Weather along the Rhine in June

First time on a river cruise going from Basel to Amsterdam. Wondering about the weather and what type of clothes to bring.

Thanks for feedback

We are also doing a Viking cruise from Basel to Amsterdam the first week in June and have no idea what to pack. More importantly, what to shop for BEFORE I pack. Anyone help us out with a previous experience with the weather.

We sailed the Rhine in June two years ago. The lowlands was rain almost every day. Once we went upriver, the skies cleared and it unseasonably hot. No telling what this year will bring. Invest in a quality lightweight waterproof jacket. My wife did a lot of research and we bought Marmot brand Wayfarer jackets and have used them on all our trips. You can roll them up and throw the into a handbag.

BTW Viking provides umbrellas so don't bother bringing one.

Expect sunshine and rain with temperatures ranging from 50 to 80 degrees. Evenings are much cooler than at high noon. Dress in layers! You might hit a nasty rainy week or perfectly fine summer weather. Wear good walking shoes. I bought ecco walking sandals in Germany.

June does have a wide range of temperatures and weather, as Floridiana has said. From Basel to Amsterdam you will be going through more than one micro-climate, so you can hit a heatwave in the upper Rhine valley and have torrential rain in Amsterdam (if you are unlucky).

Here is a site to help you along as you get closer to the date of your cruise: https://www.wetteronline.de/wetterbericht The page is the overall weather for Germany. On the right there is a graph that says 14-Tage-Wetter. There you can change the town and it gives you the weather for the next 14 days.

notamermaid

We are taking a Uni World River Cruise Sept 9 on the Rhine river. It was supposed to be in August during our wedding Anniversary. We were told about this 2 days before we were to leave. Luckily we had no plans before that to go early. The water level on the Rhine was to low for the ship. We have rescheduled for Sept now. Down to the count down again. We will be on the SS Antoinette. So now we are repacking warmer clothes. Should be high 60 to low 70. Fingers crossed. Any suggestions would be great. Bringing a rain poncho also. Just want to relax, nothing fancy. :)

Also Uni World has upgraded us and is taking care of all the flight and rescheduling for us. We booked everything through them.

June does have a wide range of temperatures and weather, as Floridiana has said. From Basel to Amsterdam you will be going through more than one micro-climate, so you can hit a heatwave in the upper Rhine valley and have torrential rain in Amsterdam (if you are unlucky).

 

Here is a site to help you along as you get closer to the date of your cruise: https://www.wetteronline.de/wetterbericht The page is the overall weather for Germany. On the right there is a graph that says 14-Tage-Wetter. There you can change the town and it gives you the weather for the next 14 days.

 

notamermaid

What is the best was to monitor Rhine River levels? We are booked on Viking from Amsterdam to Basel from 9/29 to 10/6.

Thank you very much!

From Michigan

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It is https://www.bafg.de/EN/06_Info_Service/01_WaterLevels/waterlevels_node.html

or

https://pegelonline.wsv.de/gast/karte/standard;jsessionid=217CB304F2114BAAFDE0728D9B764CF6

if you would like to delve deeper into the subject I refer you to my posts #221 following on this thread: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2593050&page=12

notamermaid