When to go · Leipzig

Leipzig in February

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (grey and cold).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C) / −2°C (28°F)28°F (−2°C); average high / low
Rain days: 9
Crowds: Medium; Germany overall
Prices: Medium; Germany overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Leipzig

Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (grey and cold).

February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

LeipzigHighs around 5 °C (41 °F), lows around -2 °C (28 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 41 °F (5 °C), lows around 28 °F (-2 °C), rain on about 9 days
Berlin and the east, Germany · Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Brandenburg lakescool
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.

Germany overall: Carnival week in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz; Berlinale film festival fills Berlin hotels mid-month.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Leipzig, side by side.

First month

Second month

February: Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (grey and cold).

May: Inside Leipzig's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market.

Leipzig: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.