Travelling to EUROPE: when does the "low season" ends ?

Question

For planning purposes, I need to know when does the low season ends, regarding travelling to Europe. I understand that air tickets, car rental prices and most services are up after the high season starts.

Answer 1

Firstly you will get different dates for the different countries sometimes even within one country.
And there is something called shoulder season, between low and high season, sometimes it is a gliding scale.
Furthermore, with all the different ways prices are decided, sometimes a ticket for high season a 3 months away can be cheaper than a ticket for low season 2 months away.
On top of all there are also winter sport and winter sun season.

Mostly, the farther north, the shorter the season, in Norway, summer season in July and August.
In Greece the High season for summer starts in April or May and runs to October or November.

Best select a few different dates that suit you and check prices for the dates.
An other way is to go to package deal sites (or grab brochures) and see the dates they give.
Avoid July and August as that are the most popular holiday months in all of Europe and many Europeans have to take their main holiday then.
June and September sometimes are also expensive, but will not be as crowded.