September–October
Wk 38–40
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 65 out of 100, weather comfort near 62.
- Crowd level
- 57–71
- Comfort
- 57–67
Germany · Oberfranken
Best time to visit Oberfranken
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 · 135,424 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
JanuaryCrowd level 0–1
Wk 2–4 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
September–OctoberCrowd level 57–71
Wk 38–40 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
21 °CComfort 75
July · around 83 mm of rain in the month
Crowding Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative
Oberfranken (Germany) is quietest in January: across Wk 2–4 the crowd level runs from 0 to 1 out of 100. The busiest single week falls in August (Wk 31), at 100 out of 100 with roughly 135,424 overnight stays. Calculated from open official data; the values are modelled, not counted.
When is Oberfranken 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 3
FebruaryØ 14
MarchØ 25
AprilØ 49
MayØ 69
JuneØ 74
JulyØ 86
AugustØ 89
SeptemberØ 73
OctoberØ 63
NovemberØ 30
DecemberØ 19
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
September · Wk 38
Crowd level71/100 · peak season
quietbusy
Weather comfort30/100 · Sun & warmth
+25 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- September (100 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 106,485
- Main source markets
- Germany (87 %) · Netherlands (3 %) · Switzerland (2 %) · 95% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 37,074–135,424 (avg 85,321)
- 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.
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The travel year in Oberfranken, 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 | 3 | 11 | 1 °C |
| February | 14 | 14 | 3 °C |
| March | 25 | 27 | 7 °C |
| April | 49 | 46 | 11 °C |
| May | 69 | 64 | 15 °C |
| June | 74 | 76 | 20 °C |
| July | 86 | 75 | 21 °C |
| August | 89 | 77 | 21 °C |
| September | 73 | 69 | 17 °C |
| October | 63 | 48 | 11 °C |
| November | 30 | 24 | 5 °C |
| December | 19 | 12 | 2 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Oberfranken 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.
May
Wk 18–20
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 67, weather comfort near 61.
- Crowd level
- 63–71
- Comfort
- 57–64
July–August
Wk 30–32
The region's peak: crowd level around 97 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 94–100
- Comfort
- 76–77
Oberfranken 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 Oberfranken
- 27.3
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: October, at 1.5× the value. Closest to the median: July, 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 Oberfranken 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 |
| Feb | 2 | 3 | 1 | 76 |
| Mar | 5 | 7 | 3 | 72 |
| Apr | 9 | 11 | 7 | 57 |
| May | 13 | 15 | 11 | 81 |
| Jun | 18 | 20 | 16 | 82 |
| Jul | 19 | 21 | 17 | 83 |
| Aug | 19 | 21 | 17 | 86 |
| Sep | 15 | 17 | 13 | 79 |
| Oct | 10 | 11 | 9 | 73 |
| Nov | 5 | 5 | 4 | 67 |
| Dec | 2 | 2 | 1 | 89 |
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
≈ 3.2 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jun
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0.8 |
| Feb | 1.7 |
| Mar | 3.0 |
| Apr | 4.6 |
| May | 5.3 |
| Jun | 5.8 |
| Jul | 5.4 |
| Aug | 4.7 |
| Sep | 3.4 |
| Oct | 1.9 |
| Nov | 1.0 |
| Dec | 0.6 |
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 Oberfranken
Mapped ski areas in this region with slope kilometres, lifts and elevation, plus the long-term snow average from our climate data.
- Ski areas
- 5
- Slopes in total
- 7 km
- Lifts
- 13
- Highest point
- 1,012 m
On a long-term average, January sees the most snow: 9 cm mean snow depth across the region.
| Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsenkopf | 6.49 km | 10 | 639–1,012 m373 m vertical drop |
| Skiabfahrt Nordhalben | 0.29 km | 1 | 562–624 m62 m vertical drop |
| Skilift Lahm | 0.25 km | 1 | 480–526 m46 m vertical drop |
| Skilift Romansthal | 0.17 km | 1 | 420–444 m24 m vertical drop |
| Ludwigsstadt | not available | not available | not available |
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 Oberfranken
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Oberfranken?
- The best time to visit Oberfranken is September–October (Wk 38–40): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 65 out of 100, weather comfort about 62 out of 100.
When is Oberfranken quietest?
- January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Oberfranken. Crowd levels there sit at 0–1 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Oberfranken busiest?
- Oberfranken is busiest in August (Wk 31) with around 135,424 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Oberfranken and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Oberfranken in July with an average of 21 °C and around 83 mm of rain in the month.
When is there the most snow in Oberfranken and when are ski conditions best?
- Oberfranken has the most snow in January with an average of around 9 cm. Those are the most reliable weeks for winter sports.
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Sources and data vintages
Every provenance note on this page, collected in one place.
- Cover photo
- Photo by Markus Spiske 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.