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Best Time for The Black Forest
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Sweet spot: March, April, September. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
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- Clear ridge views on the Schwarzwaldhochstrasse and hiking weather in the gorges.
- Christmas-market season — Freiburg and Baden-Baden glow, and the hills usually hold snow.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.7°C | 2.1°C | 95 mm | 8.6 h | ❄ |
| February | −3.7°C | 3.4°C | 71 mm | 9.9 h | ❄ |
| March | −0.8°C | 8.3°C | 81 mm | 11.6 h | ❄ |
| April | 3.0°C | 13.8°C | 68 mm | 13.4 h | |
| May | 7.4°C | 17.8°C | 113 mm | 15.0 h | |
| June | 11.3°C | 22.0°C | 96 mm | 15.8 h | |
| July | 12.9°C | 23.6°C | 103 mm | 15.5 h | |
| August | 12.5°C | 23.0°C | 101 mm | 14.1 h | |
| September | 8.3°C | 18.8°C | 76 mm | 12.3 h | |
| October | 4.8°C | 13.7°C | 96 mm | 10.6 h | |
| November | 0.7°C | 7.3°C | 85 mm | 9.0 h | ❄ |
| December | −2.6°C | 2.9°C | 106 mm | 8.2 h | ❄ |