Best time to visit Winter sports in Harz

The climate in Winter sports in Harz through the year

When to go

No month in Winter sports in Harz reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. June comes closest with 63 out of 100. A typical June day reaches 19°C and the night falls to 9°C, with rain on about 13 days and clear sky 37 % of the time. July–September are a fair alternative, with scores of 52–62. The lowest score is in December (13), when days are cool at around 2°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (21°C) is about 20 degrees warmer than a January day (1°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 46 mm in April to 101 mm in July (about 840 mm in all).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8 hours in December to 16.5 hours in June.

By type of trip

The best months change with what you want to do. Each of Eddigo’s trip types has its own preferred daytime temperature and its own weights for rain, humidity and sun. Winter sports in Harz scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): June and September, up to 67
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–October, up to 85

How it compares

Of the 57 destinations Eddigo covers in Germany, Winter sports in Harz is the coolest over the year and the 14th wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 1 for a typical destination in the country. In June, when Winter sports in Harz scores 63, Hanover (91 km away) scores 66 and Leipzig (130 km away) scores 69. See where to go in June for the best destinations that month.