Bavaria, Germany
Munich
Munich is a major city in Bavaria, Germany, 524 m above sea level. It has a population of about 1,505,036 (2025). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now11°C
Best timeJul–Sep
Population1.51M
Local time14:51
48.14° N, 11.58° EElevation 524 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal codes80097, 80217 …October: high / low14° / 5°
Rain this month69mm
Best timeJul–Sep
Best: Jul–Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Munich at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:44 · 18:1410 h 30 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:31Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 9Next holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' DayFootball31 Oct · 18:30FC Bayern München – Borussia Dortmund
Best time to visitJul–Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month25°C
Average high in August
Coolest month-3°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
135 mm of rain
Driest monthFebruary
49 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 0.9 km
How Munich has grown
People living in the built-up area (345 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+28%1.43M in 1975 → 1.83M in 2025Weather in Munich
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
11°C
Today hour by hourPartly cloudy · wind 19 km/h · humidity 54%
Today22 Oct12°4°1 mm
Fri23 Oct13°3°
Sat24 Oct9°5°0.5 mm
Sun25 Oct11°4°12.3 mm
Mon26 Oct12°5°
Tue27 Oct18°9°2.4 mm
Wed28 Oct17°7°0.5 mm
Thu29 Oct12°3°
Fri30 Oct12°2°
Sat31 Oct10°3°
When to go to Munich
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 22 | 27 | 25 | 54 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 69 | 49 | 26 | 18 |
| High | 3° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
| Low | -3° | -3° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Rain (mm) | 57 | 49 | 66 | 67 | 104 | 118 | 135 | 116 | 86 | 69 | 68 | 70 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 |
What's on in Munich
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Coming matches
31OctFC Bayern München – Borussia DortmundBundesliga · 18:30
20NovFC Bayern München – 1. FC KölnBundesliga · 20:30
5DecFC Bayern München – SC Paderborn 07Bundesliga
Concerts and shows
29OctAcresFeierwerk
4NovCrawlspaceBackstage
5NovRising InsaneBackstage
13NovFrittenbudeMuffathalle · 19:00
28NovITCHYBackstage · 20:00
Munich's festivals through the year
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Mar
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Monuments and museums in Munich
0.2 km
Frauenkirche, MunichBuilt 1401
0.1 km
New Town Hall, MunichBuilt 1909
0.5 km
Theatine ChurchBuilt 16630.4 km
St. Michael's Church, MunichBuilt 1583
0.5 km
FeldherrnhalleBuilt 1844
0.5 km
Asam ChurchBuilt 1746
Museum1.3 km
Alte PinakothekBuilt 1836
Museum1.4 km
Neue PinakothekBuilt 1853More museums: A Museum of contemporary art · BMW Group Classsic · BMW Welt · Borstei-Museum · DenkStätte Weiße Rose · Erlebnismuseum Magic Bavaria · Kunstarkaden · Kunstraum · Museum der Marianischen Männerkongregation · Sammlung Bollert · Timofei Fotoausstellung
Outdoors around Munich
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Wellenbad PlaneggWater parks
0.4 kmKlettergarten BaierbrunnClimbing
0.7 kmEisbach surfer waveSurf spots
1.1 kmCavalluna ParkTheme parks
1.1 kmAqua&SoulWater parks
1.2 kmGolfpark München AschheimGolf courses
1.7 kmSkilift BeuerbergSki area · 1 km of pistes · 1 lifts
36 kmSub SeaDive site
0.3 kmHEDRA TauchsportDive site
2.7 kmGerda's Dive ShopDive site
3.8 kmDivesportDive site
4.6 kmNature around Munich
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Germany seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Munich
Earthquakes around Munich
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days2magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19502magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record47within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.3Ehenbichl 3 km ↓1958 · 102 km
5.2Krün 14 km →1955 · 76 km
Ancient sites nearby
Sites: 1
Cities and settlements
Universities and research institutes
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenUniversity or college · founded 1472
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesUniversity or college · founded 1759
Academy of Fine Arts MunichUniversity or college · founded 1808
University of Music and Theatre MunichUniversity or college · founded 1846
Technical University of MunichUniversity or college · founded 1868
Institute of AnatomyUniversity or college · founded 1905
KSH München, Katholische Stiftungshochschule MünchenUniversity or college · founded 1909
Ukrainian Free UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1921
Munich School of PhilosophyUniversity or college · founded 1925
Institute for the Ethics, History and Theory of MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1939
Hochschule für Politik MünchenUniversity or college · founded 1950
Hochschule für Angewandte Sprachen, Sprachen & Dolmetscher Institut MünchenUniversity or college · founded 1952
Kleine Private Lehrinstitut DerksenUniversity or college · founded 1959
University of Television and Film MunichUniversity or college · founded 1966
Munich University of Applied SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1971
Institute of Early Childhood ResearchUniversity or college · founded 1972
Museumspädagogische ZentrumUniversity or college · founded 1973
University of the Bundeswehr MunichUniversity or college · founded 1973
Hochschule für den öffentlichen Dienst in BayernUniversity or college · founded 1974
Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and EpidemiologyUniversity or college · founded 1974
Institute of ImmunologyUniversity or college · founded 1978
Staatsinstitut für Schulqualität und BildungsforschungUniversity or college · founded 1984
EU Business School, MunichUniversity or college · founded 1991
Munich Business SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1991
Bayerisch-Französische HochschulzentrumUniversity or college · founded 1998
Institute of Emergency Medicine and Management in MedicineUniversity or college · founded 2001
Institut für deutsche Kultur und Geschichte SüdosteuropasUniversity or college · founded 2001
AcatechUniversity or college · founded 2002
Universität BayernUniversity or college · founded 2003
LMU Open Science CenterUniversity or college · founded 2017
Munich Center for Machine LearningUniversity or college · founded 2018
Cluster of Excellence Cross-Cultural PhilologyUniversity or college · founded 2026
Adolf Butenandt Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Physical Biochemistry and Cell BiologyUniversity or college
Institute of Experimental PneumologyUniversity or college
Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology and PathophysiologyUniversity or college
Institute of Laboratory MedicineUniversity or college
Institute of Medical PsychologyUniversity or college
Institute of NeuropathologyUniversity or college
Institute of Cardiovascular PreventionUniversity or college
Institute of Forensic MedicineUniversity or college
Institute for Stroke and Dementia ResearchUniversity or college
Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental MedicineUniversity or college
Institute of Computational BiologyUniversity or college
Institute of Epigenetics and Stem CellsUniversity or college
Institute of Functional EpigeneticsUniversity or college
Max von Pettenkofer Institute of Hygiene and Medical MicrobiologyUniversity or college
Munich Center for Quantum Science and TechnologyUniversity or college
Munich Center of Health SciencesUniversity or college
Institute of PathologyUniversity or college
Institute of PhysiologyUniversity or college
Walther Straub Institute of Pharmacology and ToxicologyUniversity or college
Bavarian Natural History CollectionsResearch institute · founded 1827
Max Planck Institute for PhysicsResearch institute · founded 1917
Max Planck Institute of PsychiatryResearch institute · founded 1917
Institut für RundfunktechnikResearch institute · founded 1928
Doerner InstitutResearch institute · founded 1937
Central Institute for Art HistoryResearch institute · founded 1946
Ifo Institute for Economic ResearchResearch institute · founded 1949
Research Center for Energy EconomicsResearch institute · founded 1952
Institut für Urheber- und MedienrechtResearch institute · founded 1957
Institut Dr. SchauerteResearch institute · founded 1962
German Youth InstituteResearch institute · founded 1963
Helmholtz MunichResearch institute · founded 1964
Minerva StiftungResearch institute · founded 1964
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and CompetitionResearch institute · founded 1966
German Archaeological Institute, Commission for Ancient History and Epigraphy MunichResearch institute · founded 1967
WIP - Renewable EnergiesResearch institute · founded 1968
Max Planck InnovationResearch institute · founded 1970
Bayerisches Staatsinstitut für Hochschulforschung und HochschulplanungResearch institute · founded 1973
Institute for Therapy and Health ResearchResearch institute · founded 1973
Fraunhofer Research Institution for Microsystems and Solid State TechnologiesResearch institute · founded 1974
Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social PolicyResearch institute · founded 1976
Institut Jugend Film FernsehenResearch institute · founded 1990
Center for NanoScienceResearch institute · founded 1998
Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive SystemsResearch institute · founded 1999
Institute of Clinical NeuroimmunologyResearch institute · founded 1999
Sylvia Lawry Centre for Multiple Sclerosis ResearchResearch institute · founded 2001
FGK Clinical ResearchResearch institute · founded 2002
Innovation Center DenmarkResearch institute · founded 2006
Nanosystems Initiative MunichResearch institute · founded 2006
Towns and villages around Munich
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Munich from above
Around Munich42 places to see, do and reach nearby
Hachinger BachNature4.7 kmSchwabinger BachNature5.3 kmRiemer SeeNature9.7 kmBrunnbach (Isar)Nature6.0 kmNadiseeNature5.2 kmBrunnthaler QuellbachNature2.2 kmPrater IslandNature1.1 kmWeideninselNature1.5 kmTaubenbergMountain37 kmBerndorfer BuchetMountain36 kmIlkahöheMountain36 kmHirsch BühlMountain33 kmEichbergMountain30 kmEmmeringer LeiteMountain21 kmSkilift BeuerbergSki area36 kmSub SeaDive site0.3 kmHEDRA TauchsportDive site2.7 kmGerda's Dive ShopDive site3.8 kmFrauenkirche, MunichMonument0.2 kmNew Town Hall, MunichMonumentunder 100 mTheatine ChurchMonument0.5 kmSt. Michael's Church, MunichMonument0.4 kmFeldherrnhalleMonument0.5 kmAsam ChurchMonument0.5 kmOld Town Hall, MunichMonument0.1 kmNational Theatre MunichMonument0.4 kmAlte PinakothekMuseum1.3 kmNeue PinakothekMuseum1.4 kmPinakothek der ModerneMuseum1.1 kmBavarian State Painting CollectionsMuseum1.4 kmBavarian National MuseumMuseum1.3 kmMarienplatzStationunder 100 mIsartorStation0.7 kmKarlsplatz (Stachus)Station0.8 kmStarnbergFerry port23 kmBergFerry port25 kmDachauPlace17 kmFürstenfeldbruckPlace24 kmGermeringPlace15 kmStarnbergPlace23 kmUnterhachingPlace8.5 kmUnterschleißheimPlace16 km
Postal codes
800978021780221–802228024080248–8025180258–802598026380266–8027380275–80283802908029280294–8029580297–8029880300–803048030680308–8031180313–803188032080322–8032380325–80328803318033380335–8033780339804668046980524–805258053080534–8053580538–805398063280634806368063980684806868070080789–807928079480796–8079980801–8080481249813408135081355–8135681359–8136081362–81366813698137181373814758153181534–8153781539815418154381550816278165581658816608166281664–8166581667816698167181673816758167781679817238173981918–8192181987–819898199581999
Getting to Munich
Munich AirportMUC
29 kmInnsbruck AirportINN
99 kmMemmingen Allgau AirportFMM
101 kmMarienplatzRailway station
0 kmIsartorRailway station
0.7 kmKarlsplatz (Stachus)Railway station
0.8 kmStarnbergBerg · Leoni · Possenhofen · Tutzing
23 kmBergLeoni · Starnberg
25 kmPlaces near Munich
Places with a climate like Munich
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Munich?
Based on 30-year climate normals, July, August and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Munich.
What is the hottest month in Munich?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25°C and lows of 13°C.
What is the coldest month in Munich?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 3°C and lows of -3°C.
What is the rainiest month in Munich?
July is the wettest month with about 135 mm of precipitation on 16 wet days.
What is the postal code of Munich?
Munich has 143 postal codes: 80097, 80217, 80221–80222, 80240, 80248–80251, 80258–80259, 80263, 80266–80273, 80275–80283, 80290, 80292, 80294–80295 ….