Coldest sea in Germany

147 coastal locations in Germany ranked by year-round average sea temperature, coldest first. The regional average is 11.8°C. The top of the list is where the water stays cold all year. The contrast list at the bottom shows the warmest coasts for context.

Coldest location

Barth

Year-round average 10.5°C in Germany

Regional average

11.8°C

across all 147 Germany coastal locations

Coldest month

February

4.3°C region-wide average

Germany monthly average 4.3°C to 20.0°C

Warmest month August 20.0°C
Coldest month February 4.3°C
Annual mean 11.8°C
Months above 20°C 1 of 12

Month by month across Germany

Sea temperatures in Germany swing from 4.3°C in February to 20.0°C in August on average across every coast we track. That spread of 16°C hides much bigger swings at individual locations.

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Germany sea temperature map

Today's pin colours show the latest daily reading at every Germany location we track. Cool blues cluster around the high-latitude coasts.

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Top 50 coldest locations in Germany

Coastal locations across Germany sorted by year-round average, coldest first. Honest cold-water swimming country. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and 10-year history.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean	Latest
1	Barth	Germany	10.5°C	9.5°C
2	Born	Germany	10.5°C	9.5°C
3	Dranske	Germany	10.5°C	9.2°C
4	Fuhlendorf	Germany	10.5°C	9.5°C
5	Hiddensee	Germany	10.5°C	9.2°C
6	Prerow	Germany	10.5°C	9.5°C
7	Pruchten	Germany	10.5°C	9.5°C
8	Schaprode	Germany	10.5°C	9.2°C
9	Zingst	Germany	10.5°C	9.5°C
10	Breege	Germany	10.6°C	9.0°C
11	Glowe	Germany	10.6°C	9.0°C
12	Putgarten	Germany	10.6°C	9.0°C
13	Wiek	Germany	10.6°C	9.0°C
14	Altefahr	Germany	10.6°C	9.4°C
15	Ostseebad Dierhagen	Germany	10.6°C	9.9°C
16	Ribnitz Damgarten	Germany	10.6°C	9.9°C
17	Stralsund	Germany	10.6°C	9.4°C
18	Sassnitz	Germany	10.6°C	9.2°C
19	Markgrafenheide	Germany	10.6°C	10.3°C
20	Rostock	Germany	10.6°C	10.3°C
21	Warnemunde	Germany	10.6°C	10.3°C
22	Neuenkirchen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Germany	10.6°C	—
23	Gager	Germany	10.7°C	10.0°C
24	Lietzow	Germany	10.7°C	10.0°C
25	Middelhagen	Germany	10.7°C	10.0°C

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26	Ostseebad Binz	Germany	10.7°C	10.0°C
27	Ostseebad Gohren	Germany	10.7°C	10.0°C
28	Prora	Germany	10.7°C	10.0°C
29	Sellin	Germany	10.7°C	10.0°C
30	Thiessow	Germany	10.7°C	10.0°C
31	Kuhlungsborn	Germany	10.8°C	11.1°C
32	Ostseebad Kuhlungsborn	Germany	10.8°C	11.1°C
33	Koserow	Germany	10.8°C	10.2°C
34	Uckeritz	Germany	10.8°C	10.2°C
35	List	Germany	10.8°C	11.2°C
36	Buschvitz	Germany	10.8°C	11.1°C
37	Dagebull	Germany	10.8°C	12.1°C
38	Fehmarn	Germany	10.8°C	11.1°C
39	Grode	Germany	10.8°C	12.1°C
40	Hooge	Germany	10.8°C	12.1°C
41	Karlshagen	Germany	10.8°C	10.7°C
42	Kroslin	Germany	10.8°C	10.7°C
43	Krummin	Germany	10.8°C	10.7°C
44	Lubmin	Germany	10.8°C	11.1°C
45	Lutow	Germany	10.8°C	10.7°C
46	Ostseebad Zinnowitz	Germany	10.8°C	10.7°C
47	Peenemunde	Germany	10.8°C	10.7°C
48	Puttgarden	Germany	10.8°C	11.1°C
49	Ralswiek	Germany	10.8°C	11.1°C
50	Rugen	Germany	10.8°C	11.1°C

Warmest 10 in Germany for contrast

Same data flipped. Useful if you want to know which Germany coasts stay warmest year-round before you commit to a cold-water swim trip.

#	Location	Country	Annual mean
1	Constance	Germany	19.3°C
2	Mainau	Germany	19.3°C
3	Uhldingen-Muhlhofen	Germany	19.3°C
4	Titisee	Germany	19.3°C
5	Konigssee	Germany	17.7°C
6	Munich	Germany	17.7°C
7	Prien am Chiemsee	Germany	17.7°C
8	Starnberg	Germany	17.7°C
9	Walchensee	Germany	17.7°C
10	Forggensee	Germany	17.6°C