When to go · Leipzig
Leipzig, month by month
The best months for Leipzig: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (grey and cold).4 °C / -2 °C, 10 rain days39 °F / 28 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (grey and cold).5 °C / -2 °C, 9 rain days41 °F / 28 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market). 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; Dec for the Christmas market). 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 Leipzig's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market.19 °C / 9 °C, 10 rain days66 °F / 48 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Leipzig's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market.23 °C / 12 °C, 10 rain days73 °F / 54 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Leipzig's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market.25 °C / 14 °C, 11 rain days77 °F / 57 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Leipzig's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market.25 °C / 14 °C, 10 rain days77 °F / 57 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Leipzig's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market.20 °C / 10 °C, 9 rain days68 °F / 50 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market). Across Germany: Wine harvest on the Rhine and Moselle; autumn colours; 3 October holiday.14 °C / 6 °C, 9 rain days57 °F / 43 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market). Across Germany: Dark and wet until the Christmas markets open in the last week.8 °C / 2 °C, 10 rain days46 °F / 36 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberGreatInside Leipzig's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market.5 °C / -1 °C, 10 rain days41 °F / 30 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays