When to go · Germany
Germany in November
Mixed month. Dark and wet until the Christmas markets open in the last week.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Germany
- Prices
- Low
- Germany
Verdict
Dark and wet until the Christmas markets open in the last week.
Weather in November
- North and the coasts · Hamburg, Bremen, Baltic and North Sea islandscool
Wind and drizzle in any month; the coast season is June–August, when island ferries and beach chairs (Strandkörbe) are booked out.
- Berlin and the east · Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Brandenburg lakescool
Continental: cold dry winters (around 0 °C), warm summers with 30 °C spells; lake swimming from June.
- Rhine and the west · Cologne, Frankfurt, Rhine and Moselle valleys, Heidelbergcool
Mildest winters; wine harvest and river trips at their best in September–October.
- Bavaria and the Alps · Munich, Bavarian Alps, Black Forest, Lake Constancecool
Summer thunderstorms in the mountains; skiing January–March at Garmisch and Berchtesgaden. Foehn wind brings clear warm days in autumn.
- Berlin7° / 2°, 9 rain days
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
Weekend hotel prices up in Nuremberg, Dresden, Cologne and Munich; crowds from 16:00.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Germany
- Low
- Prices · Germany
- Low
What to pack
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket