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Best time to visit Oberpfalz

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 32 · 155,016 overnight stays

Quietest weeks

JanuaryCrowd level 0–1

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

Sweet spot

JuneCrowd level 61–62

Wk 23–25 · a good balance of weather comfort and crowd level

Warmest month

22 °CComfort 79

July · around 77 mm of rain in the month

Crowding Index 1.1 · As of 06/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative

Oberpfalz (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 32), at 100 out of 100 with roughly 155,016 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 4
FebruaryØ 15
MarchØ 20
AprilØ 37
MayØ 55
JuneØ 62
JulyØ 79
AugustØ 88
SeptemberØ 62
OctoberØ 54
NovemberØ 26
DecemberØ 21
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100

Why this week?

Crowd level62/100 · moderate
quietbusy
Weather comfort49/100 · Sun & warmth

+22 % versus the region's annual average.

Contributing months
May (1 %) · June (99 %)
Overnight stays/week
114,276
School-holiday pressure (source markets)
7 % of source markets on school holidays
Main source markets
Germany (87 %) · Netherlands (3 %) · Switzerland (2 %) · 95% of guests modelled
Region range
46,397–155,016 (avg 93,479)
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 23.

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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 Oberpfalz 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
January4121 °C
February15153 °C
March20296 °C
April375011 °C
May556715 °C
June628021 °C
July797922 °C
August887621 °C
September627017 °C
October545011 °C
November26235 °C
December21132 °C

The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Oberpfalz 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 1.1 · As of 06/08/2026

Three windows from the model, weighing crowd level against weather comfort.

Recommended

Wk 23–25

Best balance of weather comfort and space: crowd level around 62 out of 100, weather comfort near 80.

Crowd level
61–62
Comfort
79–81
Plan this period
Good alternative

Wk 26–28

A quieter choice in the other half of the year: crowd level around 70, weather comfort near 79.

Crowd level
64–77
Comfort
79–80
Plan this period
Avoid

Wk 31–33

The region's peak: crowd level around 96 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.

Crowd level
88–100
Comfort
76–77

How dense it gets here measured against Europe — on the one figure that lets two destinations be compared.

Crowd density in Oberpfalz
9.65

overnight stays per km² and week

European median
11.80

overnight stays per km² and week

Furthest from the median: July, at 0.6× the value. Closest to the median: January, at 1.0× the value.

Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This density compares destinations with each other. The crowd level in the table above compares Oberpfalz with itself. The two figures are never combined.

Index 1.1 · As of 06/08/2026

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

  • Avg temperature
  • Day/night range
  • Precipitation
0220100Jan: 74 mmFeb: 52 mmMar: 51 mmApr: 50 mmMay: 85 mmJun: 61 mmJul: 77 mmAug: 90 mmSep: 78 mmOct: 68 mmNov: 77 mmDec: 67 mmJan: Ø 1 °C · Day 1 °C · Night 0 °CFeb: Ø 2 °C · Day 3 °C · Night 1 °CMar: Ø 5 °C · Day 6 °C · Night 3 °CApr: Ø 9 °C · Day 11 °C · Night 7 °CMay: Ø 13 °C · Day 15 °C · Night 11 °CJun: Ø 19 °C · Day 21 °C · Night 17 °CJul: Ø 20 °C · Day 22 °C · Night 18 °CAug: Ø 19 °C · Day 21 °C · Night 18 °CSep: Ø 15 °C · Day 17 °C · Night 13 °COct: Ø 10 °C · Day 11 °C · Night 9 °CNov: Ø 4 °C · Day 5 °C · Night 3 °CDec: Ø 1 °C · Day 2 °C · Night 1 °CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec°Cmm
Monthly climate values
MonthAvg temperature (°C)Day avg (°C)Night avg (°C)Precipitation (mm)
Jan11074
Feb23152
Mar56351
Apr911750
May13151185
Jun19211761
Jul20221877
Aug19211890
Sep15171378
Oct1011968
Nov45377
Dec12167

The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.

Average daily solar energy across the twelve months. The higher the value, the sunnier.

3.3 kWh/m²/Tag
Annual average
Jun
Sunniest month
0.06.0Jan: 0.9 kWh/m²/TagFeb: 1.8 kWh/m²/TagMar: 3.1 kWh/m²/TagApr: 4.7 kWh/m²/TagMay: 5.3 kWh/m²/TagJun: 5.9 kWh/m²/TagJul: 5.5 kWh/m²/TagAug: 4.8 kWh/m²/TagSep: 3.4 kWh/m²/TagOct: 2.0 kWh/m²/TagNov: 1.1 kWh/m²/TagDec: 0.7 kWh/m²/TagJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeckWh
Monthly solar irradiance
MonthSolar irradiance (kWh/m²/day)
Jan0.9
Feb1.8
Mar3.1
Apr4.7
May5.3
Jun5.9
Jul5.5
Aug4.8
Sep3.4
Oct2.0
Nov1.1
Dec0.7

Mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day (≈ peak-sun-hours equivalent). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.

Mapped ski areas in this region with slope kilometres, lifts and elevation, plus the long-term snow average from our climate data.

Ski areas
8
Slopes in total
13 km
Lifts
14
Highest point
1,057 m
Ski areas in Oberpfalz with slopes, lifts and elevation
Ski areaSlopesLiftsElevation
Hohenbogen6 km2655–1,049 m394 m vertical drop
Eck2.92 km50.14 km cross-country2841–1,057 m217 m vertical drop
Etzelwang1.72 km1415–513 m98 m vertical drop
Skilift Wurmstein1.25 km2596–725 m129 m vertical drop
Ski und Snowboardzentrum Fahrenberg0.75 km2668–781 m113 m vertical drop
Freizeitzentrum Althütte0.31 km1772–807 m35 m vertical drop
Sandskigebiet Monte Kaolino0.18 km2436–532 m95 m vertical drop
Skihang Großbüchelbergnot available2548–602 m55 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.

Data sources: ski areas from OpenSkiMap, based on OpenStreetMap, licensed under ODbL 1.0; snow depths from ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service).

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

When is the best time to visit Oberpfalz?

The best time to visit Oberpfalz is June (Wk 23–25): in this window the crowd level is low at around 62 out of 100 and weather comfort is good at about 80 out of 100.

When is Oberpfalz quietest?

January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Oberpfalz. Crowd levels there sit at 0–1 out of 100, the lowest across the year.

When is Oberpfalz busiest?

Oberpfalz is busiest in August (Wk 32) with around 155,016 overnight stays in the peak week.

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

It is warmest in Oberpfalz in July with an average of 22 °C and around 77 mm of rain in the month.

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

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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.

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