Berlin month by month
Plan your visit to Berlin by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 5°C
- Low
- 0°C
- Rain
- 60 mm
January in Berlin is dark. That's the first thing you need to know. The sun doesn't rise until after 8:15 and sets by 4:00 in the afternoon, giving you fewer than 8 hours of…
- February
- High
- 6°C
- Low
- 0°C
- Rain
- 54 mm
February in Berlin is defined by one thing above all else. The Berlinale, one of the world's three major film festivals alongside Cannes and Venice, takes over the city for roughly…
- March
- High
- 11°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 35 mm
March in Berlin is still cold. That is the first thing to know, and the thing that catches most visitors off guard. Average highs sit at 10.5°C (51°F) and lows drop to 1.4°C…
- April
- High
- 14°C
- Low
- 5°C
- Rain
- 36 mm
April in Berlin is a gamble on spring. Daytime temperatures hover around 13.7°C (57°F), which sounds mild enough until a north wind sweeps across the Spree and drops the feel to…
- May
- High
- 19°C
- Low
- 9°C
- Rain
- 52 mm
May is when Berlin finally exhales after winter. The city's parks fill with people sprawled on blankets, beer gardens reopen their outdoor seating, and daylight stretches past 9pm.…
- June
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 14°C
- Rain
- 57 mm
The single most important thing about Berlin in June is the light. The city gets nearly 17 hours of daylight, with sunset around 9:30pm and a soft twilight that stretches past…
- July
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 92 mm
July in Berlin means 16 hours of daylight and a city that moves almost entirely outdoors. The sun doesn't set until after 9:30 p.m., and along the Landwehrkanal in Kreuzberg you'll…
- August
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 60 mm
August in Berlin is defined by one paradox. Roughly half of Berlin's 3.7 million residents scatter during Sommerferien, the school summer holiday that runs through most of the…
- September
- High
- 21°C
- Low
- 12°C
- Rain
- 37 mm
September is likely Berlin's most underrated month. Daytime temperatures sit around 21°C (70°F), roughly 4 degrees below the July-August peak, and nights cool to about 12°C (54°F).…
- October
- High
- 15°C
- Low
- 8°C
- Rain
- 54 mm
October in Berlin means autumn has arrived in full. Daytime temperatures average 15°C (59°F) and drop to around 8°C (47°F) at night, which feels colder than it reads when wind…
- November
- High
- 8°C
- Low
- 3°C
- Rain
- 55 mm
November in Berlin is dark. That's the first thing you need to know. The sun sets before 4:30pm by mid-month, and the 8.2°C (47°F) average high feels colder than the number…
- December
- High
- 5°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 57 mm
December in Berlin is defined by one thing above all else. The Weihnachtsmärkte, the Christmas markets, take over the city from late November through the end of the month. More…