Season guide · Munich · Germany
Munich in summer
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Original: Richard Bartz , Munich aka Makro Freak Derivative work: Crassic, CC BY-SA 2.5
Quick answer
Long, warm days for beer gardens, river swimming and lake trips, with frequent afternoon thunderstorms. Expect highs up to 24°C (75°F) and lows around 12°C (54°F), with about 39 rainy days across June–August. June–July are among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 12°C (54°F) to 24°C (75°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 39
- Crowds
- Busy
- Hotel prices
- High
Weather in summer
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 22°C (72°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14 | 16 h | 4/5 |
| July | 24°C (75°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13 | 15.7 h | 4/5 |
| August | 24°C (75°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12 | 14.3 h | 4/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 23°C (73°F) against a yearly 14°C (57°F), and 39 of the year's roughly 130 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 4/5 and hotel prices 4/5 on average.
What's on in summer
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- June: Tollwood summer festival at Olympiapark (usually late June to July)
- June: Christopher Street Day — Pride (usually June or July)
- July: Munich Opera Festival (usually July)
Good choices for summer
Museum · Olympiapark
BMW Welt and BMW Museum
Visit BMW Welt for free, then decide whether the museum interests you; combine with the Olympiapark next door.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Kids
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Gallery · Maxvorstadt
Alte Pinakothek
One of the world's great Old Masters galleries, with European paintings from the 14th to 18th centuries, including Albrecht Dürer's 1500 self-portrait, one of the largest Rubens collections anywhere, and works by Rembrandt, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- Rainy day
- History
Gallery · Maxvorstadt
Pinakothek der Moderne
Start with the design collection in the basement, especially if you are visiting with teenagers.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Gallery · Maxvorstadt
Lenbachhaus
The Italianate villa of the 19th-century painter Franz von Lenbach, extended with a modern wing, holds the world's largest collection of works by the Blue Rider group, including Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc and Gabriele Münter.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- Rainy day
- Off the beaten path
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Palace · Altstadt
Munich Residenz
Buy the combined ticket for the Residenz Museum and the Treasury, and allow a full afternoon.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- History
- Architecture
- Rainy day
- Art
Day trips in summer
- Salzburg (About 1.5–2 hours by train) — Mozart's birthplace in Austria has a baroque old town below the Hohensalzburg Fortress, Mirabell Gardens and locations from The Sound of Music.
- Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial (About 40 minutes by S-Bahn and bus) — The first Nazi concentration camp, opened in 1933, is now a memorial site with the original gate, a reconstructed barracks, the crematorium area and a detailed museum.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- A compact umbrella and waterproof shoes — rain is frequent
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is summer a good time to visit Munich?
Yes: June–July are among the best months. Long, warm days for beer gardens, river swimming and lake trips, with frequent afternoon thunderstorms.
+What is the weather like in Munich in summer?
Highs of up to 24°C (75°F) and lows around 12°C (54°F), with about 39 rainy days over the season.