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Best time to visit Black Forest
Germany · Europe
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Black Forest
Tap a month for its page
- JanJBlack Forest in January: avoid
- FebFBlack Forest in February: avoid
- MarMBlack Forest in March: ok, busy
- AprABlack Forest in April: ok
- MayMBlack Forest in May: sweet spot
- JunJBlack Forest in June: sweet spot
- JulJBlack Forest in July: sweet spot, busy
- AugABlack Forest in August: good, busy
- SepSBlack Forest in September: ok, busy
- OctOBlack Forest in October: ok
- NovNBlack Forest in November: avoid
- DecDBlack Forest in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in Black Forest
- Europa-Park Theme park in Germany
- Freiburg Minster Roman-catholic cathedral in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Basel Minster Church
- Feldberg Highest mountain in the Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Blue Fire Megacoaster Launched roller coaster at Europa-Park, Rust, Germany
- Vitra Design Museum Museum in Weil am Rhein
- Euro-Mir Spinning roller coaster at Europa-Park
Tours and tickets in Black Forest
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3° | 12d | 84% | 4.9h | avoid | bitter cold: 3C daily max |
| Feb | 6° | 11d | 81% | 6.3h | avoid | bitter cold: 6C daily max |
| Mar | 8° | 10d | 75% | 8.1h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Apr | 12° | 10d | 72% | 9.9h | ok | 12C max, 10 rainy days |
| May | 15° | 14d | 75% | 10.7h | sweet spot | 15C max, 14 rainy days |
| Jun | 21° | 14d | 73% | 12.2h | sweet spot | 21C max, 14 rainy days |
| Jul | 22° | 12d | 70% | 12.7h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 22° | 11d | 73% | 11.1h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 18° | 10d | 77% | 9.6h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Oct | 14° | 10d | 81% | 7.3h | ok | 14C max, 10 rainy days |
| Nov | 7° | 12d | 85% | 5.3h | avoid | 7C max, 12 rainy days |
| Dec | 5° | 13d | 85% | 4.1h | avoid | bitter cold: 5C daily max |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Titisee: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Black Forest's June days now average 21.0°C, 3.4°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 4 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 1.9° | 2.9° | 6.4° | 10.4° | 15.0° | 17.5° | 20.8° | 20.1° | 17.2° | 13.3° | 6.7° | 3.6° |
| 2017–26 | 2.9° | 5.5° | 8.4° | 12.0° | 15.3° | 21.0° | 21.9° | 22.2° | 18.0° | 13.8° | 7.5° | 4.5° |
| Change | +1.0° | +2.6° | +2.0° | +1.6° | +0.3° | +3.4° | +1.1° | +2.0° | +0.7° | +0.5° | +0.8° | +1.0° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
Fly into Bâle / Mulhouse (BSL), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Bâle / Mulhouse.
| Bâle / Mulhouse (BSL) | the drive is not measured yet |
|---|---|
| Zurich (ZRH) | the drive is not measured yet |
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Black Forest is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Black Forest, flying or not.
Before you go
Type C and F plugs at 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Euro. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution. US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for Germany: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cash is still common: small cafés, independent shops and market stalls may not take cards, and foreign credit cards are less widely accepted. Supermarkets and chains take cards, often contactless.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Round up or add up to 10% in restaurants by telling the server the total as you pay. Give taxi drivers 5 to 10%.
Getting around Black Forest
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
The region is covered by regional trains and buses. As they can be infrequent, it is better to check the departure times in advance (e.g., through bahn.de or some public transport apps). More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Black Forest, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — police 110 · ambulance and fire 112.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
- Hospitals near Black Foresta search on Google Maps
- Pharmacies near Black Foresta search on Google Maps
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (48)
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- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Germany
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Frankfurt
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- rmv.de/c/en/homepage
- rmv.de/c/en/tickets/information-fare-regulations/important-ticket-price-information/travelling-without-a-ticket-or-with-an-invalid-ticket
- mvg.de
- mvg.de/services/hilfe-ebe/ticket-nachreichen.html
- uber.com/global/en/cities/munich
- free-now.com/cities
- bolt.eu/en/cities
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp
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- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
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Black Forest in pictures
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What Black Forest is like
The Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald) is in the south-west corner of Germany in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, which contains the namesake low, forested mountain range and warm, sunny lowlands at its foot. It is known as one of Germany's most beautiful and favourite destinations. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- The city of Freiburg, a historic university city, well known as the driest, warmest, sunniest part of Germany. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Hiking Water sports High altitude lake diving Skiing & snowboarding (December to March in the higher regions) Mountain biking Paragliding Visit a medieval mine ("Schaubergwerk") More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- The only airport with scheduled services in the Black Forest region is the Baden-Airpark (FKB IATA) near Baden-Baden. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Black Forest, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Black Forest
Also in Germany
- Aachen best May, Jun, Aug
- Augsburg best May, Jun, Jul
- Berlin best May, Jun, Aug
- Bremen best May, Aug, Sep
- Cologne best May, Jun, Jul
- Dresden best May, Jun, Sep
- Frankfurt best May, Jun, Aug
- Freiburg im Breisgau best May, Jun, Jul
- Hamburg best May, Jun, Aug
- Heidelberg best May, Jun, Jul
- Heligoland best May, Jun, Sep
- Leipzig best May, Jun, Jul
- Lübeck best May, Jun, Sep
- Munich best May, Jun, Jul
- Nuremberg best Apr, May, Jun
- Regensburg best May, Jun, Jul
- Trier best May, Jun, Jul
Nearby
- Basel Switzerland · 56 km
- Zurich Switzerland · 57 km
- Strasbourg France · 82 km
- Bern Switzerland · 118 km
Kind of place
Black Forest is in Germany, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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