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Bavaria

Local name: Freistaat Bayern

Located in Germany Coordinates: 49°00′00″ N 11°30′00″ E

Bavaria
Augsburg · Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
13,124,737
13.1M
Elevation
503 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
4,094
listed under Bavaria
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NUE Nuremberg Airport63 km
MUC Munich Airport75 km

About Bavaria

Bavaria is a region. Location: Germany. Population: 13,124,737.

From Wikipedia

Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a landlocked state of Germany. It borders the states of Baden-Württemberg to the west, Hesse to the north-west, and Thuringia and Saxony to the north, as well as the countries of Switzerland and Austria to the south and the Czech Republic to the east. The state's capital and largest city is Munich; other major cities include Nuremberg, Augsburg, Regensburg, and Ingolstadt.

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At a glance

Built
1919
Area
70,551 km²
Official website
bayern.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Bavaria

Twin towns and sister cities of Bavaria

  • Georgia· United States

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Bavaria over time

Population of Bavaria over time
1970 10,479,386
1987 10,902,643
2008 12,519,728
2009 12,510,331
2010 12,538,696
2011 12,443,372
2012 12,519,571
2013 12,604,244
2015 12,843,514
2016 12,930,751
2019 13,124,737
2022 13,038,724

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Bavaria

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Bavaria
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°8°12°18°20°23°22°18°12°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°7°10°12°12°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)565052527288887560606166

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

Airports nearest to Bavaria

  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 63 km
  • Munich Airport (MUC) Munich 75 km
  • Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM) Memmingen 146 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Places in Bavaria

4,094 places

Mountains & nature29

Lakes, rivers & coasts31

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Bavaria

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources