April–May
Wk 17–19
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 59 out of 100, weather comfort near 60.
- Crowd level
- 43–71
- Comfort
- 56–64
Germany · Unterfranken
Best time to visit Unterfranken
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 · 159,583 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
JanuaryCrowd level 0–1
Wk 2–4 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
April–MayCrowd level 43–71
Wk 17–19 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
21 °CComfort 79
August · around 66 mm of rain in the month
Crowding Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative
Unterfranken (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 159,583 overnight stays. Calculated from open official data; the values are modelled, not counted.
When is Unterfranken 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 4
FebruaryØ 16
MarchØ 27
AprilØ 47
MayØ 72
JuneØ 81
JulyØ 88
AugustØ 88
SeptemberØ 81
OctoberØ 68
NovemberØ 35
DecemberØ 23
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
April · Wk 17
Crowd level43/100 · moderate
quietbusy
Weather comfort16/100 · Sun & warmth
-10 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- April (95 %) · May (5 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 94,048
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 12 % of source markets on school holidays · -5 % crowding from holidays
- Main source markets
- Germany (87 %) · Netherlands (3 %) · Switzerland (2 %) · 95% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 45,048–159,583 (avg 104,673)
- 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
Pre-filled with the next date in week 17.
DestinationUnterfranken
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The travel year in Unterfranken, 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 | 4 | 13 | 2 °C |
| February | 16 | 16 | 4 °C |
| March | 27 | 29 | 7 °C |
| April | 47 | 49 | 11 °C |
| May | 72 | 67 | 16 °C |
| June | 81 | 78 | 20 °C |
| July | 88 | 78 | 21 °C |
| August | 88 | 79 | 21 °C |
| September | 81 | 73 | 17 °C |
| October | 68 | 52 | 12 °C |
| November | 35 | 26 | 6 °C |
| December | 23 | 15 | 3 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Unterfranken 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 39–41
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 68, weather comfort near 61.
- Crowd level
- 62–76
- Comfort
- 55–67
July–August
Wk 30–32
The region's peak: crowd level around 98 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 96–100
- Comfort
- 78–79
Unterfranken 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 Unterfranken
- 25.8
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: October, at 1.4× the value. Closest to the median: January, 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 Unterfranken 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 | 1 | 86 |
| Feb | 3 | 4 | 2 | 67 |
| Mar | 6 | 7 | 4 | 67 |
| Apr | 9 | 11 | 7 | 57 |
| May | 14 | 16 | 12 | 80 |
| Jun | 18 | 20 | 17 | 76 |
| Jul | 19 | 21 | 18 | 77 |
| Aug | 19 | 21 | 18 | 66 |
| Sep | 15 | 17 | 14 | 65 |
| Oct | 11 | 12 | 10 | 70 |
| Nov | 5 | 6 | 5 | 64 |
| Dec | 3 | 3 | 2 | 77 |
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 | 5.4 |
| Jun | 5.9 |
| Jul | 5.5 |
| Aug | 4.8 |
| Sep | 3.5 |
| 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 Unterfranken
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
- 15
- Highest point
- 881 m
| Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skigebiet Arnsberglifte | 13.51 km | 4 | 588–834 m247 m vertical drop |
| Kreuzberg | 8.24 km | 3 | 576–881 m305 m vertical drop |
| Skigebiet am Engländer | 1.58 km | 4 | 422–481 m60 m vertical drop |
| Skigebiet Sauerberg Frammersbach | 1.28 km20.23 km cross-country | 1 | 281–380 m99 m vertical drop |
| Skigebiet Winterloch Heigenbrücken | 0.7 km10.17 km cross-country | 2 | 318–454 m136 m vertical drop |
| Skigebiet Hauerborn | 0.48 km | 1 | 336–416 m81 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 Unterfranken
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Unterfranken?
- The best time to visit Unterfranken is April–May (Wk 17–19): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 59 out of 100, weather comfort about 60 out of 100.
When is Unterfranken quietest?
- January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Unterfranken. Crowd levels there sit at 0–1 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Unterfranken busiest?
- Unterfranken is busiest in August (Wk 31) with around 159,583 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Unterfranken and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Unterfranken in August with an average of 21 °C and around 66 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 Dirk Houstoun 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.