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Best time to visit Münster

August is the best time to visit Münster for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 12 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 86/100
The least cloud August 63 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 49 mm
Warmth July 23 °C
Cooler weather January 4.8 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 August 86 23 °C 12
2 June 86 21 °C 12
3 July 85 23 °C 13
4 September 81 19 °C 11
5 May 78 18 °C 11
6 April 61 14 °C 10
7 October 59 14 °C 12
8 March 40 9.5 °C 12
9 November 37 8.7 °C 12
10 February 27 5.9 °C 11
11 December 24 5.3 °C 13
12 January 22 4.8 °C 14

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 14 wet days and highs near 4.8 °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 4.8 °C 70 mm 75 %
February 5.9 °C 55 mm 73 %
March 9.5 °C 59 mm 69 %
April 14.1 °C 49 mm 64 %
May 18.0 °C 57 mm 65 %
June 20.8 °C 64 mm 66 %
July 22.9 °C 74 mm 63 %
August 22.6 °C 77 mm 63 %
September 18.8 °C 63 mm 65 %
October 13.9 °C 65 mm 70 %
November 8.7 °C 64 mm 76 %
December 5.3 °C 72 mm 78 %

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.