When to go · Leipzig
Leipzig in May
Great month. Inside Leipzig's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 19°C66°F / 9°C48°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- Germany overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Germany overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Leipzig
Inside Leipzig's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market.
Weather in May
- LeipzigHighs around 19 °C, lows around 9 °C, rain on about 10 daysHighs around 66 °F, lows around 48 °F, rain on about 10 days
- Berlin and the east, Germany · Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Brandenburg lakesbest weather
Continental: cold dry winters (around 0 °C), warm summers with 30 °C spells; lake swimming from June.Continental: cold dry winters (around 32 °F), warm summers with 86 °F spells; lake swimming from June.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Germany overall
- Medium
- Prices · Germany overall
- Medium
Germany overall: Beer gardens open; holiday Thursdays (Ascension, Corpus Christi) make long weekends that fill trains.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast