When to go · Oberammergau
Oberammergau, month by month
The best months for Oberammergau: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Oct). Across Germany: Cold, short days; cheap city breaks and museums; skiing in the Bavarian Alps.2 °C / -5 °C, 10 rain days36 °F / 23 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Oct). Across Germany: Carnival week in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz; Berlinale film festival fills Berlin hotels mid-month.4 °C / -5 °C, 9 rain days39 °F / 23 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (May–Oct). Across Germany: Grey and changeable; spring trade fairs lift prices in Frankfurt, Hannover and Leipzig.8 °C / -1 °C, 11 rain days46 °F / 30 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Oct). Across Germany: Blossom along the Rhine and in Franconia; Easter closures; white-asparagus season starts.12 °C / 2 °C, 12 rain days54 °F / 36 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Oberammergau's best window: May–Oct.17 °C / 6 °C, 14 rain days63 °F / 43 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Oberammergau's best window: May–Oct.20 °C / 9 °C, 15 rain days68 °F / 48 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Oberammergau's best window: May–Oct.22 °C / 11 °C, 15 rain days72 °F / 52 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Oberammergau's best window: May–Oct.22 °C / 11 °C, 14 rain days72 °F / 52 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Oberammergau's best window: May–Oct.18 °C / 8 °C, 12 rain days64 °F / 46 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatInside Oberammergau's best window: May–Oct.13 °C / 4 °C, 11 rain days55 °F / 39 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (quiet, some closures); Passion Play years are crowded and expensive.7 °C / 0 °C, 11 rain days45 °F / 32 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (May–Oct). Across Germany: Christmas markets in every town; Nuremberg, Dresden and Cologne weekends are packed. Shops close from 24 December afternoon.3 °C / -3 °C, 11 rain days37 °F / 27 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays