_direction"></string>
+  <string name="north_abbrev">N</string>
+  <string name="north_east_abbrev">NO</string>
+  <string name="east_abbrev">O</string>
+  <string name="south_east_abbrev">SO</string>
+  <string name="south_abbrev">S</string>
+  <string name="south_west_abrrev">SW</string>
+  <string name="west_abbrev">W</string>
+  <string name="north_west_abbrev">NW</string>
+
+  //main
+  <string name="formatted_temperature_string">%1$d&#xb0; / %2$d&#xb0; / %3$d&#xb0;</string>
+  <string name="formatted_imperial_wind_string">%1$d mph %2$s</string>
+  <string name="formatted_metric_wind_string">%1$d km/h %2$s</string>
+  <string name="temperature">%d&#xb0;</string>
+  <string name="dark_sky_credit">Powered by Dark Sky</string>
+  <string name="thoughtbot">thoughtbot</string>
+  <string name="missing_location_permission_error">🙅🏾 🙅🏼 🙅🏻\n\nStandortermittlung ist ausgeschaltet. \n\nSchalte die Standortermittlung in den Einstellungen an, damit wir dir eine präzise Wettervorhersage geben können.</string>
+  <string name="generic_error_message">🙅🏾 🙅🏼 🙅🏻\n\n%s</string>
+
+  //toolbar
+  <string name="updated_at">Aktualisiert um %s</string>
+  <string name="checking_weather">Rufe Wetter ab&#8230;</string>
+  <string name="update_failed">Aktualisierung fehlgeschlagen</string>
+
+  //time of day
+  <string name="present_night">heute Abend</string>
+  <string name="present_morning">heute Morgen</string>
+  <string name="present_day">heute</string>
+  <string name="present_afternoon">heute Nachmittag</string>
+  <string name="previous_night">gestern Abend</string>
+  <string name="previous_morning">gestern Morgen</string>
+  <string name="previous_day">gestern</string>
+  <string name="previous_afternoon">gestern Nachmittag</string>
+
+  //temperature difference
+  <string name="colder">kälter</string>
+  <string name="cooler">kühler</string>
+  <string name="same">ähnlich</string>
+  <string name="warmer">wärmer</string>
+  <string name="hotter">heißer</string>
+
+  //temperature formats
+  <string name="different_temperature_format" formatted="false">Es ist %2$s %1$s als %3$s.</string>
+  <string name="same_temperature_format" formatted="false">Es ist %2$s %1$s wie %3$s.</string>
+
+  //settings
+  <string name="metric">Metrisch</string>
+  <string name="imperial">Angelsächsisch</string>
+  <string name="info">Info</string>
+  <string name="privacy_policy">Privatsphäre</string>
+  <string name="settings_menu">Einstellungen</string>
+  <string name="settings_activity_title">Einstellungen</string>
+  <string name="handcrafted_with_love_by_thoughtbot">Mit 💜 handgefertigt von thoughtbot</string>
+  <string name="close">Schließen</string>
+  <string name="unit_system">Einheitensystem</string>
+</resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index d644922..1f5dfce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@
   <string name="previous_day">yesterday</string>
   <string name="previous_afternoon">yesterday afternoon</string>
 
+  //temperature difference
+  <string name="colder">colder</string>
+  <string name="cooler">cooler</string>
+  <string name="same">same</string>
+  <string name="warmer">warmer</string>
+  <string name="hotter">hotter</string>
+
   //temperature formats
   <string name="different_temperature_format" formatted="false">It\'s %s %s than %s.</string>
   <string name="same_temperature_format" formatted="false">It\'s the %s %s as %s.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/thoughtbot/tropos/viewmodels/CurrentWeatherViewModelTest.kt b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/thoughtbot/tropos/viewmodels/CurrentWeatherViewModelTest.kt
index 11077f9..dd83b27 100644
--- a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/thoughtbot/tropos/viewmodels/CurrentWeatherViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/thoughtbot/tropos/viewmodels/CurrentWeatherViewModelTest.kt
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ class CurrentWeatherViewModelTest() {
     assertTrue { expected.contentEquals(actual) }
   }
 
+  @Config(qualifiers = "de")
+  @Test
+  fun testGermanWeatherSummary() {
+    val viewModel = CurrentWeatherViewModel(context, preferences, mockCondition, mockCondition)
+    val expected = "Es ist heute Nachmittag ähnlich wie gestern Nachmittag."
+    val actual = viewModel.weatherSummary()
+
+    assertTrue { expected.contentEquals(actual) }
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun testIcon() {
     val viewModel = CurrentWeatherViewModel(context, preferences, mockCondition, mockCondition)