When to go · Strasbourg, France
Best time to visit Strasbourg
The sweet spot is June, July and August — averages 19°C, 10 rainy days, moderate crowds.
May–June and September for mild weather and terraces on the Ill; late November to Christmas Eve for the Christmas market, when hotels fill months ahead.
Semi-continental: warm summers with highs of 24–26°C and occasional heatwaves, cold winters with frost at night. Rain is modest and spread through the year, heaviest May to August.
The short answer
19°C · 10 rainy days · mid season
21°C · 10 rainy days · high season
20°C · 10 rainy days · high season
Hardest months: January and December. averages a raw 3°C, 9 rainy days, few other visitors.
Month by month
| Month | Avg temp | Rain days | Crowds | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | 9d | low | Cold |
| February | 4°C | 8d | low | Cold |
| March | 7°C | 9d | low | Cold |
| April | 11°C | 9d | mid | Chilly |
| May | 16°C | 11d | mid | Comfortable but damp |
| June | 19°C | 10d | mid | Comfortable but damp |
| July | 21°C | 10d | high | Comfortable but damp |
| August | 20°C | 10d | high | Comfortable but damp |
| September | 16°C | 8d | mid | Comfortable but damp |
| October | 12°C | 10d | mid | Chilly |
| November | 6°C | 9d | mid | Cold |
| December | 3°C | 10d | high | Cold |
Verdicts are read off the three columns to their left — temperature distance from 21°C first, then rainfall, with crowds breaking ties. Averages, so any given week can differ.
If you'd rather go cheap than perfect
January, February and March are low season in Strasbourg — thinner crowds, and the months where accommodation is easiest to book late. Budget travellers already work to about $45–80 a day here; low season is where the accommodation share of that goes furthest.
Book the month you picked
Fares move with the same seasons as the crowds — the quiet months above are usually the cheap ones to fly.