When to go · Berlin
Berlin in February
Mixed month. Cold; Berlinale weeks raise hotel prices.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 5° / -2°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Germany overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Germany overall
Verdict
Cold; Berlinale weeks raise hotel prices.
Weather in February
- BerlinHighs around 5 °C, lows around -2 °C, rain on about 8 days
- Berlin and the east, Germany · Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Brandenburg lakescool
Continental: cold dry winters (around 0 °C), warm summers with 30 °C spells; lake swimming from June.
Winter season
Cold and grey with short days; Christmas markets in December are the highlight, but many rooms have limited heating character (older buildings) — check reviews.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Berlinale film festival check
check · Potsdamer Platz area
Hotels near Potsdamer Platz fill and prices rise.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Germany overall
- Medium
- Prices · Germany overall
- Medium
Germany overall: Carnival week in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz; Berlinale film festival fills Berlin hotels mid-month.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket