April–May
Wk 17–19
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 56 out of 100, weather comfort near 58.
- Crowd level
- 44–64
- Comfort
- 53–62
Germany · Braunschweig
Best time to visit Braunschweig
When is it busiest here, and when is it quietest? The answer runs week by week through the region's own year, from official EU overnight-stay statistics.
Busiest week
AugustCrowd level 100
Wk 31 · 165,608 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
JanuaryCrowd level 0–2
Wk 2–4 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
April–MayCrowd level 44–64
Wk 17–19 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
21 °CComfort 76
August · around 70 mm of rain in the month
Crowding Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative
Braunschweig (Germany) is quietest in January: across Wk 2–4 the crowd level runs from 0 to 2 out of 100. The busiest single week falls in August (Wk 31), at 100 out of 100 with roughly 165,608 overnight stays. Calculated from open official data; the values are modelled, not counted.
When is Braunschweig busy, when is it quiet?
Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.
Weather profile
Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.
JanuaryØ 6
FebruaryØ 21
MarchØ 25
AprilØ 51
MayØ 66
JuneØ 69
JulyØ 85
AugustØ 85
SeptemberØ 74
OctoberØ 74
NovemberØ 38
DecemberØ 32
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
April · Wk 17
Crowd level44/100 · moderate
quietbusy
Weather comfort15/100 · Sun & warmth
-6 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- April (95 %) · May (5 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 111,597
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 12 % of source markets on school holidays · -6 % crowding from holidays
- Main source markets
- Germany (87 %) · Netherlands (3 %) · Switzerland (2 %) · 95% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 68,905–165,608 (avg 119,024)
- Base years
- 2022, 2023, 2024 (excluding 2020, 2021)
v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte, region-spezifisch gewichtet mit dem Quellland-Mix. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.
Plan your trip
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DestinationBraunschweig
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The travel year in Braunschweig, month by month
The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.
| Month | Crowd level0–100, season-relative | Weather comfort0–100, profile “mild” | Avg temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 13 | 2 °C |
| February | 21 | 16 | 4 °C |
| March | 25 | 27 | 7 °C |
| April | 51 | 46 | 11 °C |
| May | 66 | 66 | 15 °C |
| June | 69 | 75 | 20 °C |
| July | 85 | 75 | 20 °C |
| August | 85 | 76 | 21 °C |
| September | 74 | 71 | 17 °C |
| October | 74 | 50 | 12 °C |
| November | 38 | 28 | 6 °C |
| December | 32 | 16 | 4 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Braunschweig itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.
Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026
The windows worth catching
Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.
September–October
Wk 38–40
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 68, weather comfort near 64.
- Crowd level
- 64–71
- Comfort
- 58–70
July–August
Wk 30–32
The region's peak: crowd level around 97 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 95–100
- Comfort
- 75–76
Braunschweig compared with Europe
How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.
- Bed occupancy in Braunschweig
- 26.8
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: December, at 1.5× the value. Closest to the median: June, at 1.0× the value.
Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Braunschweig with itself. The two measures are never combined.
Climate through the year
Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.
- Avg temperature
- Day/night range
- Precipitation
| Month | Avg temperature (°C) | Day avg (°C) | Night avg (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 79 |
| Feb | 3 | 4 | 2 | 71 |
| Mar | 5 | 7 | 4 | 58 |
| Apr | 9 | 11 | 7 | 52 |
| May | 13 | 15 | 11 | 64 |
| Jun | 18 | 20 | 16 | 79 |
| Jul | 19 | 20 | 17 | 82 |
| Aug | 19 | 21 | 17 | 70 |
| Sep | 15 | 17 | 14 | 68 |
| Oct | 11 | 12 | 10 | 77 |
| Nov | 6 | 6 | 5 | 59 |
| Dec | 4 | 4 | 3 | 74 |
The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
How sunny?
How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.
Moderately sunny
≈ 3.0 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jun
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0.7 |
| Feb | 1.5 |
| Mar | 2.8 |
| Apr | 4.5 |
| May | 5.3 |
| Jun | 5.7 |
| Jul | 5.1 |
| Aug | 4.6 |
| Sep | 3.3 |
| Oct | 1.7 |
| Nov | 0.9 |
| Dec | 0.5 |
Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
Ski areas in Braunschweig
Mapped ski areas in this region with slope kilometres, lifts and elevation, plus the long-term snow average from our climate data.
- Ski areas
- 6
- Slopes in total
- 26 km
- Lifts
- 21
- Highest point
- 968 m
| Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg | 13.16 km | 8 | 568–968 m400 m vertical drop |
| Matthias-Schmidt-Berg | 4.76 km | 3 | 535–663 m128 m vertical drop |
| Bocksberg | 3.65 km | 4 | 553–725 m173 m vertical drop |
| Ravensberg - Bad Sachsa | 2.33 km338.05 km cross-country | 3 | 515–646 m130 m vertical drop |
| Schulenberg | 2.04 km | 2 | 478–630 m153 m vertical drop |
| Skigebiet Mühlwiese, Ski Area Mühlwiese | not available | 1 | 395–471 m76 m vertical drop |
Slope, lift and elevation figures come from open mapping and are complete to varying degrees. “Not available” means not mapped, not “does not exist”. Opening hours and season are not included. Snow figures are long-term averages for the whole region, not snow depth on the mountain and not a forecast.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Braunschweig
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Braunschweig?
- The best time to visit Braunschweig is April–May (Wk 17–19): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 56 out of 100, weather comfort about 58 out of 100.
When is Braunschweig quietest?
- January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Braunschweig. Crowd levels there sit at 0–2 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Braunschweig busiest?
- Braunschweig is busiest in August (Wk 31) with around 165,608 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Braunschweig and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Braunschweig in August with an average of 21 °C and around 70 mm of rain in the month.
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Sources and data vintages
Every provenance note on this page, collected in one place.
- Cover photo
- Photo by Mehdi Raeisi on Unsplash
- Crowding figures
- Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
- Climate data
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
- Ski areas
Data sources: ski areas from OpenSkiMap, based on OpenStreetMap, licensed under ODbL 1.0; snow depths from ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service).
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.