Germany / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Zierow Strand
Zierow Strand is a 380 m-long beach facing north-north-east, 3.5 km north-east of Gramkow (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany). The sea averages 18.5 °C in August, its warmest month, and 2.1 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Zierow 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 | 2.8 °C | 2.1 °C | 3.0 °C | 5.5 °C | 10.8 °C | 15.1 °C | 17.8 °C | 18.5 °C | 16.0 °C | 12.4 °C | 8.7 °C | 4.7 °C |
| High °C | 2° | 3° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Low °C | -1° | -1° | 0° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 59 | 46 | 44 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 79 | 69 | 54 | 56 | 54 | 60 |
| Cloud % | 81 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 78 | 82 |
| Wind m/s | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| Daylight h | 7.9 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 7.4 |
| Record high/low | 12°/-17° | 13°/-16° | 18°/-12° | 22°/-3° | 27°/1° | 31°/6° | 32°/10° | 30°/10° | 27°/5° | 23°/-1° | 18°/-5° | 12°/-13° |
| Beach index | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 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 5.8/10 with highs of 22 °C, sea at 18.5 °C and 69 mm of rain.
In August that is 0.8 points above the median of the 75 beaches in Germany covered by this atlas.
Across the year the sea averages 9.8 °C, cooler than 90% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
July is the wettest month (79 mm) and April the driest (36 mm); the yearly total is about 670 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.4 hours in December to 17.1 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:47 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north-north-east (15°). Open water fills about 33% 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 314°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in April–August.
The opposite shore is only about 3.0 km away to the north-north-east, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
The sea floor is still within the shallow coastal margin 1 km out; 3 km offshore the depth is about 8 m. Behind the beach the ground is about 6 m above sea level 500 m inland and 9 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 34% cropland, 31% tree cover and 27% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a rural setting among farmland. Water makes up 39% of that circle.
- Crop 34%
- Tree 31%
- Grass 27%
- Built 6%
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 Zierow Rettungsturm”, 610 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 18.5 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 3Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 2Public toilets
- –Showers
- 11Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 24Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Campsites
- 5Bus stops (1.5 km)
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 2 restaurants and 1 café. Accommodation: 24 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
Campsites
- Ostseecamping Ferienpark Zierow 890 m N
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lübeck Blankensee Airport Lübeck | LBC | 44.8 km | west |
| Rostock-Laage Airport Laage | RLG | 59.8 km | east |
| Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport Hamburg | HAM | 96.6 km | west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 5 bus stops within 1.5 km and 11 mapped car parks within 1 km.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 46.4K residents); within 30 km there are 26 (about 110.4K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zierow Strand | – | 18.5 °C | 380 m | – |
| Boltenhagen Strand | 11.3 km NW | 18.6 °C | 305 m | Sand |
| Travemünde Strand | 31.9 km W | 18.6 °C | 190 m | Sand |
| Grömitz Strand | 35.0 km NW | 18.6 °C | 2.5 km | Sand |
| Pelzerhaken Strand | 36.5 km NW | 18.6 °C | 214 m | Sand |
| Zippendorfer Strand | 37.4 km S | 18.5 °C | – | – |
| Timmendorfer Strand | 39.0 km W | 18.6 °C | 2.8 km | Sand |
- Boltenhagen Strand11.3 km NWCompare
- Travemünde Strand31.9 km WCompare
- Grömitz Strand35.0 km NWCompare
- Pelzerhaken Strand36.5 km NWCompare
- Zippendorfer Strand37.4 km SCompare
- Timmendorfer Strand39.0 km WCompare
- Scharbeutz Strand41.5 km WCompare
- Warnemünde Strand54.8 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 21.1 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w166126974; 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.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site DEMV_PR_1_0275).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 1.3K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.