Best time to visit Oberhausen

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

Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 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
January5.6 °C / 42 °F1.5 °C / 35 °F78 mm / 3.1 inneither best nor good
February7.1 °C / 45 °F1.9 °C / 35 °F65 mm / 2.6 inneither best nor good
March10.6 °C / 51 °F3.3 °C / 38 °F61 mm / 2.4 inneither best nor good
April15 °C / 59 °F6 °C / 43 °F46 mm / 1.8 ingood month
May18.7 °C / 66 °F9.6 °C / 49 °F67 mm / 2.6 inbest month
June22.2 °C / 72 °F13.2 °C / 56 °F70 mm / 2.7 inbest month
July23.8 °C / 75 °F14.9 °C / 59 °F86 mm / 3.4 ingood month
August23.2 °C / 74 °F14.5 °C / 58 °F80 mm / 3.1 ingood month
September19.8 °C / 68 °F11.7 °C / 53 °F61 mm / 2.4 inbest month
October15 °C / 59 °F8.9 °C / 48 °F76 mm / 3 ingood month
November9.9 °C / 50 °F5.2 °C / 41 °F70 mm / 2.7 inneither best nor good
December6.7 °C / 44 °F2.9 °C / 37 °F79 mm / 3.1 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: good
  9. SSeptember: best
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
May–June, September
Good
April, July–August, October
Why these months
  • April · good

    In its favour: precipitation 46 mm / 1.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 73%, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily high 15 °C / 59 °F, wet days 9.7 days, relative humidity 70%, 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 69%, precipitation 67 mm / 2.6 in, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, average daily low 9.6 °C / 49 °F, relative humidity 70%, wet days 12 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 68%, precipitation 70 mm / 2.7 in, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, average daily low 13.2 °C / 56 °F, wet days 11.4 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 71%, precipitation 86 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 13.4 days.

  • August · good

    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 72%, precipitation 80 mm / 3.1 in, days with heavy rain 2.1 days, average daily low 14.5 °C / 58 °F, relative humidity 75%.

    Against: wet days 13.6 days.

  • September · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 18.7 °C / 66 °F, average daily high 19.8 °C / 68 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 68%, precipitation 61 mm / 2.4 in, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, wet days 9.9 days, average daily low 11.7 °C / 53 °F.

    Against: relative humidity 79%.

  • October · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 55%, precipitation 76 mm / 3 in, feels like (high) 13 °C / 55 °F, average daily high 15 °C / 59 °F, days with heavy rain 2.1 days, average daily low 8.9 °C / 48 °F, wet days 12 days.

    Against: relative humidity 84%.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Kreuzberg, 251 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 °C3.2 °C7 °C12.2 °C16.9 °C21.5 °C23.4 °C22.8 °C18.7 °C13 °C7 °C3.1 °C
Days with heavy rain 1.6 days1.4 days1.3 days0.8 days1.1 days1.9 days2.5 days2.1 days1.6 days2.1 days1.5 days1.9 days
Time rain usually falls 6 am9 pm5 pm5 pm6 pm4 pm5 pm5 pm5 pm10 pm9 pm9 am
Sunshine per day 3.6 h5.1 h7.4 h10.1 h10.8 h11.3 h11.4 h10.4 h8.5 h5.9 h4.2 h3 h
Relative humidity 86%82%75%70%70%70%71%75%79%84%87%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) 2022–202510.1 µg/m³12.6 µg/m³13.7 µg/m³12 µg/m³12.9 µg/m³14 µg/m³13.6 µg/m³13.1 µg/m³12.1 µg/m³10.2 µg/m³10.4 µg/m³9.8 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202516.8 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³22.1 µg/m³18.9 µg/m³19.3 µg/m³22 µg/m³21.7 µg/m³20 µg/m³18.6 µg/m³16.1 µg/m³16.6 µg/m³15.5 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.

World Heritage sites nearby

UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.

  • Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

    13 km away

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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).