When to go · Braunlage
Braunlage in May
Good month. Outside the best window (Jun–Sep for hiking and mountain biking; Dec–Mar for snow, when snow cover holds). Across Germany: Beer gardens open; holiday Thursdays (Ascension, Corpus Christi) make long weekends that fill trains.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C) / 6°C (43°F)43°F (6°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Medium
- Germany overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Germany overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Jun–Sep for hiking and mountain biking; Dec–Mar for snow, when snow cover holds). Across Germany: Beer gardens open; holiday Thursdays (Ascension, Corpus Christi) make long weekends that fill trains.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated good. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Braunlage's best window: Jun–Sep for hiking and mountain biking; Dec–Mar for snow, when snow cover holds.
- JulyGreatInside Braunlage's best window: Jun–Sep for hiking and mountain biking; Dec–Mar for snow, when snow cover holds.
- AugustGreatInside Braunlage's best window: Jun–Sep for hiking and mountain biking; Dec–Mar for snow, when snow cover holds.
- SeptemberGreatInside Braunlage's best window: Jun–Sep for hiking and mountain biking; Dec–Mar for snow, when snow cover holds.
Weather in May
- BraunlageHighs around 16 °C (61 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 61 °F (16 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °C), rain on about 13 days
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Germany overall
- Medium
- Prices · Germany overall
- Medium
Germany overall: Beer gardens open; holiday Thursdays (Ascension, Corpus Christi) make long weekends that fill trains.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Braunlage, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jan: 1 °C (34 °F)34 °F (1 °C)
Night low
May: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Jan: -4 °C (25 °F)25 °F (-4 °C)
Rain days
May: 13 (better)
Jan: 16
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jan: 0
May: Outside the best window (Jun–Sep for hiking and mountain biking; Dec–Mar for snow, when snow cover holds). Across Germany: Beer gardens open; holiday Thursdays (Ascension, Corpus Christi) make long weekends that fill trains.
January: Inside Braunlage's best window: Jun–Sep for hiking and mountain biking; Dec–Mar for snow, when snow cover holds.
Braunlage: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast