September–October
Wk 39–41
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 52 out of 100, weather comfort near 61.
- Crowd level
- 48–59
- Comfort
- 55–66
Germany · Weser-Ems
Best time to visit Weser-Ems
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 · 634,858 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 48–59
Wk 39–41 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
20 °CComfort 76
August · around 66 mm of rain in the month
Crowding Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative
Weser-Ems (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 634,858 overnight stays. Calculated from open official data; the values are modelled, not counted.
When is Weser-Ems 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 2
FebruaryØ 7
MarchØ 22
AprilØ 47
MayØ 62
JuneØ 68
JulyØ 87
AugustØ 90
SeptemberØ 63
OctoberØ 51
NovemberØ 15
DecemberØ 9
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
September · Wk 39
Crowd level59/100 · moderate
quietbusy
Weather comfort27/100 · Sun & warmth
+27 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- September (90 %) · October (10 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 416,069
- Main source markets
- Germany (87 %) · Netherlands (3 %) · Switzerland (2 %) · 95% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 96,170–634,858 (avg 328,582)
- 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 Weser-Ems, 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 | 2 | 16 | 3 °C |
| February | 7 | 19 | 5 °C |
| March | 22 | 29 | 7 °C |
| April | 47 | 47 | 11 °C |
| May | 62 | 67 | 15 °C |
| June | 68 | 75 | 19 °C |
| July | 87 | 73 | 20 °C |
| August | 90 | 76 | 20 °C |
| September | 63 | 72 | 17 °C |
| October | 51 | 53 | 12 °C |
| November | 15 | 30 | 7 °C |
| December | 9 | 19 | 5 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Weser-Ems 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.
April–May
Wk 17–19
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 54, weather comfort near 59.
- Crowd level
- 44–61
- Comfort
- 54–64
July–August
Wk 30–32
The region's peak: crowd level around 98 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 94–100
- Comfort
- 73–76
Weser-Ems 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 Weser-Ems
- 27.5
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: May, at 1.5× the value. Closest to the median: November, at 0.9× 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 Weser-Ems 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 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 79 |
| Feb | 4 | 5 | 3 | 74 |
| Mar | 6 | 7 | 5 | 58 |
| Apr | 9 | 11 | 7 | 58 |
| May | 14 | 15 | 12 | 59 |
| Jun | 18 | 19 | 16 | 86 |
| Jul | 18 | 20 | 17 | 90 |
| Aug | 19 | 20 | 17 | 66 |
| Sep | 16 | 17 | 14 | 61 |
| Oct | 12 | 12 | 11 | 84 |
| Nov | 7 | 7 | 6 | 66 |
| Dec | 5 | 5 | 4 | 79 |
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
≈ 2.9 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jun
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0.7 |
| Feb | 1.4 |
| Mar | 2.7 |
| Apr | 4.4 |
| May | 5.3 |
| Jun | 5.4 |
| Jul | 5.0 |
| Aug | 4.4 |
| Sep | 3.1 |
| Oct | 1.6 |
| Nov | 0.8 |
| 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.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Weser-Ems
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Weser-Ems?
- The best time to visit Weser-Ems is September–October (Wk 39–41): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 52 out of 100, weather comfort about 61 out of 100.
When is Weser-Ems quietest?
- January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Weser-Ems. Crowd levels there sit at 0–1 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Weser-Ems busiest?
- Weser-Ems is busiest in August (Wk 31) with around 634,858 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Weser-Ems and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Weser-Ems in August with an average of 20 °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.
- 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.
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.