Germany / Schleswig-Holstein
Klausdorfer Strand
Klausdorfer Strand is a beach facing east-north-east, 5.5 km north-east of Burg auf Fehmarn (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany). The sea averages 18.4 °C in August, its warmest month, and 2.2 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Klausdorfer Strand
Beach-day index 2.3/10 · Germany median 2.3
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 2.9 °C | 2.2 °C | 3.1 °C | 5.7 °C | 10.8 °C | 15.0 °C | 17.7 °C | 18.4 °C | 15.9 °C | 12.3 °C | 8.6 °C | 4.8 °C |
| High °C | 3° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 8° | 5° |
| Low °C | 1° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 60 | 46 | 42 | 34 | 46 | 60 | 73 | 75 | 56 | 62 | 58 | 62 |
| Cloud % | 84 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 84 |
| Wind m/s | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.8 |
| Daylight h | 7.8 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 7.3 |
| Record high/low | 11°/-9° | 11°/-10° | 14°/-5° | 18°/-1° | 23°/4° | 26°/8° | 28°/12° | 28°/12° | 24°/9° | 20°/2° | 17°/-1° | 10°/-7° |
| Beach index | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 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 4.9/10, held back mainly by cool air (highs of 20 °C) and cold water (18.4 °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 (75 mm) and April the driest (34 mm); the yearly total is about 670 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.3 hours in December to 17.2 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:49 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces east-north-east (60°). Open water fills about 58% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
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 every month.
Straight out to the east-north-east the next coast is roughly 30 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell. The beach is on an island of about 182 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 9 m deep and 16 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 6 m above sea level 500 m inland and 7 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 82% cropland, 13% grassland and 5% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a rural setting among farmland. Water makes up 58% of that circle.
- Crop 82%
- Grass 13%
- Built 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.
The sea peaks at 18.4 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
Average wind speed at 10 m reaches 7.9 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.
Facilities within 1 km
- –Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 4Public toilets
- –Showers
- 3Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 1Campsites
- 1Grocery shops
- 1Bus stops (1.5 km)
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
Campsites
- Campingplatz Klausdorfer Strand 210 m W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lübeck Blankensee Airport Lübeck | LBC | 81.0 km | south-west |
| Rostock-Laage Airport Laage | RLG | 88.6 km | south-east |
| Sønderborg Airport Sønderborg | SGD | 111 km | north-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 1 bus stop within 1.5 km and 3 mapped car parks within 1 km.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 19.2K residents); within 30 km there are 11 (about 40K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klausdorfer Strand | – | 18.4 °C | – | – |
| Heiligenhafen Strand | 21.4 km SW | 18.5 °C | 781 m | Sand |
| Weissenhäuser Strand | 35.1 km SW | 18.5 °C | 1.5 km | – |
| Grömitz Strand | 40.3 km SW | 18.6 °C | 2.5 km | Sand |
| Sehlendorfer Strand | 40.9 km SW | 18.5 °C | 2.1 km | Sand |
- Heiligenhafen Strand21.4 km SWCompare
- Weissenhäuser Strand35.1 km SWCompare
- Grömitz Strand40.3 km SWCompare
- Sehlendorfer Strand40.9 km SWCompare
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 11.2 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); 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_32UPF_20230906_1_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 8.1K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.