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Best time to visit Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Month-by-month weather averages for Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany

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  • Best month
  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January0.9 °C / 34 °F-7.2 °C / 19 °F95 mm / 3.7 inneither best nor good
February2.8 °C / 37 °F-5.7 °C / 22 °F75 mm / 2.9 inneither best nor good
March6.5 °C / 44 °F-2.8 °C / 27 °F97 mm / 3.8 inneither best nor good
April11.1 °C / 52 °F0.8 °C / 33 °F108 mm / 4.2 inneither best nor good
May14.4 °C / 58 °F5 °C / 41 °F200 mm / 7.9 inneither best nor good
June18.7 °C / 66 °F9.2 °C / 49 °F201 mm / 7.9 inneither best nor good
July20.2 °C / 68 °F10.8 °C / 51 °F209 mm / 8.2 inneither best nor good
August19.7 °C / 67 °F10.5 °C / 51 °F212 mm / 8.4 inneither best nor good
September16 °C / 61 °F7.1 °C / 45 °F144 mm / 5.7 inneither best nor good
October12.2 °C / 54 °F3.5 °C / 38 °F110 mm / 4.3 inneither best nor good
November6.5 °C / 44 °F-1.2 °C / 30 °F91 mm / 3.6 inneither best nor good
December2.2 °C / 36 °F-5.2 °C / 23 °F94 mm / 3.7 inneither best nor good
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: neither
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: neither
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither

No month is good for this in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Hiking and trekking

Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: good
  5. MMay: neither
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: good
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither
Good
April, September–October
Why these months

  • April · good

    In its favour: average daily high 11.1 °C / 52 °F, precipitation 108 mm / 4.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 76%, daylight per day 13.6 h, feels like (high) 8.9 °C / 48 °F, average daily low 0.8 °C / 33 °F, wind (daily max) 9 km/h / 5 mph.

    Against: wet days 15.2 days, days with heavy rain 4 days.

  • September · good

    In its favour: average daily high 16 °C / 61 °F, feels like (high) 15.3 °C / 60 °F, average daily low 7.1 °C / 45 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 69%, daylight per day 12.6 h, wind (daily max) 7 km/h / 5 mph.

    Against: days with heavy rain 5.8 days, wet days 15.2 days, precipitation 144 mm / 5.7 in.

  • October · good

    In its favour: average daily high 12.2 °C / 54 °F, precipitation 110 mm / 4.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 69%, feels like (high) 10.5 °C / 51 °F, average daily low 3.5 °C / 38 °F, daylight per day 10.9 h, wet days 12.6 days, wind (daily max) 8 km/h / 5 mph.

    Against: days with heavy rain 4.2 days.

Skiing and snow

Wants cold and snowfall; sunshine barely matters.

  1. JJanuary: best
  2. FFebruary: best
  3. MMarch: best
  4. AApril: good
  5. MMay: neither
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: best
  12. DDecember: best
Best
November–March
Good
April, October
Why these months

  • January · best

    In its favour: snowfall 53 cm / 20.9 in, average daily high 0.9 °C / 34 °F, days with snow 17.7 days, average daily low -7.2 °C / 19 °F, wind (daily max) 9 km/h / 5 mph, daylight per day 8.9 h.

  • February · best

    In its favour: snowfall 42 cm / 16.4 in, average daily high 2.8 °C / 37 °F, days with snow 15.1 days, average daily low -5.7 °C / 22 °F, wind (daily max) 8 km/h / 5 mph, daylight per day 10.3 h.

  • March · best

    In its favour: snowfall 43 cm / 16.7 in, days with snow 15.6 days, average daily low -2.8 °C / 27 °F, wind (daily max) 9 km/h / 5 mph, daylight per day 11.9 h.

    Against: average daily high 6.5 °C / 44 °F.

  • April · good

    In its favour: snowfall 27 cm / 10.7 in, days with snow 9.5 days, wind (daily max) 9 km/h / 5 mph, daylight per day 13.6 h.

    Against: average daily high 11.1 °C / 52 °F, average daily low 0.8 °C / 33 °F.

  • October · good

    In its favour: days with snow 5.1 days, wind (daily max) 8 km/h / 5 mph, daylight per day 10.9 h.

    Against: average daily high 12.2 °C / 54 °F, snowfall 15 cm / 5.9 in, average daily low 3.5 °C / 38 °F.

  • November · best

    In its favour: snowfall 36 cm / 14.1 in, days with snow 11.4 days, average daily low -1.2 °C / 30 °F, wind (daily max) 8 km/h / 5 mph, daylight per day 9.3 h.

    Against: average daily high 6.5 °C / 44 °F.

  • December · best

    In its favour: snowfall 47 cm / 18.6 in, average daily high 2.2 °C / 36 °F, days with snow 15.9 days, average daily low -5.2 °C / 23 °F, wind (daily max) 8 km/h / 5 mph, daylight per day 8.5 h.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Skigebiet Eckbauer, 3 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) -2.4 °C-0.5 °C3.4 °C8.9 °C13.1 °C18.6 °C20.5 °C20.1 °C15.3 °C10.5 °C4.1 °C-0.8 °C
Days with heavy rain 2.6 days1.6 days2.5 days4 days7.7 days7.5 days8 days7.8 days5.8 days4.2 days3.4 days2.9 days
Time rain usually falls 9 am6 am6 pm5 pm4 pm4 pm4 pm5 pm3 pm3 pm6 am9 pm
Sunshine per day 5.8 h7 h8.6 h10.3 h9.8 h10.8 h11.3 h10 h8.7 h7.5 h6.2 h5.4 h
Relative humidity 81%78%75%73%77%77%78%80%83%83%83%82%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–20256 µg/m³9.3 µg/m³8.2 µg/m³7.9 µg/m³8.4 µg/m³11.4 µg/m³9.7 µg/m³8 µg/m³6 µg/m³6.2 µg/m³5.4 µg/m³7.2 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202510.7 µg/m³15.4 µg/m³14.3 µg/m³13.9 µg/m³13.6 µg/m³18 µg/m³15.6 µg/m³12.8 µg/m³10 µg/m³10.3 µg/m³9.9 µg/m³12.6 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

World Heritage sites nearby

UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.

  • The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and Herrenchiemsee

    8 km away

Other places in Germany

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).