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Best time to visit Darmstadt

August is the best time to visit Darmstadt for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 10 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 89/100
The least cloud August 56 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 52 mm
Warmth July 24 °C
Cooler weather January 4.6 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 August 89 24 °C 10
2 June 89 22 °C 11
3 September 87 20 °C 9
4 July 87 24 °C 12
5 May 81 19 °C 12
6 April 64 15 °C 11
7 October 63 14 °C 12
8 March 43 10 °C 12
9 November 39 8.7 °C 12
10 February 29 6.1 °C 11
11 January 25 4.6 °C 12
12 December 22 5.2 °C 15

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 15 wet days and highs near 5.2 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 4.6 °C 70 mm 73 %
February 6.1 °C 60 mm 69 %
March 10.2 °C 66 mm 65 %
April 14.8 °C 52 mm 59 %
May 18.7 °C 76 mm 62 %
June 22.2 °C 65 mm 59 %
July 24.4 °C 71 mm 57 %
August 24.4 °C 61 mm 56 %
September 19.8 °C 60 mm 59 %
October 14.4 °C 65 mm 68 %
November 8.7 °C 70 mm 76 %
December 5.2 °C 84 mm 76 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.