Best time to visit Nuremberg
The best time to visit Nuremberg is June–July and September, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 °C / 37 °F | -1.3 °C / 30 °F | 69 mm / 2.7 in | neither best nor good |
| February | 4.9 °C / 41 °F | -0.9 °C / 30 °F | 53 mm / 2.1 in | neither best nor good |
| March | 9.5 °C / 49 °F | 1.3 °C / 34 °F | 56 mm / 2.2 in | neither best nor good |
| April | 14.7 °C / 58 °F | 4.6 °C / 40 °F | 47 mm / 1.8 in | good month |
| May | 18.4 °C / 65 °F | 8.7 °C / 48 °F | 78 mm / 3.1 in | good month |
| June | 22.9 °C / 73 °F | 12.7 °C / 55 °F | 73 mm / 2.9 in | best month |
| July | 24.6 °C / 76 °F | 14.2 °C / 58 °F | 74 mm / 2.9 in | best month |
| August | 24 °C / 75 °F | 13.7 °C / 57 °F | 80 mm / 3.1 in | good month |
| September | 19.5 °C / 67 °F | 10.2 °C / 50 °F | 65 mm / 2.6 in | best month |
| October | 13.7 °C / 57 °F | 6.6 °C / 44 °F | 58 mm / 2.3 in | neither best nor good |
| November | 7.5 °C / 46 °F | 2.7 °C / 37 °F | 63 mm / 2.5 in | good month, for Christmas Market (Christkindlesmarkt). The weather alone makes it neither best nor good. |
| December | 4 °C / 39 °F | 0 °C / 32 °F | 74 mm / 2.9 in | good month, for Christmas Market (Christkindlesmarkt). The weather alone makes it neither 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'.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: good
- MMay: good
- JJune: best
- JJuly: best
- AAugust: good
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: good
- DDecember: good
- Best
- June–July, September
- Good
- April–May, August, November–December
Nuremberg is best for exploring outdoors from June to September, warm, sunny and only moderately rainy, with April, May and August good but cooler or wetter; the cold, dull, wet months from October to March are otherwise poor, though the Christkindlesmarkt lifts November and December to good despite the weather.
Why these months
April · good
In its favour: precipitation 47 mm / 1.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 76%, days with heavy rain 0.9 days, average daily high 14.7 °C / 58 °F, relative humidity 67%, average daily low 4.6 °C / 40 °F.
Against: wet days 10.4 days, feels like (high) 11.9 °C / 53 °F.
Also on: Nuremberg Spring Festival (Frühlingsfest).
Watch out for: Easter travel rush and closures (Good Friday to Easter Monday).
May · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 16.7 °C / 62 °F, average daily high 18.4 °C / 65 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 71%, average daily low 8.7 °C / 48 °F, relative humidity 69%.
Against: wet days 12.8 days, precipitation 78 mm / 3.1 in, days with heavy rain 1.6 days.
Also on: Ascension Day / Vatertag, Blue Night (Blaue Nacht), Labour Day parades, Nürnberg Rams American football season, Nuremberg Flea Market (Trempelmärkte).
Watch out for: Corpus Christi closures, Pentecost travel rush.
June · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 22.4 °C / 72 °F, average daily high 22.9 °C / 73 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 74%, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, average daily low 12.7 °C / 55 °F, relative humidity 69%.
Against: wet days 11.4 days, precipitation 73 mm / 2.9 in.
Also on: International Organ Week (Internationale Orgelwoche Nürnberg), Nürnberg Rams American football season, Norisring DTM Motor Racing, Open Air Classics.
Watch out for: Corpus Christi closures, German summer school holidays, Pentecost travel rush.
July · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 24.2 °C / 76 °F, average daily high 24.6 °C / 76 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 78%, average daily low 14.2 °C / 58 °F, relative humidity 67%.
Against: wet days 12.5 days, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, precipitation 74 mm / 2.9 in.
Also on: International Organ Week (Internationale Orgelwoche Nürnberg), Nürnberg Rams American football season, Open Air Classics.
Watch out for: German summer school holidays.
August · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 23.7 °C / 75 °F, average daily high 24 °C / 75 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 76%, average daily low 13.7 °C / 57 °F, relative humidity 71%.
Against: wet days 12.2 days, days with heavy rain 2.4 days, precipitation 80 mm / 3.1 in, share of rain falling in the daytime 44%.
Also on: Herbst Volksfest, Nürnberg Rams American football season, Open Air Classics.
Watch out for: Assumption of Mary, German summer school holidays.
September · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 18.3 °C / 65 °F, average daily high 19.5 °C / 67 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 70%, precipitation 65 mm / 2.6 in, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, average daily low 10.2 °C / 50 °F.
Against: relative humidity 77%, wet days 9.6 days.
Also on: Herbst Volksfest, Nürnberg Rams American football season, Nuremberg Flea Market (Trempelmärkte), Old Town Festival (Altstadtfest).
Watch out for: German summer school holidays.
November · good
Made good by Christmas Market (Christkindlesmarkt).
In its favour: precipitation 63 mm / 2.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 47%.
Against: feels like (high) 4.6 °C / 40 °F, average daily high 7.5 °C / 46 °F, relative humidity 88%, wet days 10.8 days, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, sunshine per day 4.3 h, average daily low 2.7 °C / 37 °F.
Watch out for: All Saints' Day.
December · good
Made good by Christmas Market (Christkindlesmarkt).
In its favour: precipitation 74 mm / 2.9 in, share of daylight that is sunny 40%.
Against: feels like (high) 0.5 °C / 33 °F, average daily high 4 °C / 39 °F, wet days 14.2 days, relative humidity 89%, days with heavy rain 1.8 days, sunshine per day 3.3 h, average daily low 0 °C / 32 °F.
Also on: New Year's Eve fireworks.
Watch out for: Christmas closures, Interactive science museum's winter closure.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Ochsenkopf, 84 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | -0.8 °C | 1.1 °C | 5.8 °C | 11.9 °C | 16.7 °C | 22.4 °C | 24.2 °C | 23.7 °C | 18.3 °C | 11.7 °C | 4.6 °C | 0.5 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 1.2 days | 1.1 days | 1 days | 0.9 days | 1.6 days | 1.9 days | 1.9 days | 2.4 days | 1.6 days | 1.2 days | 1.8 days | 1.8 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 12 pm | 1 am | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 9 am | 10 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 3.9 h | 5.7 h | 7.9 h | 10.4 h | 10.9 h | 11.9 h | 12.3 h | 10.8 h | 8.9 h | 6.2 h | 4.3 h | 3.3 h |
| Relative humidity | 86% | 82% | 74% | 67% | 69% | 69% | 67% | 71% | 77% | 84% | 88% | 89% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 6 µg/m³ | 10.3 µg/m³ | 11.3 µg/m³ | 9.4 µg/m³ | 9.7 µg/m³ | 12 µg/m³ | 10.6 µg/m³ | 9.5 µg/m³ | 8.6 µg/m³ | 9.3 µg/m³ | 9.1 µg/m³ | 7.8 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 9.9 µg/m³ | 16.4 µg/m³ | 17.5 µg/m³ | 15.6 µg/m³ | 14.9 µg/m³ | 17.5 µg/m³ | 15.7 µg/m³ | 13.8 µg/m³ | 12.8 µg/m³ | 13.8 µg/m³ | 14 µg/m³ | 12.8 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.
Events and seasons
What the weather records cannot show. A major event can lift a month to good or best. The warnings are there to help you plan, and never count against a month.
Reasons to go
- Christmas Market (Christkindlesmarkt) Major
22 November–23 December, dates vary from year to year
- Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige)
6 January
- Nuremberg Toy Fair (Spielwarenmesse)
February
- Nuremberg Spring Festival (Frühlingsfest)
March and April
- Nuremberg Flea Market (Trempelmärkte)
May and September
- Blue Night (Blaue Nacht)
1–2 May, dates vary from year to year
- Nürnberg Rams American football season
May, June, July, August and September
- Labour Day parades
1 May
- Ascension Day / Vatertag
May, dates vary from year to year
- International Organ Week (Internationale Orgelwoche Nürnberg)
26 June–2 July
- Norisring DTM Motor Racing
June
- Open Air Classics
June, July and August
- Herbst Volksfest
August and September
- Old Town Festival (Altstadtfest)
8–21 September
- New Year's Eve fireworks
31 December
Worth knowing before you go
- Interactive science museum's winter closure
17 December–1 March
- New Year's Day closures
1 January
- Easter travel rush and closures (Good Friday to Easter Monday)
March and April, dates vary from year to year
- Pentecost travel rush
May and June, dates vary from year to year
- Corpus Christi closures
May and June, dates vary from year to year
- German summer school holidays
June, July, August and September
- Assumption of Mary
15 August
- German Unity Day
3 October
- All Saints' Day
1 November
- Christmas closures
24–26 December