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Best time to visit Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Germany · Europe
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
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- JanJRothenburg ob der Tauber in January: avoid
- FebFRothenburg ob der Tauber in February: ok
- MarMRothenburg ob der Tauber in March: ok
- AprARothenburg ob der Tauber in April: good
- MayMRothenburg ob der Tauber in May: sweet spot
- JunJRothenburg ob der Tauber in June: sweet spot
- JulJRothenburg ob der Tauber in July: good, busy
- AugARothenburg ob der Tauber in August: good, busy
- SepSRothenburg ob der Tauber in September: good, busy
- OctORothenburg ob der Tauber in October: ok
- NovNRothenburg ob der Tauber in November: avoid
- DecDRothenburg ob der Tauber in December: avoid
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| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3° | 10d | 85% | 3.5h | avoid | bitter cold: 3C daily max |
| Feb | 6° | 9d | 81% | 5.4h | ok | 6C max, 9 rainy days |
| Mar | 10° | 9d | 74% | 7.7h | ok | 10C max, 9 rainy days |
| Apr | 14° | 7d | 69% | 9.8h | good | 14C max, 7 rainy days |
| May | 18° | 9d | 70% | 10.7h | sweet spot | 18C max, 9 rainy days |
| Jun | 23° | 8d | 68% | 12.1h | sweet spot | 23C max, 8 rainy days |
| Jul | 24° | 9d | 65% | 12.1h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 24° | 8d | 68% | 10.9h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 19° | 8d | 74% | 9.2h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Oct | 15° | 9d | 82% | 6.3h | ok | 15C max, 9 rainy days |
| Nov | 8° | 8d | 87% | 3.9h | avoid | 8C max, 8 rainy days |
| Dec | 5° | 11d | 88% | 2.9h | 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 the old town: 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
Rothenburg ob der Tauber's June days now average 23.2°C, 4.1°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 5 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 2.0° | 3.2° | 8.0° | 12.0° | 16.9° | 19.1° | 22.0° | 21.7° | 18.1° | 13.6° | 6.7° | 3.6° |
| 2017–26 | 3.4° | 6.4° | 10.0° | 13.7° | 17.6° | 23.2° | 24.0° | 24.3° | 19.5° | 14.7° | 7.7° | 4.6° |
| Change | +1.4° | +3.3° | +2.1° | +1.7° | +0.7° | +4.1° | +1.9° | +2.6° | +1.4° | +1.1° | +1.1° | +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 Nuremberg (NUE), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Nuremberg.
| Nuremberg (NUE) | the drive is not measured yet |
|---|---|
| Frankfurt am Main (FRA) | the drive is not measured yet |
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
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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 Rothenburg ob der Tauber
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
Walking from one end of the town to the other takes about 15 min. Getting around by car is unnecessary and sometimes is impossible. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Rothenburg ob der Tauber, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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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.
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber in pictures
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Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Reinhold Möller Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Reinhold Möller Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Rothenburg ob der Tauber is like
Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town along the Romantic Road in Bavaria, Germany, about halfway in between Frankfurt and Munich. It is best known for its medieval town centre (Altstadt), seemingly untouched by the passage of time, encircled by the undamaged 14th-century town wall. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- The Market Square (Marktplatz) is the centre of urban life in Rothenburg o.d.T. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Two 1 walking tours are offered. Both tours are in English and leave from Market Square. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Frankfurt Airport - the closest intercontinental airport with good road and train connections to Rothenburg. ICE's run via Würzburg, where you will probably have to change to regional transport. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Rothenburg ob der Tauber, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
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Nearby
- Strasbourg France · 198 km
- Karlovy Vary Czechia · 215 km
- Zurich Switzerland · 245 km
- St. Anton Austria · 250 km
Kind of place
Rothenburg ob der Tauber is in Germany, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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