Germany / Schleswig-Holstein
Laboe Strand
Laboe Strand is a 293 m-long sandy beach facing north-west, 900 m north of Laboe (Schleswig-Holstein, 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 Laboe 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 | 2.6 °C | 2.0 °C | 2.8 °C | 4.9 °C | 11.0 °C | 15.2 °C | 17.8 °C | 18.6 °C | 16.0 °C | 12.4 °C | 8.6 °C | 4.2 °C |
| High °C | 3° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 8° | 4° |
| Low °C | 1° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 60 | 48 | 43 | 34 | 49 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 64 |
| Cloud % | 84 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 84 |
| Wind m/s | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
| Daylight h | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 7.4 |
| Record high/low | 11°/-10° | 11°/-9° | 13°/-5° | 18°/-2° | 23°/4° | 26°/8° | 27°/12° | 27°/12° | 24°/9° | 19°/2° | 16°/-1° | 11°/-8° |
| Beach index | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
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 (18.6 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 9.7 °C, cooler than 91% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
August is the wettest month (78 mm) and April the driest (34 mm); the yearly total is about 690 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.4 hours in December to 17.2 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:53 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north-west (320°). Open water fills about 53% 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 21:54 local time on a bearing of 314°.
Sunrise is over the sea in June–July.
The opposite shore is only about 3.0 km away to the north-west, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 13 m deep and 12 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 17 m above sea level 500 m inland and 18 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 31% tree cover, 27% cropland and 20% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 49% of that circle.
- Tree 31%
- Crop 27%
- Built 20%
- Grass 19%
- 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 “Osts Laboe Kurstrand”, 640 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 9 of its 9 classified seasons since 2017.
- 2015Not classified
- 2016Not classified
- 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 18.6 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
Average wind speed at 10 m reaches 7.5 m/s in January, the windiest month.
The beach is tagged as supervised.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 34Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 7Public toilets
- –Showers
- 35Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 1Rescue equipment
- 13Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Campsites
- 1Grocery shops
- 14Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 3Pharmacies & clinics
- 2Cash machines
- 3Bike rental
- 1Viewpoints
- 2Historic sites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 25 restaurants, 6 cafés and 3 bars. Accommodation: 13 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
Historic sites
- Naval Memorial monument 250 m NE
- Marine-Ehrenmal Laboe monument 250 m NE
Campsites
- Wohnmobil Parkplatz am Marinedenkmal 330 m E
- Neustein Campingplatz 600 m S
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sønderborg Airport Sønderborg | SGD | 67.6 km | north-west |
| Lübeck Blankensee Airport Lübeck | LBC | 74.6 km | south-east |
| Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport Hamburg | HAM | 88.2 km | south |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 14 bus stops within 1.5 km and 35 mapped car parks within 1 km.
11 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 48.2K residents); within 30 km there are 56 (about 461.6K).
Map and nearby beaches
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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 24.7 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w27377861; 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 S2A_32UNF_20230906_1_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site DESH_PR_0130).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 14.8K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.