Travel guide · Germany
Munich
For architecture, museums, beer gardens and a walk through the Old Town.
Munich brings together striking architecture and a varied cultural scene with beer gardens, nightlife and Oktoberfest. It suits you if you want to explore museums and history or try Bavarian food and beer culture.
Explore the city centre on foot and stop at Marienplatz, with New Town Hall and its carillon. Around Odeonsplatz you’ll find Theatinerkirche and the Residenz; Frauenkirche, Nymphenburg Palace, the Glyptothek, Alte Pinakothek and the English Garden are also places to visit. For longer journeys, use the U-Bahn, S-Bahn and trams.
No month is quite mild
Orange means: 18 to 28 °C by day and rain on at most 3 days in 10. For the beach it may be warmer.
January: -3 to 4 °C, rain on 3 days in 10
All months as a table
| Month | Low to high | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | -3 – 4 °C | 3 in 10 |
| February | -1 – 7 °C | 3 in 10 |
| March | 0 – 10 °C | 3 in 10 |
| April | 3 – 14 °C | 3 in 10 |
| May | 7 – 18 °C | 5 in 10 |
| June | 12 – 23 °C | 5 in 10 |
| July | 13 – 24 °C | 5 in 10 |
| August | 13 – 24 °C | 4 in 10 |
| September | 9 – 19 °C | 4 in 10 |
| October | 6 – 15 °C | 3 in 10 |
| November | 1 – 8 °C | 3 in 10 |
| December | -1 – 5 °C | 3 in 10 |
Getting there
From Frankfurt about 0 hrs 55 min by schedule. You land in Munich (MUC), 29 km from the centre.
Where to stay in Munich?
The best-known hotels
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8.3Arthotel Munich★★★ · 20,000 reviews
8.5gambino hotel WERKSVIERTEL★★★ · 14,913 reviews
8.0Boutique Hotel Germania★★★★ · 14,780 reviews
7.1a&o München Hackerbrücke★★ · 11,973 reviews
8.1Leonardo Hotel Munich City Olympiapark★★★★ · 11,478 reviews
8.3Boutique Hotel Atrium München★★★★ · 11,409 reviews
7.3Hotel Munich City★★★★ · 9,285 reviews
8.5Holiday Inn Express Munich City West by IHG★★★ · 9,145 reviews
Worth seeing
Food and drink
Bavarian specialities include Weißwurst with Weissbier, Schweinsbraten and Schweinshaxe. Try a Leberkässemmel with sweet, grainy mustard, too; beer gardens and beer halls serve these dishes and beer.
What travellers ask
No month is quite mild: too hot, too cool or often rainy. The warmest month is July at about 24 °C; it rains most often in July.
From Frankfurt about 0 hrs 55 min by schedule. You land in Munich (MUC), 29 km from the centre.
Start with Deutsches Museum, Dachau concentration camp, Nymphenburg Palace, Alte Pinakothek, and Frauenkirche.
No. Walk around the city centre and use public transport for everything else. Cars are banned from the historic centre, and parking inside the inner ring road is for residents only.
Yes. The city centre between Hauptbahnhof and Isartorplatz is easy to explore on foot. For longer distances, take the U-Bahn, S-Bahn or tram.
Munich is considered very safe, and violent crime is rare. Still watch out for pickpockets in central districts.
As of October 19, 2026. Climate: usual values from ten years, temperatures mostly from the nearest weather station (NOAA), rain from NASA POWER. Places to stay: tripbot’s hotel catalogue (LiteAPI). Places: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap and Wikivoyage. Text written by tripbot’s AI from the articles below; every number and every tip stands there.
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