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Germany · Detmold

Best time to visit Detmold

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 · 107,090 overnight stays

Quietest weeks

JanuaryCrowd level 0–2

Wk 2–4 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions

Sweet spot

September–OctoberCrowd level 58–79

Wk 38–40 · quietest while the weather still holds

Warmest month

20 °CComfort 77

August · around 66 mm of rain in the month

Crowding Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative

Detmold (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 107,090 overnight stays. Calculated from open official data; the values are modelled, not counted.

How we calculate

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 5
FebruaryØ 14
MarchØ 30
AprilØ 53
MayØ 75
JuneØ 81
JulyØ 84
AugustØ 88
SeptemberØ 82
OctoberØ 64
NovemberØ 41
DecemberØ 26
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100

Why this week?

Crowd level79/100 · peak season
quietbusy
Weather comfort31/100 · Sun & warmth

+24 % versus the region's annual average.

Contributing months
September (100 %)
Overnight stays/week
92,766
Main source markets
Germany (87 %) · Netherlands (3 %) · Switzerland (2 %) · 95% of guests modelled
Region range
37,860–107,090 (avg 74,852)
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.

Pre-filled with the next date in week 38.

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The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.

Crowd level, weather comfort and temperature in Detmold by month – crowd score 0–100, season-relative to the region's own annual peak
MonthCrowd level0–100, season-relativeWeather comfort0–100, profile “mild”Avg temperature
January5143 °C
February14174 °C
March30287 °C
April534511 °C
May756715 °C
June817619 °C
July847520 °C
August887720 °C
September827117 °C
October644912 °C
November41276 °C
December26164 °C

The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Detmold 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

Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.

Recommended

Wk 38–40

The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 71 out of 100, weather comfort near 64.

Crowd level
58–79
Comfort
58–69
Plan this period
Good alternative

Wk 18–20

A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 73, weather comfort near 63.

Crowd level
68–77
Comfort
58–68
Plan this period
Avoid

Wk 30–32

The region's peak: crowd level around 97 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.

Crowd level
93–100
Comfort
75–77

How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.

Bed occupancy in Detmold
24.9

per cent of bed places, annual mean

European median
23.1

per cent of bed places, annual mean

Furthest from the median: November, at 1.4× 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 Detmold with itself. The two measures are never combined.

Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.

  • Avg temperature
  • Day/night range
  • Precipitation
0210100Jan: 92 mmFeb: 82 mmMar: 65 mmApr: 58 mmMay: 59 mmJun: 74 mmJul: 85 mmAug: 66 mmSep: 59 mmOct: 85 mmNov: 68 mmDec: 88 mmJan: Ø 2 °C · Day 3 °C · Night 2 °CFeb: Ø 3 °C · Day 4 °C · Night 3 °CMar: Ø 6 °C · Day 7 °C · Night 4 °CApr: Ø 9 °C · Day 11 °C · Night 7 °CMay: Ø 13 °C · Day 15 °C · Night 11 °CJun: Ø 18 °C · Day 19 °C · Night 16 °CJul: Ø 19 °C · Day 20 °C · Night 17 °CAug: Ø 19 °C · Day 20 °C · Night 17 °CSep: Ø 15 °C · Day 17 °C · Night 14 °COct: Ø 11 °C · Day 12 °C · Night 10 °CNov: Ø 6 °C · Day 6 °C · Night 6 °CDec: Ø 4 °C · Day 4 °C · Night 3 °CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec°Cmm
Monthly climate values
MonthAvg temperature (°C)Day avg (°C)Night avg (°C)Precipitation (mm)
Jan23292
Feb34382
Mar67465
Apr911758
May13151159
Jun18191674
Jul19201785
Aug19201766
Sep15171459
Oct11121085
Nov66668
Dec44388

The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.

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
0.06.0Jan: ≈ 0.7 h full midday sun/dayFeb: ≈ 1.5 h full midday sun/dayMar: ≈ 2.7 h full midday sun/dayApr: ≈ 4.4 h full midday sun/dayMay: ≈ 5.2 h full midday sun/dayJun: ≈ 5.5 h full midday sun/dayJul: ≈ 5.0 h full midday sun/dayAug: ≈ 4.5 h full midday sun/daySep: ≈ 3.2 h full midday sun/dayOct: ≈ 1.7 h full midday sun/dayNov: ≈ 0.9 h full midday sun/dayDec: ≈ 0.5 h full midday sun/dayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDech
Sun by month
Month≈ h of full midday sun per day
Jan0.7
Feb1.5
Mar2.7
Apr4.4
May5.2
Jun5.5
Jul5.0
Aug4.5
Sep3.2
Oct1.7
Nov0.9
Dec0.5

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.

Destination airports of Detmold and every European departure airport with a direct connection to them.

Destination airports

Select a destination airport to see the direct departure airports.

“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.

Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.

When is the best time to visit Detmold?

The best time to visit Detmold is September–October (Wk 38–40): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 71 out of 100, weather comfort about 64 out of 100.

When is Detmold quietest?

January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Detmold. Crowd levels there sit at 0–2 out of 100, the lowest across the year.

When is Detmold busiest?

Detmold is busiest in August (Wk 31) with around 107,090 overnight stays in the peak week.

What is the weather like in Detmold and when is it warmest?

It is warmest in Detmold in August with an average of 20 °C and around 66 mm of rain in the month.

How do you get to Detmold?

Detmold is reachable via the destination airport Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) with direct flights.

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Cover photo
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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.
Reachability

Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Data as of: September 2026

Data basis
All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.