Frankfurt in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Frankfurt sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 161 mm of precipitation over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early March to 21°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Frankfurt's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Frankfurt's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 15°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 6°C
Precipitation: 161 mm; 31 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 4.3; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Frankfurt in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early March to 21°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Frankfurt reaches about 15°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Frankfurt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Frankfurt weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / -0°	56	11.7	2.6	8.3	0.0
Feb	6° / 0°	48	10	2.7	9.7	0.4
Mar	10° / 3°	54	11.3	1	11.5	2.3
Apr	15° / 6°	44	9.6	0.1	13.5	4.6
May	19° / 10°	63	10.5	0	15.2	5.9
Jun	23° / 13°	55	9.9	0	16.1	6.6
Jul	25° / 15°	60	10.9	0	15.7	6.7
Aug	25° / 15°	53	9.2	0	14.3	7.0
Sep	20° / 11°	52	8.6	0	12.4	6.3
Oct	14° / 7°	54	10.5	0.1	10.5	4.0
Nov	8° / 4°	58	11.1	0.7	8.8	1.4
Dec	5° / 1°	68	13.9	3.1	7.9	0.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Frankfurt gets around 161 mm of rain and snow over 31 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min in early March to 15 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Frankfurt?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Frankfurt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Frankfurt in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Frankfurt sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

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UV index in Frankfurt in Spring

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Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Frankfurt peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	4	6	6	7	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Frankfurt in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Frankfurt is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Frankfurt's WHO annual average of 20.8 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	18	24	27	24	26	22	22	21	17	15	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Frankfurt?

Frankfurt sits at 50.1°N, 8.7°E, 113 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Gallus, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Frankfurt

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Frankfurt.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Frankfurt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Frankfurt is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

73 m

artificial surfaces 61%

16 km

371 m

trees 46%

80 km

850 m

trees 52%

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Spring weather nearby: Gallus 4.0 km · Niederrad 5.0 km · Offenbach 6.0 km · Neu-Isenburg 8.0 km · Bad Vilbel 8.0 km · Eschborn 9.0 km · Mühlheim am Main 11 km · Dreieich 11 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 80% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $60,496; 2025
Happiness: 6.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 615
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Frankfurt (50.1155°, 8.6842°, elevation 113 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.