Season guide · Berlin · Germany
Berlin in spring
March–May: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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Quick answer
Chilly March warming into green, blossom-filled May, with café terraces and beer gardens reopening. Expect highs up to 20°C (68°F) and lows around 1°C (34°F), with about 23 rainy days across March–May. May is among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- March–May
- Temperatures
- 1°C (34°F) to 20°C (68°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 23
- Crowds
- Moderate
- Hotel prices
- Average
Weather in spring
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 9°C (48°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 8 | 11.7 h | 2/5 |
| April | 15°C (59°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 7 | 13.9 h | 3/5 |
| May | 20°C (68°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8 | 15.7 h | 4/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 15°C (59°F) against a yearly 14°C (57°F), and 23 of the year's roughly 100 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 3/5 and hotel prices 3/5 on average.
What's on in spring
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- April: Berlin Half Marathon (usually early April)
- April: Gallery Weekend — open studios and gallery shows (usually late April or early May)
- May: Labour Day street festivities in Kreuzberg (1 May)
- May: Karneval der Kulturen — multicultural street parade (usually Pentecost weekend, May or June)
Good choices for spring
Historic site · Mitte
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Peter Eisenman's memorial, opened in 2005, covers a city block near the Brandenburg Gate with 2,711 concrete slabs of varying heights on undulating ground, creating a disorienting walk.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- History
- Architecture
- Rainy day
Museum · Mitte
Museum Island
A Museum Island day ticket covering several museums pays off if you visit two or more.
- Time needed
- Half a day to a full day
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Iconic
- Art
- History
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Museum · Museum Island
Neues Museum
Rebuilt by David Chipperfield in 2009 while keeping its war scars, the Neues Museum holds the 3,300-year-old painted bust of Queen Nefertiti, Egyptian papyri and sculpture, and prehistoric treasures including the conical golden Berlin Gold Hat.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Iconic
- History
- Art
- Rainy day
Religious site · Museum Island
Berlin Cathedral
Climb the dome walkway late in the day for the light on the TV Tower and the Spree.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Architecture
- Views
- History
- Rainy day
Museum · Kreuzberg
Topography of Terror
On the site of the former Gestapo and SS headquarters, this free documentation centre explains how the Nazi terror apparatus worked.
- Time needed
- 1.5–2 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- History
- Rainy day
Day trips in spring
- Potsdam (About 25–40 minutes by train) — The Prussian kings' summer capital has the rococo Sanssouci Palace and park, the vast New Palace, the Dutch Quarter of red-brick houses and the Glienicke Bridge, where Cold War spies were exchanged.
- Sachsenhausen Memorial (About 45 minutes by train, then a 20-minute walk) — One of the first Nazi concentration camps, Sachsenhausen held more than 200,000 prisoners between 1936 and 1945.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- Shoes with good grip for icy pavements
- A packable rain jacket for showers
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is spring a good time to visit Berlin?
Yes: May is among the best months. Chilly March warming into green, blossom-filled May, with café terraces and beer gardens reopening.
+What is the weather like in Berlin in spring?
Highs of up to 20°C (68°F) and lows around 1°C (34°F), with about 23 rainy days over the season.