Germany / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Juliusruh Strand
Juliusruh Strand is a 3.7 km-long beach facing east-north-east, 2.9 km south-east of Altenkirchen (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany). The sea averages 18.7 °C in August, its warmest month, and 2.5 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Juliusruh Strand
Beach-day index 2.1/10 · Germany median 2.3
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 3.4 °C | 2.5 °C | 3.1 °C | 5.7 °C | 10.0 °C | 14.3 °C | 17.6 °C | 18.7 °C | 16.1 °C | 12.3 °C | 8.7 °C | 5.5 °C |
| High °C | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 5° |
| Low °C | 2° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 63 | 47 | 42 | 32 | 42 | 51 | 70 | 74 | 58 | 69 | 64 | 64 |
| Cloud % | 85 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 85 |
| Wind m/s | 8.4 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Daylight h | 7.8 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 7.3 |
| Record high/low | 10°/-8° | 10°/-6° | 9°/-4° | 14°/-1° | 18°/3° | 23°/9° | 24°/13° | 25°/13° | 22°/10° | 17°/4° | 16°/-0° | 11°/-5° |
| Beach index | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
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 4.5/10, held back mainly by cool air (highs of 19 °C) and cold water (18.7 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 9.8 °C, cooler than 90% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
August is the wettest month (74 mm) and April the driest (32 mm); the yearly total is about 680 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.3 hours in December to 17.2 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 20:41 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces east-north-east (75°). Open water fills about 50% 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 315°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the east-north-east about 500 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build. The beach is on an island of about 954 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 7 m deep and 13 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 5 m above sea level 500 m inland and 5 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 58% tree cover, 21% grassland and 9% cropland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 61% of that circle.
- Tree 58%
- Grass 21%
- Crop 9%
- Built 8%
- Bare 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 “Ostsee Juliusruh”, 320 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 8.4 m/s in January, the windiest month.
The mapped beach is tagged dog = “yes”.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 9Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 8Public toilets
- –Showers
- 33Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 43Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Grocery shops
- 6Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Cash machines
- 2Bike rental
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 7 restaurants, 1 café and 1 bar. Accommodation: 43 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.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heringsdorf Airport Zirchow | HDF | 96.7 km | south-east |
| Bornholm Airport Rønne | RNN | 101 km | north-east |
| Malmö Sturup Airport Malmö | MMX | 102 km | north |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 6 bus stops within 1.5 km and 33 mapped car parks within 1 km.
4 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 4.9K residents); within 30 km there are 11 (about 41.2K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juliusruh Strand | – | 18.7 °C | 3.7 km | – |
| Zingst Strand | 49.9 km SW | 18.0 °C | 142 m | Sand |
| Prerow Strand | 56.2 km W | 18.0 °C | 338 m | Sand |
- Zingst Strand49.9 km SWCompare
- Prerow Strand56.2 km WCompare
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 15.7 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w930073360; 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_33UUA_20230908_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site DEMV_PR_1_0773).
- 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.