Best time to visit Europe
11 destinations in 11 countries, each scored month by month, side by side.
May, June and August are a sweet spot at 9 of the 11.
The destinations
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Vienna
Austria · best Jul, Aug, Oct
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Prague
Czechia · best Apr, May, Jun
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Paris
France · best May, Jul, Aug
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Athens
Greece · best May, Sep, Oct
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Budapest
Hungary · best Apr, Jul, Aug
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Rome
Italy · best Jun, Jul, Aug
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Amsterdam
Netherlands · best Jun, Jul, Aug
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Lisbon
Portugal · best May, Jun, Jul
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Barcelona
Spain · best Jun, Jul, Aug
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Zurich
Switzerland · best May, Jun, Jul
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London
United Kingdom · best May, Jun, Aug
By country
- Austria 1
- Czechia 1
- France 1
- Greece 1
- Hungary 1
- Italy 1
- Netherlands 1
- Portugal 1
- Spain 1
- Switzerland 1
- United Kingdom 1
Month by month
| Place | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna | 4° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 21° | 16° | 9° | 5° |
| Prague | 3° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 20° | 15° | 8° | 4° |
| Paris | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 22° | 17° | 11° | 9° |
| Athens | 13° | 14° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 30° | 33° | 32° | 29° | 23° | 19° | 15° |
| Budapest | 4° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 23° | 17° | 10° | 5° |
| Rome | 13° | 14° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 25° | 22° | 17° | 14° |
| Amsterdam | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 8° |
| Lisbon | 14° | 15° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 17° | 15° |
| Barcelona | 12° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 20° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 24° | 21° | 16° | 14° |
| Zurich | 4° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 18° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 20° | 16° | 9° | 5° |
| London | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 22° | 19° | 15° | 11° | 9° |
| Sweet spots | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Each cell is that destination's own verdict for the month — sweet spot, ok or avoid — with its typical daily high, from the same ten years of climate readings its page is built from. A dot marks a busy month. The last row counts the sweet spots, and the best months are marked.
Trips in Europe
Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Europe as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.