Home › Journeys › Romantic Road › Best time
Best Time for the Romantic Road
Sweet spot: March, April, October — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
Christmas markets transform the walled towns — Rothenburg's is storybook stuff; dress warm.
Coach-tour peak: walk the walls before 10:00 or after 17:00 to have them to yourself.
| Month | Temp | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -20.3–11.8°C | 63 mm | 8.5 h | ❄ |
| February | -19.5–15.5°C | 47 mm | 9.9 h | ❄ |
| March | -18.8–21.0°C | 55 mm | 11.6 h | ❄ |
| April | -6.7–26.9°C | 50 mm | 13.5 h | ❄ |
| May | -2.6–28.9°C | 93 mm | 15.1 h | ❄ |
| June | 2.4–32.8°C | 87 mm | 15.9 h | ❄ |
| July | 5.5–35.0°C | 98 mm | 15.6 h | |
| August | 5.1–35.4°C | 95 mm | 14.2 h | |
| September | -0.7–29.4°C | 65 mm | 12.3 h | ❄ |
| October | -6.9–25.1°C | 61 mm | 10.5 h | ❄ |
| November | -9.8–19.5°C | 59 mm | 8.9 h | ❄ |
| December | -19.1–13.0°C | 64 mm | 8.0 h | ❄ |