zebs Posted July 14, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 14, 2018 When is the best time of year to do a river cruise, for nice warm days and preferably no rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gnome12 Posted July 14, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 14, 2018 When is the best time of year to do a river cruise, for nice warm days and preferably no rain? You have to define what you mean by nice warm days, since that differs for everyone. One person's warm is another's unbearably hot. Remember that you aren't lazing in the heat; you are generally walking in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebs Posted July 14, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted July 14, 2018 temperatures between 20 - 30 degree celcius. not windy. not rainy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted July 14, 2018 #4 Share Posted July 14, 2018 The next question is 'which river'? This forum covers the whole world, but even in Europe the weather varies in different regions – and you may have to settle for 2 out of 3 [e.g. the Rhône is one of the warmer and drier areas, but in summer the Mistral wind can be very fierce] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dln929 Posted July 15, 2018 #5 Share Posted July 15, 2018 When is the best time of year to do a river cruise, for nice warm days and preferably no rain? This is the website I refer to: https://www.holiday-weather.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBERTEVANOVER Posted July 15, 2018 #6 Share Posted July 15, 2018 What is May weather normally like on the Moselle and Rhine? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerdawhip Posted July 15, 2018 #7 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I prefer June/July. It may be a little hot and crowded but I enjoy the longer hours of daylight. It is nice to go on deck or into town after dinner and still light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenster Posted July 19, 2018 #8 Share Posted July 19, 2018 We were very fortunate to have moderate temps on our recent cruise. July 4-17. Rhine/Main/Danube. High temps around 80F. (25ish C?) No rain except on the last full day. But we were all on ship right after lunch and most people were in their cabins packing for next day's departure. But, the previous weeks had been much hotter. Well up in the 90s. We live in Houston and are used to that summer heat but it doesn't mean we like it. We were glad to escape it for a couple of weeks. The thing is... you just can't plan your trip based on hoped for weather. You can arrive in July with a major front going through bringing heavy storms and cold air behind it. Or you can catch a heat wave. We'll take the cold any day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGBoss Posted July 20, 2018 #9 Share Posted July 20, 2018 we've really enjoyed river cruising in the fall. We've taken Danube, Rhine and Rhone cruises in October and November. The October cruises were perfect weather - cool at times, not cold, warm but not hot, no rain. And not as many crowds as during the summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caripoo Posted July 24, 2018 #10 Share Posted July 24, 2018 In the fall!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerThom Posted July 25, 2018 #11 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Based on over 20 river cruises in a wide variety of months my strong preference is for SPRING. Moderate temperatures like Autumn, lesser crowds than Summer, cheaper prices, and much longer days than Autumn (day length the last half of May is equal to day length the last half of July). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran_cruiser Posted July 25, 2018 #12 Share Posted July 25, 2018 We were on the Rhine (northbound) May 12 to 19th. Didn't have much rain, but it seemed cooler than I would have expected (we did a late May Danube cruise in 2016, and it was outright hot for several days). Biggest problem with mid summer cruises can be water levels, and the added amount of land based tourists taking their vacations. I want to to a late fall cruise sometime..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamthesea Posted July 26, 2018 #13 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Last year, we took a late August river cruise on the Danube and had cool and rainy weather most of the trip. :rolleyes: A couple of days were warmish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlion Posted July 26, 2018 #14 Share Posted July 26, 2018 This year, we took a late June/early July cruise of the Danube (Budapest to Passau) and it was downright chilly most of the cruise. I brought mostly warm weather clothes and had to wear the same pair of long pants and jacket on several days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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