Oktoberfest start: Fantastic weather ensures Oktoberfest highlights!
Find out everything about the weather forecast for Oktoberfest 2025 in Munich: tips for visitors and expected temperatures.

Oktoberfest start: Fantastic weather ensures Oktoberfest highlights!
On Saturday, September 20, 2025, the Oktoberfest in Munich opens its doors and the anticipation for the largest folk festival in the world is huge. But what about the weather? According to the latest forecasts, we will have a sunny start to the Oktoberfest. Just in time for the opening, the weather forecast predicted bright skies and temperatures of up to 30 degrees, creating a busy atmosphere on the Theresienwiese, where millions of visitors from all over the world are expected. How np-coburg According to reports, Saturday will start with a little early fog, but this will quickly turn into clear sunshine.
We're looking at friendly late summer weather for the first Oktoberfest weekend. In the morning, people can look forward to a few clouds and a light breeze. The temperatures are expected to be around 29 degrees again on Sunday, before a mild cooling to 14 degrees occurs overnight. “You really can’t complain about that,” said the weather expert from augsburger general, which also points to the usual higher risk of colds due to the cooler nights.
This is what it looks like for the coming week
But Oktoberfest visitors should prepare for a change in the weather. From Monday the weather will be changeable. After the initial dream weather, clouds and showers are forecast on Monday, combined with a night-time cooling down to around 20 degrees. Experts from Mercury also warn that the forecasts are currently anything but stable and that the weather will leave us uncertain until September 25th. This is where the question arises: How will the weather affect the festivities? The Oktoberfest hosts are hoping for beer garden weather so that guests can celebrate in sunshine and in a good mood.
A particularly exciting aspect is that the average temperature during the Oktoberfest from 2012 to 2022 was just 12.6 degrees. A negative record was recorded on October 6, 1912 at -2.6 degrees. Overall, the weather situation makes looking forward to the festival anything but easy. The influence of the warm Mediterranean could bring additional humidity and an increased risk of showers, making forecasts still uncertain.
As usual, people will celebrate the toast of the first beer in numerous festival tents, while the Ferris wheel on the Theresienwiese invites you to new heights. Get ready for Oktoberfest 2025, because despite the changeable weather, spirits will certainly be high in the tents and throughout the meadow!