- Elevation
- 19 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- HDF Heringsdorf Airport77 km
- RLG Rostock-Laage Airport92 km
About Rügen Island
Rügen Island is an island. Location: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Heringsdorf Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Roter See and Ruhwaß.
Climate of Rügen Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 53 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- August (68 mm)
- Driest month
- February (33 mm)
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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 12° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 38 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 56 | 51 | 53 | 48 |
How to get to Rügen Island
The nearest airport is Heringsdorf Airport (HDF), 77 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rostock, 90 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) Zirchow 77 kmsoutheast
- Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) Laage 92 kmsouthwest
- Bornholm Airport (RNN) Rønne 113 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Rostock Population: 198.3K 90 kmsouthwest
- Malmö Population: 362.1K 135 kmnorth
- Copenhagen Population: 1.2M 150 kmnorth
- Helsingborg Population: 104.2K 187 kmnorth
- Lübeck Population: 212.2K 187 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rügen Island
Within 100 km: 120 historic and cultural sites, 945 natural sites, 362 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km253 places
- Hiddensee Island 24 kmNW
- Ummanz Island 16 kmNW
- Vilm Island 14 kmSE
- Hundestrand Beach 17 kmN
25–60 km381 places
- Ruden Island 34 kmSE
- Insel Görmitz Island 55 kmSE
- Greifswalder Oie Island 39 kmSE
- Koos Island 27 kmS
60–100 km793 places
- Usedom Island Island 70 kmSE
- Wolin Island 91 kmSE
- Beeke River 98 kmSE
- Hundestrand Dierhagen Ost Beach 69 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bergen auf Rügen Village, Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen2.1 km E
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Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen Municipality, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern4.3 km N
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Parchtitz Village, Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen1.9 km N -
Sehlen Village, Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen3 km S -
Parchtitz Village, Parchtitz2.4 km N
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Bergen auf Rügen Town, Bergen auf Rügen2.2 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Roter See Lake, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern1.6 km E
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Ruhwaß Mountain, Parchtitz1.9 km N
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Nonnensee Lake, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern2 km NE
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Rugard Mountain, Bergen auf Rügen3 km E
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Rugard Natural site, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern3.2 km E
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Fuchsberg Mountain, Bergen auf Rügen3.3 km S
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Langer Berg Mountain, Ralswiek4 km NE
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Rügenkartbahn Natural site, Bergen auf Rügen4 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in Germany
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Insel Alt Rügen Island, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern5.6 km NE
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Ummanz Island, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern16 km NW -
Insel Pulitz Island, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern7 km NE
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Ossen Lake, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern5.2 km NE
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Liebitz Island, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern12 km W
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Karower Bach River, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern7.2 km E
Sources & licences
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