Best time to visit Mönchengladbach

The best time to visit Mönchengladbach is May–June and August–September, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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  • 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
January5.6 °C / 42 °F1.5 °C / 35 °F77 mm / 3 inneither best nor good
February7.1 °C / 45 °F1.9 °C / 35 °F65 mm / 2.6 inneither best nor good
March10.7 °C / 51 °F3.3 °C / 38 °F61 mm / 2.4 inneither best nor good
April15.1 °C / 59 °F6 °C / 43 °F46 mm / 1.8 ingood month
May18.7 °C / 66 °F9.7 °C / 49 °F72 mm / 2.8 inbest month
June22.2 °C / 72 °F13.2 °C / 56 °F72 mm / 2.9 inbest month
July23.8 °C / 75 °F14.9 °C / 59 °F88 mm / 3.4 ingood month
August23.2 °C / 74 °F14.5 °C / 58 °F82 mm / 3.2 inbest month
September19.9 °C / 68 °F11.7 °C / 53 °F62 mm / 2.5 inbest month
October15.1 °C / 59 °F8.9 °C / 48 °F78 mm / 3.1 ingood month
November9.9 °C / 50 °F5.2 °C / 41 °F70 mm / 2.8 inneither best nor good
December6.8 °C / 44 °F2.9 °C / 37 °F81 mm / 3.2 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: good
  5. MMay: best
  6. JJune: best
  7. JJuly: good
  8. AAugust: best
  9. SSeptember: best
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
May–June, August–September
Good
April, July, October
Why these months
  • April · good

    In its favour: precipitation 46 mm / 1.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 74%, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily high 15.1 °C / 59 °F, wet days 9.7 days, relative humidity 69%, average daily low 6 °C / 43 °F.

    Against: feels like (high) 12.2 °C / 54 °F.

  • May · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 16.9 °C / 62 °F, average daily high 18.7 °C / 66 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 71%, precipitation 72 mm / 2.8 in, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, average daily low 9.7 °C / 49 °F, relative humidity 70%.

    Against: wet days 12.4 days.

  • June · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 21.5 °C / 71 °F, average daily high 22.2 °C / 72 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 70%, precipitation 72 mm / 2.9 in, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, average daily low 13.2 °C / 56 °F, wet days 11.6 days, relative humidity 70%.

  • July · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 23.4 °C / 74 °F, average daily high 23.8 °C / 75 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 73%, precipitation 88 mm / 3.4 in, days with heavy rain 2.5 days, average daily low 14.9 °C / 59 °F, relative humidity 71%.

    Against: wet days 13.8 days.

  • August · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 22.8 °C / 73 °F, average daily high 23.2 °C / 74 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 73%, precipitation 82 mm / 3.2 in, days with heavy rain 2 days, average daily low 14.5 °C / 58 °F, relative humidity 74%.

    Against: wet days 13.2 days.

  • September · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 18.7 °C / 66 °F, average daily high 19.9 °C / 68 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 70%, precipitation 62 mm / 2.5 in, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, average daily low 11.7 °C / 53 °F, wet days 10.2 days.

    Against: relative humidity 78%.

  • October · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 58%, precipitation 78 mm / 3.1 in, feels like (high) 13.1 °C / 56 °F, average daily high 15.1 °C / 59 °F, days with heavy rain 2.3 days, average daily low 8.9 °C / 48 °F.

    Against: relative humidity 83%, wet days 12.2 days.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Kreuzberg, 265 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) 1.7 °C3.3 °C7.1 °C12.2 °C16.9 °C21.5 °C23.4 °C22.8 °C18.7 °C13.1 °C7 °C3.2 °C
Days with heavy rain 1.4 days1.4 days1.6 days0.8 days1.8 days1.9 days2.5 days2 days1.6 days2.3 days1.4 days2 days
Time rain usually falls 5 am10 pm4 pm5 pm6 pm7 pm5 pm5 pm5 pm4 pm9 pm9 am
Sunshine per day 3.9 h5.3 h7.6 h10.3 h11.1 h11.6 h11.7 h10.6 h8.8 h6.2 h4.5 h3.3 h
Relative humidity 86%81%75%69%70%70%71%74%78%83%86%87%

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) 2022–20259.5 µg/m³11.5 µg/m³12.9 µg/m³11.7 µg/m³12.9 µg/m³13.5 µg/m³12.5 µg/m³12.2 µg/m³10.7 µg/m³9.3 µg/m³8.8 µg/m³8.8 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202516 µg/m³18.6 µg/m³21.7 µg/m³19.2 µg/m³19.7 µg/m³21 µg/m³20.2 µg/m³19.2 µg/m³16.6 µg/m³15.2 µg/m³13.9 µg/m³14.5 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.

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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).