Season guide · Frankfurt · Germany
Frankfurt in summer
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Quick answer
Warm to hot days, riverbank festivals and evenings in tavern gardens; occasional thunderstorms. Expect highs up to 26°C (79°F) and lows around 12°C (54°F), with about 29 rainy days across June–August. June–August are among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 12°C (54°F) to 26°C (79°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 29
- Crowds
- Busy
- Hotel prices
- Average
Weather in summer
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 23°C (73°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10 | 16.4 h | 4/5 |
| July | 26°C (79°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 10 | 16 h | 4/5 |
| August | 25°C (77°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9 | 14.5 h | 4/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 25°C (77°F) against a yearly 15°C (59°F), and 29 of the year's roughly 114 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 4/5 and hotel prices 3/5 on average.
What's on in summer
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- June: Ironman triathlon in and around Frankfurt (usually late June or early July)
- August: Mainfest on the Römerberg and riverbank (usually early August)
- August: Museumsuferfest — museums, music and food along the river (usually last weekend of August)
Good choices for summer
Garden · Westend
Palmengarten
On a cold or wet day, spend most of your time in the tropical glasshouses.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Kids
- Nature
- Outdoors
- Rainy day
Museum · Westend
Senckenberg Natural History Museum
One of Germany's largest natural history museums, famous for its hall of dinosaur skeletons, plus fossils from the nearby Messel Pit UNESCO site, mummies, whales and an exhibition on human evolution.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Kids
- Rainy day
- Nature
- History
Market · Innenstadt
Kleinmarkthalle
Buy the seven-herb green-sauce bundle here to see what goes into Frankfurt's signature dish.
- Time needed
- 45 minutes
- Cost
- Free
- Food
- Free
- Rainy day
- Shopping
Museum · Sachsenhausen
Liebieghaus Sculpture Collection
In a 19th-century villa on the Museumsufer, five thousand years of sculpture run from Egyptian and Greek works to medieval wooden saints and Baroque pieces.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- History
- Off the beaten path
- Rainy day
Museum · Innenstadt
Jewish Museum Frankfurt
Visit the Museum Judengasse and the adjacent Börneplatz memorial wall on the same day.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- History
- Rainy day
Day trips in summer
- Rüdesheim and the Rhine Gorge (About 1 hour 10 minutes by train) — Rüdesheim's wine lanes and cable car to the Niederwald Monument mark the start of the UNESCO-listed Rhine Gorge; boats continue past castles and the Loreley rock towards St.
- Mainz (About 35 minutes by S-Bahn) — Mainz on the Rhine has a red sandstone Romanesque cathedral, the Gutenberg Museum devoted to the inventor of movable-type printing, and St.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- A packable rain jacket for showers
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is summer a good time to visit Frankfurt?
Yes: June–August are among the best months. Warm to hot days, riverbank festivals and evenings in tavern gardens; occasional thunderstorms.
+What is the weather like in Frankfurt in summer?
Highs of up to 26°C (79°F) and lows around 12°C (54°F), with about 29 rainy days over the season.