When to go · Strasbourg
Strasbourg, month by month
The best months for Strasbourg: May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Dec. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Dec for the Christmas market). Across France: Cold and grey north of Lyon; the winter sales (soldes) start in January; ski resorts busy at weekends.4 °C / -1 °C, 9 rain days39 °F / 30 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Dec for the Christmas market). Across France: School ski holidays fill the Alps for four weeks; Paris quiet and cheap; the Nice Carnival and Menton Lemon Festival run on the Riviera.6 °C / -1 °C, 8 rain days43 °F / 30 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Dec for the Christmas market). Across France: Changeable; the south warms first. Châteaux and village hotels start reopening late in the month.11 °C / 2 °C, 9 rain days52 °F / 36 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Dec for the Christmas market). Across France: Spring in Paris and the Loire; Easter school holidays add crowds for two weeks.15 °C / 5 °C, 9 rain days59 °F / 41 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Strasbourg's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Dec for the Christmas market.20 °C / 9 °C, 11 rain days68 °F / 48 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Strasbourg's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Dec for the Christmas market.23 °C / 12 °C, 10 rain days73 °F / 54 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds and heat), late Dec school holidays.26 °C / 14 °C, 10 rain days79 °F / 57 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds and heat), late Dec school holidays.26 °C / 14 °C, 10 rain days79 °F / 57 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Strasbourg's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Dec for the Christmas market.21 °C / 11 °C, 9 rain days70 °F / 52 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Strasbourg's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Dec for the Christmas market.15 °C / 7 °C, 9 rain days59 °F / 45 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Dec for the Christmas market). Across France: Rainiest month on the Mediterranean; many coastal hotels and ski resorts closed; Paris cheap.9 °C / 3 °C, 9 rain days48 °F / 37 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Strasbourg's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct; Dec for the Christmas market.5 °C / 0 °C, 10 rain days41 °F / 32 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday