Where to stay in Cologne

from €54/night39 hotels sampledDE
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3★+ hotels in Cologne from €54/night (range €54–281, 39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Hotel Leonet hotel · Cologne
from €54/night★ 3
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NH Köln Altstadt hotel · Cologne
from €64/night★ 4
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Novotel Köln City hotel · Cologne
from €64/night★ 4
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Getting there

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Weather in Cologne

Tue ☁️ 25° 15° 💧0%
Wed 🌦️ 20° 16° 💧22%
Thu ☁️ 22° 16° 💧37%
Fri ☁️ 24° 14° 💧4%
Sat ☁️ 29° 15° 💧6%
Sun ⛈️ 23° 18° 💧73%
Mon 🌦️ 21° 16° 💧57%

In Jul, Cologne typically sees ~24°C daytime highs and 15 rainy days.

Best time to visit Cologne — climate

Jan: ~6°C daytime, 16 rainy days 6° JanFeb: ~7°C daytime, 5 rainy days 7° FebMar: ~13°C daytime, 3 rainy days 13° MarApr: ~18°C daytime, 9 rainy days 18° AprMay: ~20°C daytime, 7 rainy days 20° MayJun: ~25°C daytime, 9 rainy days 25° JunJul: ~24°C daytime, 15 rainy days 24° JulAug: ~25°C daytime, 7 rainy days 25° AugSep: ~20°C daytime, 12 rainy days 20° SepOct: ~14°C daytime, 13 rainy days 14° OctNov: ~11°C daytime, 17 rainy days 11° NovDec: ~8°C daytime, 9 rainy days 8° Dec

Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)
Power plugsType C/F
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries

Things to do in Cologne

Top-rated tours and tickets from €15 — book ahead for the popular ones.

from €28
Street Art Tour Köln Ehrenfeld★ 5.0 (35)
from €62
City Tour per Rikscha in Cologne★ 5.0 (32)
from €67
Aachen Walking Tour: Explore Top Sights & Hidden Gems★ 5.0 (12)
from €150
Private photo tour in Cologne★ 5.0 (10)
from €15
Echoes of War: A National Socialism and Cologne WWII Tour★ 5.0 (10)
from €32
Scavenger hunt Belgian Quarter Cologne★ 5.0 (8)

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About Cologne

Cologne (German: Köln, Ripuarian: Kölle) is a city on the Rhine river in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the fourth largest city in Germany with around 1.1 million residents (2025). It is one of the nation's media, tourism and business hotspots, and is considered one of the most liberal cities in Germany. Cologne has a rich history, reaching back to the time of the ancient Roman Empire, when it was founded. It has remained a constantly inhabited important regional centre since.

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