Germany / Schleswig-Holstein
Travemünde Strand
Travemünde Strand is a 190 m-long sandy beach facing east-north-east, 2.0 km north-east of Travemünde (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 Travemünde 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 | 2.6 °C | 2.0 °C | 2.8 °C | 5.0 °C | 11.0 °C | 15.2 °C | 18.0 °C | 18.6 °C | 16.0 °C | 12.4 °C | 8.7 °C | 4.3 °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 | 5.7 | 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 91% 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 05:52 and sets at 20:49 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces east-north-east (75°). Open water fills about 61% 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.
The opposite shore is only about 8.0 km away to the east-north-east, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 6 m deep and 16 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 21 m above sea level 500 m inland and 20 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 55% grassland, 37% tree cover and 7% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 58% of that circle.
- Grass 55%
- Tree 37%
- Built 7%
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 18.6 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
OpenStreetMap marks nudism here as “yes”.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 5Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 3Public toilets
- –Showers
- 5Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 6Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Grocery shops
- 15Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 4 restaurants and 1 café. Accommodation: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lübeck Blankensee Airport Lübeck | LBC | 22.1 km | south-west |
| Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport Hamburg | HAM | 70.4 km | south-west |
| Rostock-Laage Airport Laage | RLG | 91.5 km | east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 15 bus stops within 1.5 km, rail station Lübeck-Travemünde Strand (1.7 km) and 5 mapped car parks within 1 km.
4 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 38.4K residents); within 30 km there are 37 (about 412.4K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travemünde Strand | – | 18.6 °C | 190 m | Sand |
| Timmendorfer Strand | 7.1 km W | 18.6 °C | 2.8 km | Sand |
| Scharbeutz Strand | 10.4 km NW | 18.6 °C | 1.5 km | Sand |
| Pelzerhaken Strand | 11.9 km N | 18.6 °C | 214 m | Sand |
| Grömitz Strand | 19.1 km N | 18.6 °C | 2.5 km | Sand |
| Weissenhäuser Strand | 37.2 km N | 18.5 °C | 1.5 km | – |
| Sehlendorfer Strand | 38.5 km N | 18.5 °C | 2.1 km | Sand |
- Timmendorfer Strand7.1 km WCompare
- Scharbeutz Strand10.4 km NWCompare
- Pelzerhaken Strand11.9 km NCompare
- Grömitz Strand19.1 km NCompare
- Weissenhäuser Strand37.2 km NCompare
- Sehlendorfer Strand38.5 km NCompare
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 16.2 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w506725067; 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.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 40.5K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.