Best time to visit — every Schengen country
Each cell scores a month from 1 (avoid) to 5 (ideal) — combining weather, crowd levels, and price. Score weights: weather 50%, crowds 30%, price 20%. Use this to find your sweet-spot week, especially if your dates are flexible.
≥ 4.5 ideal
3.8–4.4 great
3.0–3.7 good
2.2–2.9 mediocre
< 2.2 avoid
| Country | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Best window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷France | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | May, Sep, Apr |
| 🇮🇹Italy | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | Apr, May, Oct |
| 🇪🇸Spain | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | Apr, May, Oct |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | May, Jun, Mar |
| 🇳🇱Netherlands | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | May, Jun, Sep |
| 🇬🇷Greece | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | May, Oct, Nov |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | May, Oct, Nov |
| 🇨🇭Switzerland | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | Jun, Sep, Oct |
| 🇦🇹Austria | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | May, Jun, Apr |
| 🇨🇿Czech Republic (Czechia) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | May, Apr, Jun |
| 🇧🇪Belgium | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | May, Apr, Jun |
| 🇩🇰Denmark | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | May, Jun, Aug |
| 🇸🇪Sweden | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | May, Jun, Aug |
| 🇳🇴Norway | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | May, Jun, Sep |
| 🇫🇮Finland | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | May, Jun, Sep |
| 🇮🇸Iceland | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | May, Jun, Sep |
| 🇵🇱Poland | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | May, Mar, Apr |
| 🇭🇺Hungary | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | May, Sep, Oct |
| 🇭🇷Croatia | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | May, Oct, Sep |
| 🇸🇮Slovenia | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | May, Sep, Apr |
| 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | May, Sep, Oct |
| 🇷🇴Romania | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | May, Sep, Oct |
| 🇪🇪Estonia | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | May, Jun, Jul |
| 🇱🇻Latvia | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | May, Jun, Jul |
| 🇱🇹Lithuania | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | May, Jun, Jul |
| 🇸🇰Slovakia | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | May, Sep, Apr |
| 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | May, Jun, Apr |
| 🇲🇹Malta | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | Apr, May, Oct |
| 🇱🇮Liechtenstein | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | Jun, Sep, May |
How to read this: If you can move dates, bias toward shoulder seasons (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct) where most countries score 4+. July–August is uniformly hot and crowded across Southern Europe; great in Scandinavia.
Climate caveats: Mediterranean summers are getting longer and hotter. May 2025 saw 95°F+ heat in Spain; if heat is a health issue, prefer June and September going forward.