Hohenschwangau Castle
Hohenschwangau Castle is a Gothic Revival château and an architectural heritage monument in Bavaria. It was commissioned by Maximilian II of Bavaria and designed by Domenico Quaglio the Younger.
Planning a visit
The warmest months are July and August, with daily highs of about 18 °C. The wettest period is from May to August, with July seeing about 221 mm of rain. Winter months like January and December have daily highs of 0 °C and lows reaching -10 °C. Visitors can reach the site via Innsbruck Airport in Austria, which is 56 km away. The castle is about 583 km from Berlin.
Tickets are sold from 09:00 to 17:30 between April and September, and from 10:00 to 15:30 from October to March, with the site closed on 24 December. The castle is not wheelchair accessible. Nearby sights include Neuschwanstein Castle, which is 1 km away, as well as Linderhof Palace, Wieskirche, and Zugspitze.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 19 °C. The wettest is July, with about 221 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Average low, °C | -10 | -9 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | -4 | -8 |
| Rainfall, mm | 92 | 84 | 118 | 101 | 155 | 199 | 221 | 211 | 142 | 106 | 107 | 109 |
| Rainy days | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
