Germany / Lower Saxony
Butjadingen Strand
Butjadingen Strand is a 196 m-long rocky beach facing south-west, 7.4 km south-west of Butjadingen (Lower Saxony, Germany). The sea averages 18.7 °C in August, its warmest month, and 3.8 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Butjadingen Strand
Beach-day index 2.2/10 · Germany median 2.3
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 4.3 °C | 3.8 °C | 4.9 °C | 7.8 °C | 11.4 °C | 15.2 °C | 17.7 °C | 18.7 °C | 16.7 °C | 13.3 °C | 9.4 °C | 6.1 °C |
| High °C | 4° | 4° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 18° | 13° | 8° | 5° |
| Low °C | 1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 81 | 65 | 55 | 41 | 58 | 73 | 86 | 88 | 74 | 85 | 80 | 85 |
| Cloud % | 81 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 79 | 81 |
| Wind m/s | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Daylight h | 8.0 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 7.5 |
| Record high/low | 11°/-10° | 11°/-11° | 15°/-8° | 21°/-1° | 25°/3° | 27°/8° | 29°/11° | 30°/10° | 26°/8° | 21°/1° | 17°/-3° | 12°/-11° |
| Beach index | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
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
No month reaches 5.5 on the beach-day index; the best is August at 5.1/10, held back mainly by cool air (highs of 20 °C) and cold water (18.7 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 10.8 °C, cooler than 88% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
August is the wettest month (88 mm) and April the driest (41 mm); the yearly total is about 870 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.5 hours in December to 17.0 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 20:58 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-west (235°). Open water fills about 72% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 21:57 local time on a bearing of 313°.
Sunrise is over the sea in November–February.
The opposite shore is only about 12.0 km away to the south-west, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 1 m deep and 2 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 1 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 89% grassland, 4% tree cover and 4% cropland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 75% of that circle.
- Grass 89%
- Tree 4%
- Crop 4%
- Built 4%
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 “Jadebusenstrand Eckwarderhoerne”, 210 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 11 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Excellent
- 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 18.7 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
Average wind speed at 10 m reaches 7.2 m/s in January, the windiest month.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 1Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 2Public toilets
- –Showers
- 7Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 4Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Campsites
- 3Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 1 restaurant. Accommodation: 4 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
Lighthouses & piers
- Oberfeuer Preusseneck lighthouse 60 m SE
Campsites
- KNAUS Campingpark Eckwarderhörne 230 m NE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase Wurster Nordseeküste | FCN | 39.3 km | north-east |
| Bremen Airport Bremen | BRE | 64.5 km | south-east |
| Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport Hamburg | HAM | 117 km | east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 3 bus stops within 1.5 km, ferry terminal Pers. u. Fahrradfähre Wilhelmshaven-Eckwarderhörne (500 m) and 7 mapped car parks within 1 km.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 91K residents); within 30 km there are 24 (about 431.8K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butjadingen Strand | – | 18.7 °C | 196 m | Rock |
| Dangast Strand | 11.4 km SW | 18.7 °C | 455 m | Sand |
| Bensersiel Strand | 47.3 km W | 18.1 °C | 881 m | Sand |
| Duhnen Strand | 47.9 km NE | 19.0 °C | 186 m | Sand |
- Dangast Strand11.4 km SWCompare
- Bensersiel Strand47.3 km WCompare
- Duhnen Strand47.9 km NECompare
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 13.5 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w1071060760; 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.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_32UME_20250612_1_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site DENI_PR_TK25_2415_01).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 2.4K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.