Europe · City travel

Best time to visit Cologne

Late Apr–Late Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 22.6°C, with 3.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Cologne
Photo: Martin Falbisoner (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Cologne season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 3.6)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 5.3)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 4.8)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 15.9)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 17.9)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 25.5)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 45.1)Late Mar: Good (season score 58.5)Early Apr: Good (season score 65.0)Mid Apr: Great (season score 75.0)Late Apr: Best (season score 87.3)Early May: Best (season score 87.3)Mid May: Best (season score 92.4)Late May: Best (season score 91.8)Early Jun: Best (season score 95.8)Mid Jun: Best (season score 97.4)Late Jun: Best (season score 95.4)Early Jul: Best (season score 93.3)Mid Jul: Best (season score 95.4)Late Jul: Best (season score 91.9)Early Aug: Best (season score 94.6)Mid Aug: Best (season score 96.8)Late Aug: Best (season score 97.4)Early Sep: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Sep: Best (season score 94.8)Late Sep: Best (season score 96.1)Early Oct: Great (season score 76.9)Mid Oct: Great (season score 78.3)Late Oct: Good (season score 57.7)Early Nov: Okay (season score 44.0)Mid Nov: Off-season (season score 27.9)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 14.5)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 6.9)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 9.3)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 0.6)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid6.3°C4.277.6%
FebruaryAvoid8.0°C3.874.9%
MarchOkay11.7°C3.370.3%
AprilGreat16.2°C2.968.0%
MayBest20.1°C3.270.8%
JuneBest23.6°C3.269.5%
JulyBest24.9°C3.669.3%
AugustBest24.8°C3.366.5%
SeptemberBest20.9°C3.165.2%
OctoberGood15.9°C3.572.5%
NovemberFair10.4°C4.078.3%
DecemberAvoid7.2°C4.279.9%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: KOLN-STAMMHEIM(6 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.