When to go · Cologne
Cologne in May
Great month. Inside Cologne's best window: Apr–Oct; also Dec for Christmas markets.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 20°C68°F / 8°C46°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- Germany overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Germany overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Cologne
Inside Cologne's best window: Apr–Oct; also Dec for Christmas markets.
Weather in May
- CologneHighs around 20 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 11 daysHighs around 68 °F, lows around 46 °F, rain on about 11 days
- Rhine and the west, Germany · Cologne, Frankfurt, Rhine and Moselle valleys, Heidelbergbest weather
Mildest winters; wine harvest and river trips at their best in September–October.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Germany overall
- Medium
- Prices · Germany overall
- Medium
Germany overall: Beer gardens open; holiday Thursdays (Ascension, Corpus Christi) make long weekends that fill trains.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast