Best time to visit Wuppertal

August is the best time to visit Wuppertal for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 14 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June 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 84/100
The least cloud August 63 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 67 mm
Warmth July 22 °C
Cooler weather January 4.6 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 August 84 22 °C 14
2 July 82 22 °C 15
3 June 81 20 °C 14
4 September 76 18 °C 13
5 May 72 17 °C 13
6 April 57 14 °C 12
7 October 56 14 °C 13
8 March 35 9.4 °C 15
9 November 33 8.6 °C 14
10 February 22 5.7 °C 14
11 January 19 4.6 °C 15
12 December 19 5.2 °C 16

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 16 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 105 mm 75 %
February 5.7 °C 87 mm 72 %
March 9.4 °C 87 mm 69 %
April 13.6 °C 67 mm 63 %
May 17.4 °C 77 mm 66 %
June 20.2 °C 86 mm 66 %
July 22.3 °C 106 mm 63 %
August 22.0 °C 98 mm 63 %
September 18.2 °C 88 mm 65 %
October 13.6 °C 91 mm 70 %
November 8.6 °C 93 mm 77 %
December 5.2 °C 112 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.

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