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Greifswald

Located in Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Coordinates: 54°05′17″ N 13°23′15″ E

Greifswald
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Population
56,092
56.1K
Elevation
3 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
29
listed under Greifswald
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HDF Heringsdorf Airport55 km
RLG Rostock-Laage Airport75 km

About Greifswald

Greifswald is a village. Location: Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Population: 56,092. Elevation: 3 m.

From Wikipedia

Greifswald (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁaɪfsvalt] ; Low German: Griepswold), officially the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (German: Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald) is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostock, Schwerin and Neubrandenburg. In 2021 it surpassed Stralsund for the first time, and became the largest city in the Pomeranian part of the state.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1199
Area
50.8 km²
Official website
greifswald.de

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Greifswald

  • Osnabrück· Germany
  • Kotka· Finland
  • Newport News· United States

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

Population of Greifswald over time

Population of Greifswald over time
2012 55,771
2013 56,445
2014 56,685
2017 58,886
2019 59,382
2021 59,332
2022 59,691
2023 60,071
2024 56,092
2025 56,154

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Greifswald

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 46 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (63 mm)
Driest month
February (31 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
Climate of Greifswald
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°6°11°16°19°22°22°17°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°11°13°13°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)413143375163605953464647

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Greifswald

The nearest airport is Heringsdorf Airport (HDF), 55 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) (114 km). The nearest large city is Rostock, 82 km to the west.

Airports

  • Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) Zirchow 55 kmsoutheast
  • Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) Laage 75 kmwest
  • Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) Szczecin(Glewice) 114 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Rostock Population: 198.3K 82 kmwest
  • Malmö Population: 362.1K 171 kmnorth
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 174 kmsouth
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 179 kmwest
  • Copenhagen Population: 1.2M 184 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Greifswald

Within 100 km: 168 historic and cultural sites, 1,665 natural sites, 901 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km159 places

  • Koos Island 9 kmN
  • Lubminer Strand Beach 16 kmE
  • Insel Tollow Island 18 kmN
  • Kleiner Werder Island 9 kmN

25–60 km843 places

  • Ruden Island 28 kmNE
  • Usedom Island Island 49 kmE
  • Hiddensee Island 54 kmN
  • Ummanz Island 45 kmN

60–100 km1,732 places

  • Wolin Island 75 kmE
  • Beeke River 72 kmSE
  • Beke River 95 kmW
  • Hundestrand Dierhagen Ost Beach 72 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Greifswald

29 places
  1. 1 Greifswald 52.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages18

Mountains & nature5

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources