When to go · Berlin
Berlin in September
Great month. Warm and clear; marathon weekend closes streets.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C) / 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Germany overall
- Prices
- High
- Germany overall
Verdict
Warm and clear; marathon weekend closes streets.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than September?
No other month rates higher than September for Berlin in this guide.
Weather in September
- BerlinHighs around 19 °C (66 °F), lows around 10 °C (50 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 66 °F (19 °C), lows around 50 °F (10 °C), rain on about 8 days
- Berlin and the east, Germany · Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Brandenburg lakesbest weather
Continental: cold dry winters (around 0 °C (32 °F)), warm summers with 30 °C (86 °F) spells; lake swimming from June.Continental: cold dry winters (around 32 °F (0 °C)), warm summers with 86 °F (30 °C) spells; lake swimming from June.
Autumn season
Clear and mild, marathon weekend in late September closes some streets.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Berlin Marathon check
check · Citywide
Roads across the centre close on race day.
Oktoberfest (Munich) big impact
Mid Sep – early Oct (19 Sep – 4 Oct 2026) · Germany
Munich hotels triple in price; trains from Munich crowded in the evenings.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Germany overall
- Medium
- Prices · Germany overall
- High
Germany overall: Best all-round month; Oktoberfest starts in the second half and Munich prices triple.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Berlin, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Great
May: Great
Daytime high
Sep: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
May: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
Sep: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
May: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 8 (better)
May: 10
Crowds
Sep: Medium
May: Medium
Prices
Sep: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Sep: 2
May: 3
September: Warm and clear; marathon weekend closes streets.
May: Pleasant; May 1 events close streets.
Berlin: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings