Frankfurt am Main weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇪 Germany · major city break · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Frankfurt am Main is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with June and August close behind. Frankfurt am Main averages about 1,516 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 46 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,516
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 670 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈37 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Population
- 2.9M
- Elevation
- 108 m
When is the best time to visit Frankfurt am Main?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Frankfurt am Main is September, then June and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 57 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Frankfurt am Main?
Frankfurt am Main isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,516 hours of sunshine a year. 79 Sunshine Score points separate September (79) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #30 of 37 destinations in Germany for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,563 hours. The year's 670 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -2° / 28°F | 57 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -2° / 28°F | 45 mm | 1 |
| March | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 1° / 34°F | 47 mm | 2 |
| April | 53 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 41 mm | 3 |
| May | 74 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 71 mm | 4 |
| June | 76 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 59 mm | 5 |
| July | 75 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 66 mm | 5 |
| August | 76 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 64 mm | 4 |
| September | 79 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 46 mm | 3 |
| October | 52 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 54 mm | 2 |
| November | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 2° / 36°F | 56 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -1° / 30°F | 64 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Köln (Cologne) Germany · 137 km · best in Sep · 1,545 h sun/yr
- Saarbrücken Germany · 138 km · best in Sep · 1,664 h sun/yr
- Karlsruhe Germany · 143 km · best in Sep · 1,776 h sun/yr
- Stuttgart Germany · 156 km · best in Sep · 1,776 h sun/yr
- Luxembourg Luxembourg · 174 km · best in Sep · 1,666 h sun/yr
- Paderborn Germany · 176 km · best in Jun · 1,463 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mannheim Germany · 62 km · 1,703 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Kassel Germany · 165 km · 1,462 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Frankfurt am Main compares month by month: Frankfurt am Main vs Karlsruhe · Frankfurt am Main vs Köln (Cologne) · Frankfurt am Main vs Saarbrücken · all comparisons
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