Weekly note

Germany in February

3 of the 5 destinations in Germany are in season in February: 0 a sweet spot, 1 good, 2 ok.

None of these has February as a sweet spot; the one labelled good is the best of the month: Frankfurt. Best avoided at 2 of them.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Frankfurt good 8° cool 9d £123 8C max, 9 rainy days
2 Berlin ok 6° cool 8d — 6C max, 8 rainy days
3 Cologne ok 9° cool 11d — 9C max, 11 rainy days

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

Not this February

Other months for Germany

February 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.