When to go · Mainz
Mainz in February
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and cold); Carnival week if you want quiet streets.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 6°C43°F / −1°C30°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Germany overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Germany overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Mainz
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and cold); Carnival week if you want quiet streets.
Weather in February
- MainzHighs around 6 °C, lows around -1 °C, rain on about 8 daysHighs around 43 °F, lows around 30 °F, rain on about 8 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.
Rose Monday (Carnival)
8 Feb 2027 (moves yearly) · Germany
Not a legal holiday but the Rhineland stops: parades in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz; hotels full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Germany overall
- Medium
- Prices · Germany overall
- Medium
Germany overall: Carnival week in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz; Berlinale film festival fills Berlin hotels mid-month.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings