Seasonality of car registrations by country
Each calendar month's average share of a year's passenger-car registrations
Each calendar month's average share of a year's registrations, and how far the strongest month stands above the weakest. An even year would give every month 8.3%.
| Market | Years averaged | Strongest month | Its share of a year | Weakest month | Its share of a year | Strongest ÷ weakest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 3 | January | 14.5% | December | 2.8% | 5.28 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 3 | March | 11.0% | August | 4.3% | 2.53 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 3 | December | 10.8% | August | 5.3% | 2.05 |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 3 | December | 10.9% | February | 5.5% | 1.99 |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 3 | June | 10.9% | January | 5.8% | 1.86 |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 3 | June | 10.5% | August | 5.7% | 1.84 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 3 | June | 10.5% | August | 5.8% | 1.82 |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 3 | December | 11.0% | January | 6.2% | 1.79 |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 2 | June | 9.9% | December | 5.6% | 1.77 |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 3 | June | 9.9% | July | 6.3% | 1.57 |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 3 | July | 10.0% | January | 6.4% | 1.56 |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 3 | March | 10.4% | August | 6.7% | 1.56 |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 3 | March | 9.8% | August | 6.5% | 1.51 |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 3 | April | 10.1% | February | 6.9% | 1.47 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 3 | June | 9.7% | December | 6.9% | 1.39 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 3 | June | 9.9% | January | 7.2% | 1.38 |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 3 | May | 9.2% | February | 7.0% | 1.30 |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 3 | June | 9.4% | December | 7.3% | 1.30 |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 3 | March | 9.4% | December | 7.2% | 1.30 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 3 | June | 9.2% | August | 7.4% | 1.25 |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 3 | July | 9.1% | January | 7.5% | 1.21 |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | – | – | – | – | – | – |
What stands out
Ireland is the most seasonal market: January brings 14.5% of a year's registrations and December 2.8%, a ratio of 5.28. Romania is the most even, at 1.21. June is the strongest month in nine of the 21 markets.
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