City guide · Germany
Beer gardens, alpine air, and Bavarian polish.
See the year in Munich ↓Beer gardens · Alpine day trips · Museums · Architecture
March · April · MayUse spring for an old-town walk from Marienplatz to Viktualienmarkt. Keep the Kunstareal museums as an alternative if the weather changes.
June · July · AugustLeave time for the Englischer Garten on a summer visit. Combine an outdoor stroll with a palace visit at Nymphenburg rather than filling the day with walking.
September · October · NovemberPair autumn walks with the Kunstareal museums. In November, keep more of the day indoors if it turns wet or chilly.
December · January · FebruaryPack warm layers for winter walks around the old town. Make the Deutsches Museum your indoor anchor for science and technology.
Select a month to plan your visit.
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2018–2023 averages, not a forecast. Wet days estimate days with at least 1 mm of rain or snow using a calibrated ERA5 threshold. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (AWS Open Data, CC BY 4.0). Sunshine measures daylight only. Open-Meteo
Two nights allow an Old Town visit and a museum or palace; four give the museums, Nymphenburg and the city’s parks their own time.
Stay near the Old Town sights and explore the Frauenkirche, Residenz and Viktualienmarkt on foot.
Two nights allow an Old Town visit and a museum or palace; four give the museums, Nymphenburg and the city’s parks their own time.
Stay near the Old Town sights and explore the Frauenkirche, Residenz and Viktualienmarkt on foot.
Explore sample itineraries →What to see
Start around Marienplatz and the old town. Choose Nymphenburg for a palace visit or the Kunstareal for museums.
Munich's cavernous 1589 beer hall: the spiritual home of Oktoberfest.
Explore →Marienplatz is a central square in the city centre of Munich, Germany.
The Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany, is the world's largest museum of science and technology, with about 125,000 exhibited objects from 50 fields of science and technology.
The Frauenkirche is a church in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, that serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and seat of its Archbishop.
The Bavarian State Library in Munich is the central "Landesbibliothek", i. e. the state library of the Free State of Bavaria, the biggest universal and research library in Germany and one of Europe's most important universal…
Where to eat
Food stalls, cafés and a beer garden in the old town.
Browse the stalls before choosing lunch.
Bavarian cooking and Hofbräu beer at Platzl.
Choose a traditional Bavarian tavern meal.
Vegetarian and vegan cooking in the old town.
Choose a vegetarian or vegan meal.
Frontal view on the Maximilianeum after sunset
The statue of Pallas Athene in Munich
Make a trip of it
Make a plan
MUC (main international gateway): S1 or S8 train to München Hauptbahnhof under normal service, about 40 minutes. The airport FAQ gives about 45 minutes for the same trip. Check the current timetable for engineering works before travelling.
Walk between Old Town sights and use the U-Bahn, S-Bahn, trams or buses for longer trips. Check a journey planner for current routes and departures.
Plan the palace interior before filling the rest of the visit.
Science and technology exhibitions on Museum Island.
Stay length is a Trailwind editorial estimate. Transfer times are approximate.
Questions
The best time to visit Munich is May–Jul & Sep, in Germany.
Munich is in Germany. The nearest major airport is Munich Airport (MUC).
Beer gardens, alpine air, and Bavarian polish.
Explore these places for a longer trip. Distances are straight line; check the route and travel time before planning an outing.
