Best: Aug-Sep, Dec · Great: Jun-Jul · Sep for Oktoberfest · Dec for Christmas Markets
Two separate wet seasons shape the year here, roughly around June and December, with drier, more reliable stretches in between rather than one long wet or dry season. In August, expect highs around 22°C with rain on roughly 12 days of the month.
Oktoberfest (September) — The world's largest beer festival runs in Munich from mid-September into early October.
Christmas Markets (December) — Germany's Christkindlmarkt tradition — especially in Nuremberg, Dresden, and Cologne — is one of Europe's best-loved winter draws.
City sightseeing and beer gardens are year-round draws, and Munich's Oktoberfest (mid-September to early October) is the best-known festival.
German cuisine varies significantly by region — try Bavarian sausages and pretzels in the south, alongside German beer, brewed under the centuries-old Reinheitsgebot purity law.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect cold days around 3°/-1°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).
Expect cold days around 4°/-1°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 8°/1°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 13°/4°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 18°/9°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/12°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/14°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 22°/14°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 18°/10°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 13°/7°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 7°/3°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Expect cold days around 4°/0°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).