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Best time to visit Würzburg

Germany · Europe

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Würzburg

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  1. Würzburg in January: avoid
  2. Würzburg in February: ok
  3. Würzburg in March: ok
  4. Würzburg in April: good
  5. Würzburg in May: sweet spot
  6. Würzburg in June: sweet spot
  7. Würzburg in July: good, busy
  8. Würzburg in August: sweet spot
  9. Würzburg in September: good
  10. Würzburg in October: ok
  11. Würzburg in November: avoid
  12. Würzburg in December: avoid
  • Sweet spot
  • Good
  • OK
  • Avoid
  • Busy
Go in May, Jun or Aug — these months score within a whisker of each other; 19C max, 8 rainy days. Jul is the next best.

Things to do in Würzburg

  • Würzburg Residence Cultural heritage monument D-6-63-000-454 (0) in Würzburg, Bavaria
  • Wurzburg Cathedral Cathedral in Würzburg, Germany
  • Marienkapelle, Würzburg Cultural heritage monument D-6-63-000-321 (0) in Würzburg, Bavaria
  • Käppele A church at the hillside near the fortress.
  • Universitätsgebäude Cultural heritage monument D-6-63-000-472 (0) in Würzburg, Bavaria
  • Juliusspital The largest Franconian wine producer is part of the Juliusspital Foundation…
  • Marienkirche, Würzburg Church building in Würzburg, Lower Franconia, Germany

Tours and tickets in Würzburg

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Würzburg), 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.

MonthMax °CRain days HumiditySun h/day VerdictWhy
Jan 4° 10d 84% 3.5h avoid bitter cold: 4C daily max
Feb 7° 8d 80% 5.5h ok 7C max, 8 rainy days
Mar 11° 8d 74% 7.8h ok 11C max, 8 rainy days
Apr 15° 7d 69% 10.0h good 15C max, 7 rainy days
May 19° 8d 69% 11.0h sweet spot 19C max, 8 rainy days
Jun 24° 7d 67% 12.3h sweet spot 24C max, 7 rainy days
Jul 25° 8d 64% 12.2h goodbusy busier than usual
Aug 25° 7d 67% 11.0h sweet spot 25C max, 7 rainy days
Sep 20° 8d 73% 9.4h good 20C max, 8 rainy days
Oct 15° 9d 82% 6.4h ok 15C max, 9 rainy days
Nov 8° 8d 87% 4.0h avoid 8C max, 8 rainy days
Dec 5° 11d 88% 2.8h 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

Busiest in July; quietest in January and February.

Then and now

Würzburg's June days now average 24.2°C, 4.0°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 4 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1981–903.0°4.2°9.1°13.2°18.1°20.2°23.1°22.9°19.2°14.5°7.7°4.7°
2017–264.2°7.0°10.8°14.7°18.7°24.2°24.9°25.2°20.4°15.3°8.3°5.3°
Change+1.2°+2.8°+1.7°+1.5°+0.7°+4.0°+1.8°+2.3°+1.2°+0.8°+0.7°+0.6°

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 Frankfurt am Main (FRA), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Frankfurt am Main.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) the drive is not measured yet
Nuremberg (NUE) 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 Würzburg is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do 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. 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 Würzburg

  • Apps — Rides: Bolt, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.

Würzburg is a municipal city with multiple districts; they are however easily distinguishable because of its separation. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Würzburg, 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.

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)

Würzburg in pictures

Würzburg, Residenz 2018 0162
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Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Würzburg, Festung Marienberg, Blick auf die Altstadt 2018 0340
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Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

20230105 Alte Mainbrücke Würzburg 02
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Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

View of the old bridge over Main in Wurzburg 02
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Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Würzburg
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Taken by Carport, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Würzburg is like

Würzburg or Wuerzburg (and sometimes misspelled as Wurzburg) is in Franconia, in northern Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest city in the Lower Franconia region, famous throughout Germany for its wine and as the northern end of the Romantic Road. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing
Würzburger Residence, Residenzplatz 2. Closed New Year's Day, Shrove Tue, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve. The Residenz is one of the finest palaces in Europe and famous for its grand staircase. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing
Mainfranken Theater, Theaterstraße 21. An 800-seat local theater showcasing opera, plays, dances, and orchestras. Many of the plays are recited in their original language with German subtitles displayed above the stage. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in
For commercial service, Frankfurt (FRA IATA) and Nuremberg (NUE IATA) are the closest airports. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe
Like most of Bavaria, Würzburg is very safe. At worst, areas near the Hauptbahnhof and at Grombühl may be frequented with rowdy people, although they will usually not disturb anyone else's business. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Würzburg, 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 Würzburg

Also in Germany

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Kind of place

Würzburg is in Germany, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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