When to go · Cologne
Cologne in November
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov (grey and wet); Carnival week if you want quiet streets.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 10°C50°F / 4°C39°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Low
- Germany overall
- Prices
- Low
- Germany overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Cologne
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov (grey and wet); Carnival week if you want quiet streets.
Weather in November
- CologneHighs around 10 °C, lows around 4 °C, rain on about 12 daysHighs around 50 °F, lows around 39 °F, rain on about 12 days
- Rhine and the west, Germany · Cologne, Frankfurt, Rhine and Moselle valleys, Heidelbergcool
Mildest winters; wine harvest and river trips at their best in September–October.
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.
Christmas markets big impact
Late Nov – 23 Dec · Germany
Weekend hotel prices up in Nuremberg, Dresden, Cologne and Munich; crowds from 16:00.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Germany overall
- Low
- Prices · Germany overall
- Low
Germany overall: Dark and wet until the Christmas markets open in the last week.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket