When to go · Hanover
Hanover, month by month
The best months for Hanover: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet); trade-fair weeks, when hotel prices jump.4 °C / -1 °C, 11 rain days39 °F / 30 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet); trade-fair weeks, when hotel prices jump.6 °C / -1 °C, 9 rain days43 °F / 30 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep). Across Germany: Grey and changeable; spring trade fairs lift prices in Frankfurt, Hannover and Leipzig.9 °C / 1 °C, 10 rain days48 °F / 34 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep). Across Germany: Blossom along the Rhine and in Franconia; Easter closures; white-asparagus season starts.15 °C / 4 °C, 9 rain days59 °F / 39 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Hanover's best window: May–Sep.19 °C / 8 °C, 10 rain days66 °F / 46 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Hanover's best window: May–Sep.22 °C / 11 °C, 11 rain days72 °F / 52 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Hanover's best window: May–Sep.24 °C / 13 °C, 11 rain days75 °F / 55 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Hanover's best window: May–Sep.24 °C / 13 °C, 11 rain days75 °F / 55 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Hanover's best window: May–Sep.19 °C / 10 °C, 10 rain days66 °F / 50 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep). Across Germany: Wine harvest on the Rhine and Moselle; autumn colours; 3 October holiday.14 °C / 7 °C, 10 rain days57 °F / 45 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet); trade-fair weeks, when hotel prices jump.9 °C / 3 °C, 11 rain days48 °F / 37 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet); trade-fair weeks, when hotel prices jump.5 °C / 1 °C, 12 rain days41 °F / 34 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays