Concern for temperature(s) in Munich around June/July.

Usually the hotel can tell you what is available. Some have 2 rates, depending on air conditioning or no air conditioning. One really, really hot summer a few years ago we went to Quelle (German chain store) and bought a cheap fan that we put in our suitcase and used whenever we needed it to sleep. We did not leave it out during the day.

For the past few years, it has been very, very hot in many parts of Germany in June, July, and August.

We were in Europe for 8 weeks...never had a hostel or hotel with A/C.

It will be more pleasant than Arkansas during the summer...less humidity also.

I live in California and never had a night that I could not sleep while in Europe.

BTW, screens are scarce also....ice cubes are priceless. At one point I even offered to pay 1 euro for a cup of ice for my coca cola. They said they did not have ice cubes. Normally, we would get 3 or 4 tiny tiny cubes with our cokes.

I live in the South (ya'll) and found Germany in July without A/C to be quite survivable, most days very pleasant. Your Weather May Vary. One thing is certain- if you obsess on the A/C situation you will limit yourself to maybe 25% of the accomodations that might have been available to you.

Carrie,

I'm sorry, but anyone living in Pacific Grove doesn't have the right to comment on the how hot it gets anywhere...your experience with weather is unlike anywhere else in the world....(don't we all wish we lived in Pacific Grove). By the way...that really hot summer a few years ago...would that have been 2006? I just remember non-stop heat during all of the World Cup series (we were in Scandinavia, July 06....and it was in the 90s most days)...and I think it was 04 that so many people in France died from heat exhaustion...someone will refresh our memory.

I agree that renting a room without AC is best if you buy a cheap fan to use. You will save money. It does get very hot in Munich in summer. You might be lucky and hit a cool spell, but there is no way to tell in advance. I would rent a room for one night, try sleeping one night and either move to a AC room or buy a fan.

It was 2003 and we had almost a month of over 100 degrees temperature all over Europe. The seniors were dropping all over France and Italy. Fortunately, not too many died in Germany. I tell people we have averages, but it is still always a surprise. I have had cold, rainy summers, hot and dry, hot and humid, and then just plain nice summers, with a mix of everything. Same goes for the winter. I thought I was going to die that one hot,unbearable summer. I was ready to check into an airconditioned hotel just for one good nights sleep. The summer of the World Cup was also pretty hot, with little rain. We just try and enjoy what we get!

For me, the style of bedding in Germany was far more of a concern than a/c or fans. Throughout Austria and Germany, in hotels, pensions, and B&Bs, our beds were made with a comforter but no sheet. This means you'll be tussling around during the night as you get too hot with the comforter and too chilly without it. I suppose if we had requested a sheet we might have gotten one in some places. I do not understand how Germans can sleep at any time of year like this.

That said, I usually can't sleep when I'm warm but the prices kept me a/c-less. I got through this past July without a/c or a fan, though I could've been more comfortable. A hard day's sightseeing should make you tired enough to get through the initial evening warmth, then a cracked window will cool the room down a little until morning. Try other tricks, such as laying a wet towel over you or dampening your shirt. Munich is a little cooler than many other places in Germany.

Here's a graph showing average temps in Munich in June and July: click here for Munich weather by monthThe average daily highs are surprisingly moderate in Munich, even in July.

If it really concerns you, make sure your rooms are on the lower levels of a building and not top floors or especially under the roof (in german this is called dach geschloss). Tell them you want a dark room, not a sunny room.

Also - forget the mom&pop hotel thing/B&Bs and just find a major chain hotel to sleep in. The big chains almost always have some vacancies and have AC - at least the big chains will have thorough websites to see if they do! If you're only sleeping there, and sleeping itself is important, then sacrificing the cutesy factor for a good rest so you can enjoy the rest of your trip is worth it.

Just take a list of back-up places for lodging if this is a big concern.