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Best Time for The Fairy Tale Road
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Sweet spot: April, May, June. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
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- Hamelin re-enacts the Pied Piper on summer Sundays, Kassel's Hercules cascades run on schedule, and castle gardens along the Weser are in full leaf.
- The Brothers Grimm belong to winter — Marburg's steep lanes and the Christmas markets do the storybook atmosphere without trying.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2.6°C | 2.4°C | 72 mm | 8.0 h | ❄ |
| February | −2.5°C | 3.7°C | 53 mm | 9.6 h | ❄ |
| March | −0.4°C | 7.8°C | 53 mm | 11.5 h | ❄ |
| April | 3.2°C | 13.4°C | 43 mm | 13.6 h | |
| May | 7.2°C | 17.4°C | 67 mm | 15.4 h | |
| June | 10.9°C | 20.9°C | 67 mm | 16.4 h | |
| July | 13.0°C | 23.1°C | 81 mm | 16.0 h | |
| August | 12.7°C | 22.9°C | 73 mm | 14.4 h | |
| September | 9.0°C | 18.8°C | 59 mm | 12.4 h | |
| October | 5.2°C | 13.2°C | 60 mm | 10.4 h | |
| November | 2.0°C | 7.3°C | 66 mm | 8.5 h | |
| December | −0.9°C | 3.4°C | 72 mm | 7.5 h | ❄ |