Alex1981990
Traveller
12 comments
Posted 14 years ago
Now that I am sure about going interrailing(with some company along the way) I would like to know when to travel.
I am able to travel in mid july-august but I don't want to travel that period because of the heat and tourism.
I can also go in mid april and mid september and I want to choose the best period.
I want to travel around france,italy,switzerland,amsterdam and some other destinations like poland(Krakow),czech republic and slovenia(I haven't made up my mind aboute these yet!)...
I know the climate differs from one country to another but considering the fact that I will visit capital cities for sure(except switzerland) what's the best period about the two I mentioned above to travel??
It's a really general question,but I think your expierience will help me and also it would be a great help if you have some links that could help me about the weather in most countries..
Thanks in advance,
Alex
P.S.I have already searched in google but I want to get a better and more straight answer.
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi!
Mid-april and mid-september are both good times to travel - not so many tourists as in summer and usually good weather. I'd consider september a little more stable than april considering rain and cold, but it's always a bit luck, too. ;)
I've been to Amsterdam, Paris, Nice in September and had really good weather! :) Also, in mid-may we had good weather as well in Paris and even in the north of Germany on the island of Amrum.
Paris is absolutely stunning in Spring, but when I was there in September it was beautiful as well...hard to say.
Dont really have good links dealing with the topic, I usually just google to find out a little about the areas I'm going to. Also, climate diagrams and the like can be quite good to get an impression what to expect - although of course you cant the weather exactly what those diagrams tell you... ;)
Flo 8)
Alex1981990
Traveller
12 comments
Yes you are right you need a bit of luck..
Well, thank you very much for your answer flo! :)
weidy123
Traveller
1 comments
I was also looking to travel around Europe, but want to go around January, [b]however is Europe still good that time of year!!!??[/b] when the weather isnt as nice usually. mainly because it will make life harder i would have thought, because we aim to only take a rucksack of clothes, and in colder months u will need more clothes therefore bigger rucksacks etc etc.
cheers