When to go · Potsdam
Potsdam, month by month
The best months for Potsdam: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (cold, parks bare).3 °C / -2 °C, 10 rain days37 °F / 28 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (cold, parks bare).4 °C / -2 °C, 8 rain days39 °F / 28 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep, Dec). Across Germany: Grey and changeable; spring trade fairs lift prices in Frankfurt, Hannover and Leipzig.9 °C / 1 °C, 9 rain days48 °F / 34 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep, Dec). Across Germany: Blossom along the Rhine and in Franconia; Easter closures; white-asparagus season starts.14 °C / 4 °C, 8 rain days57 °F / 39 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Potsdam's best window: May–Sep, Dec.19 °C / 8 °C, 9 rain days66 °F / 46 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Potsdam's best window: May–Sep, Dec.22 °C / 12 °C, 9 rain days72 °F / 54 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Potsdam's best window: May–Sep, Dec.24 °C / 14 °C, 10 rain days75 °F / 57 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Potsdam's best window: May–Sep, Dec.24 °C / 14 °C, 9 rain days75 °F / 57 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Potsdam's best window: May–Sep, Dec.19 °C / 10 °C, 8 rain days66 °F / 50 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep, Dec). 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). 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 Potsdam's best window: May–Sep, Dec.4 °C / -1 °C, 11 rain days39 °F / 30 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays