When to go · Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, month by month
The best months for Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Jan, Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Months to avoid: Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Garmisch-Partenkirchen's best window: Jun–Sep for hiking and lifts; Jan–Mar for skiing.2 °C / -6 °C, 10 rain days36 °F / 21 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryGreatInside Garmisch-Partenkirchen's best window: Jun–Sep for hiking and lifts; Jan–Mar for skiing.4 °C / -5 °C, 9 rain days39 °F / 23 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Garmisch-Partenkirchen's best window: Jun–Sep for hiking and lifts; Jan–Mar for skiing.8 °C / -2 °C, 11 rain days46 °F / 28 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep for hiking and lifts; Jan–Mar for skiing). Across Germany: Blossom along the Rhine and in Franconia; Easter closures; white-asparagus season starts.12 °C / 1 °C, 12 rain days54 °F / 34 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep for hiking and lifts; Jan–Mar for skiing). Across Germany: Beer gardens open; holiday Thursdays (Ascension, Corpus Christi) make long weekends that fill trains.17 °C / 5 °C, 14 rain days63 °F / 41 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Garmisch-Partenkirchen's best window: Jun–Sep for hiking and lifts; Jan–Mar for skiing.20 °C / 9 °C, 15 rain days68 °F / 48 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Garmisch-Partenkirchen's best window: Jun–Sep for hiking and lifts; Jan–Mar for skiing.22 °C / 11 °C, 15 rain days72 °F / 52 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Garmisch-Partenkirchen's best window: Jun–Sep for hiking and lifts; Jan–Mar for skiing.22 °C / 11 °C, 14 rain days72 °F / 52 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Garmisch-Partenkirchen's best window: Jun–Sep for hiking and lifts; Jan–Mar for skiing.18 °C / 8 °C, 12 rain days64 °F / 46 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep for hiking and lifts; Jan–Mar for skiing). Across Germany: Wine harvest on the Rhine and Moselle; autumn colours; 3 October holiday.13 °C / 4 °C, 11 rain days55 °F / 39 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (lifts and huts close, wet and grey); Christmas and February school holidays for crowds.7 °C / -1 °C, 11 rain days45 °F / 30 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep for hiking and lifts; Jan–Mar for skiing). Across Germany: Christmas markets in every town; Nuremberg, Dresden and Cologne weekends are packed. Shops close from 24 December afternoon.3 °C / -5 °C, 11 rain days37 °F / 23 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays