Germany / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Boltenhagen Strand
Boltenhagen Strand is a 305 m-long sandy beach facing north-north-east, 900 m east of Ostseebad Boltenhagen (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany). The sea averages 18.6 °C in August, its warmest month, and 2.0 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Boltenhagen Strand
Beach-day index 2.6/10 · Germany median 2.3
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 2.7 °C | 2.0 °C | 2.9 °C | 5.2 °C | 10.9 °C | 15.2 °C | 17.9 °C | 18.6 °C | 16.0 °C | 12.4 °C | 8.7 °C | 4.4 °C |
| High °C | 3° | 3° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 8° | 4° |
| Low °C | -1° | -1° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 60 | 48 | 45 | 36 | 51 | 63 | 77 | 69 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 62 |
| Cloud % | 81 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 78 | 82 |
| Wind m/s | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| Daylight h | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 7.4 |
| Record high/low | 12°/-16° | 13°/-15° | 18°/-11° | 22°/-4° | 27°/1° | 30°/5° | 32°/9° | 30°/9° | 28°/6° | 23°/-1° | 18°/-5° | 12°/-13° |
| Beach index | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in July–August; August scores 5.9/10 with highs of 22 °C, sea at 18.6 °C and 69 mm of rain.
In August that is 0.9 points above the median of the 75 beaches in Germany covered by this atlas.
Across the year the sea averages 9.7 °C, cooler than 90% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
July is the wettest month (77 mm) and April the driest (36 mm); the yearly total is about 680 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.4 hours in December to 17.1 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:48 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north-north-east (30°). Open water fills about 42% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 229° to 314°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in March–October.
Straight out to the north-north-east the next coast is roughly 80 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 6 m deep and 13 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 1 m above sea level 500 m inland and 4 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 43% tree cover, 40% grassland and 12% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 46% of that circle.
- Tree 43%
- Grass 40%
- Built 12%
- Bare 5%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Ostsee Boltenhagen Hauptstrand”, 230 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 9 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Good
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Good
- 2018Excellent
- 2019Excellent
- 2020Excellent
- 2021Excellent
- 2022Excellent
- 2023Excellent
- 2024Excellent
- 2025Excellent
Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.
The sea peaks at 18.6 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 39Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 10Public toilets
- –Showers
- 26Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 53Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Campsites
- 6Grocery shops
- 14Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Pharmacies & clinics
- 2Cash machines
- 1Bike rental
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 27 restaurants, 8 cafés and 4 bars. Accommodation: 53 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Attractions & museums
- Buddelschiffmuseum museum 270 m SE
Lighthouses & piers
- Seebrücke Boltenhagen pier 370 m N
Campsites
- Wohnmobilstellplatz 910 m SE
- Banana Jack Boltenhagen 1.0 km SE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lübeck Blankensee Airport Lübeck | LBC | 38.2 km | south-west |
| Rostock-Laage Airport Laage | RLG | 70.0 km | east |
| Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport Hamburg | HAM | 89.7 km | south-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 14 bus stops within 1.5 km and 26 mapped car parks within 1 km.
3 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 6.9K residents); within 30 km there are 26 (about 141K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boltenhagen Strand | – | 18.6 °C | 305 m | Sand |
| Zierow Strand | 11.3 km SE | 18.5 °C | 380 m | – |
| Travemünde Strand | 21.7 km W | 18.6 °C | 190 m | Sand |
| Grömitz Strand | 24.1 km NW | 18.6 °C | 2.5 km | Sand |
| Pelzerhaken Strand | 25.2 km NW | 18.6 °C | 214 m | Sand |
| Timmendorfer Strand | 28.5 km W | 18.6 °C | 2.8 km | Sand |
| Scharbeutz Strand | 30.6 km W | 18.6 °C | 1.5 km | Sand |
- Zierow Strand11.3 km SECompare
- Travemünde Strand21.7 km WCompare
- Grömitz Strand24.1 km NWCompare
- Pelzerhaken Strand25.2 km NWCompare
- Timmendorfer Strand28.5 km WCompare
- Scharbeutz Strand30.6 km WCompare
- Weissenhäuser Strand45.3 km NWCompare
- Zippendorfer Strand45.4 km SCompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 16.6 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r7975605; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_32UPE_20230906_1_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site DEMV_PR_1_0282).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 1.9K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.