Discover the best time of year, based on historical climate, temperature, and precipitation.
The best time to visit Cologne is June, August, September, when the weather, flight prices, and crowds align. — consistent weather climate
☀️Pleasant
| Score | 10 | 16 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 55 | 20 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate | Cold | Cold | Cold | Cold | Mild | Pleasant | Humid | Pleasant | Mild | Mild | Cold | Cold |
| Temperature | 1–6°C | 2–8°C | 3–11°C | 5–15°C | 9–19°C | 14–23°C | 15–24°C | 15–25°C | 12–21°C | 9–16°C | 5–10°C | 3–8°C |
| Feels like | -3–2°C | -2–4°C | -1–8°C | 2–12°C | 7–17°C | 13–23°C | 15–24°C | 15–25°C | 11–20°C | 7–14°C | 2–7°C | -1–4°C |
| Precipitation | 88mm 17 days | 72mm 13 days | 78mm 14 days | 56mm 11 days | 67mm 11 days | 80mm 10 days | 88mm 11 days | 72mm 11 days | 76mm 10 days | 68mm 12 days | 83mm 14 days | 86mm 16 days |
| Sunshine | 2.9h ☀︎ 35% | 5.0h ☀︎ 50% | 6.6h ☀︎ 55% | 9.4h ☀︎ 68% | 10.5h ☀︎ 67% | 11.2h ☀︎ 68% | 11.1h ☀︎ 69% | 10.6h ☀︎ 73% | 9.2h ☀︎ 73% | 5.1h ☀︎ 48% | 3.7h ☀︎ 41% | 2.4h ☀︎ 30% |
| Wind | SW · 21 km/h | SW · 22 km/h | SW · 20 km/h | W · 18 km/h | W · 17 km/h | W · 16 km/h | W · 17 km/h | SW · 16 km/h | SW · 16 km/h | S · 18 km/h | S · 19 km/h | S · 20 km/h |
| Humidity (%) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 71% | 71% | 69% | 68% | 70% | 74% | 81% | 85% | 86% |
| Day length | 8.5h | 10.0h | 11.9h | 13.9h | 15.6h | 16.4h | 16.0h | 14.5h | 12.6h | 10.7h | 9.0h | 8.0h |
| Tourist Crowds | Low season | Low season | Shoulder season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | High season | Shoulder season |
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