Weekly note

Germany in August

5 of the 5 destinations in Germany are in season in August: 2 a sweet spot, 3 good, 0 ok.

August is a sweet spot at 2 of these 5 places: Frankfurt and Munich.

Ranked for August

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Frankfurt sweet spot 27° 5d £164 27C max, 5 rainy days
2 Berlin goodbusy 25° 6d — busier than usual
3 Cologne goodbusy 25° 8d — busier than usual
4 Hamburg goodbusy 23° 9d — busier than usual
5 Munich sweet spotbusy 25° 10d — busier than usual

Fares are the typical return from London for August departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for August departures.

Other months for Germany

August elsewhere

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 Germany as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.