Fewer crowds
January is quietest.
January, at 14% of the busiest month (August). Low season, under 35% of the peak: November to March.
A good place. At the right time.
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Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#1 of 12 · Balanced · 6.4/10
Overnight stays are 70% of the busiest month.
Based on Mecklenburg-Vorpommern regional averages.
The sea averages 60°F (16°C). Cold: short dips, or a wetsuit. Warm air does not always mean warm water.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Price context. National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest a little above usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Historical averages, not forecasts or live prices.
A regional guide. Figures cover Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, including Rügen, Usedom and Rostock. Conditions vary within the region.
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Balanced match #1 · 6.4/10
Overnight stays are 70% of the busiest month.
The sea averages 60°F (16°C). Cold: short dips, or a wetsuit. Warm air does not always mean warm water.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Read the June guideAll 12 months, on the same measures. Tap a heading to sort or a month to open its guide.Select a month to open its guide. Scroll the table for more detail.
| Rank | Month | Overall | Weather | Crowds | Cost | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | June | 6.4 | 7.3/10 Very good | Busy | Pricey | 73°F | 53°F | 60°F | 9 | 17h 03m |
| #2 | September | 6.2 | 6.5/10 Good | Busy | Pricey | 68°F | 50°F | 62°F | 8 | 12h 48m |
| #3 | May | 6.1 | 5.8/10 Good | Moderate | Pricey | 66°F | 46°F | 52°F | 8 | 15h 53m |
| #4 | August | 5.9 | 7.8/10 Very good | Peak | Pricey | 75°F | 56°F | 66°F | 9 | 14h 55m |
| #5 | July | 5.8 | 7.4/10 Very good | Peak | Pricey | 75°F | 56°F | 65°F | 12 | 16h 37m |
| #6 | April | 5.5 | 3.7/10 Fair | Moderate | Pricey | 57°F | 38°F | 44°F | 7 | 13h 57m |
| #7 | October | 4.9 | 3.1/10 Fair | Moderate | Pricey | 58°F | 44°F | 55°F | 11 | 10h 41m |
| #8 | March | 3.5 | 1.5/10 Poor | Low | Moderate | 49°F | 32°F | 39°F | 9 | 11h 45m |
| #9 | January | 3.0 | 1.0/10 Poor | Low | Moderate | 40°F | 30°F | 39°F | 14 | 7h 58m |
| #10 | February | 3.0 | 1.0/10 Poor | Low | Moderate | 42°F | 30°F | 37°F | 9 | 9h 46m |
| #11 | November | 3.0 | 1.0/10 Poor | Low | Moderate | 48°F | 37°F | 49°F | 10 | 8h 39m |
| #12 | December | 3.0 | 1.0/10 Poor | Low | Pricey | 43°F | 33°F | 43°F | 12 | 7h 28m |
Overall follows your priorities. Crowds compare each month with this place's own year. Highs, lows and rain days are historical averages for 2011–2025.
A little perspective
Top balanced match · June
Some weather measures are unavailable. Gaps in the chart mean no data.
Off season can mean fewer services. Confirm what is open for your dates.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern regional averages · Historical patterns, not a forecast. Gaps mean no data. Crowds compare months within this region.
The busiest month records 6.9 times the overnight stays of the quietest.
Very-good-or-better weather scores: June to August. Poor weather scores: November to March.
Peak-season months: July to August. Low-season months: November to March.
The two busiest months account for 35% of annual overnight stays.
Events that move crowds and prices Christmas markets, typically 20 November – 23 December 2026: evenings and weekends are crowded; city hotels fill on December weekends. Official site.
On the 2024 EU comparison, Germany's restaurants and hotels are above EU average.
Before you go
January is quietest.
January, at 14% of the busiest month (August). Low season, under 35% of the peak: November to March.
May, outside the busy season.
Very good or better June to August. August has the highest displayed weather score (7.8/10). Highest weather score outside the busy season: May.
January to March.
These are three lower-price months on Germany's historical 2024–2025 national hotel index. It cannot identify this region's cheapest bookable rooms.
Summer break meets the busy season.
If your dates follow US school breaks: June falls in busy season; July and August fall in peak season. Spring break spans low season in March and moderate season in April.
Local families travel too: at least 30% of people in Germany live where schools are out on a typical day July to August and October. Germany's school calendar for September isn't fully published yet. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
These are historical seasonal patterns. Crowds compare a month with this place's own busiest month; they do not measure queues at individual sights. Weather answers use the displayed weather scores. These seasonal facts stay the same when you change your priorities; your Overall recommendation updates above. Prices retain the scope stated beside them. Full methodology.
Choose your season
Dec–Feb
Low season throughout.
40–43°FAfternoon highs
Mar–May
A quieter start, a busier finish.
March falls in low season; April and May fall in moderate season.
49–66°FAfternoon highs
Jun–Aug
A busy season for visitors.
June falls in busy season; July and August fall in peak season.
73–75°FAfternoon highs
Sep–Nov
A busier start, a quieter finish.
September falls in busy season; October falls in moderate season; November falls in low season.
48–68°FAfternoon highs
Ranges span monthly average afternoon highs, not daily extremes. Conditions and seasonal openings vary within Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The default Balanced Overall weighs weather 50%, crowds 30% and cost 20%. Your priority choice updates the Overall, month ranks and recommendation. While your weather weight is at least 40%, Overall cannot exceed weather by more than 2. Close scores can describe different trip experiences. How the scores work.
| Statistical region | DE80 · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Region type | Beach (Eurostat NUTS3 typologies weighted by population: urban 0%, coastal 71%, mountain 0%; median ground height 33 m) |
| Population used | 1.6 million (1 January 2025) |
| Crowd reference years | 2024–2025 average |
| How our weather was checked | 20 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.6°C), night lows within 1°F (0.3°C). |
| Climate index | HCI:Beach, observed climatology over 15 years (2011–2025) |
| Hotel occupancy (annual) | 61% |
| Accommodation mix | 44% hotels, 18% camping |
| Country price level (restaurants & hotels, EU27 = 100) | 112 |
| Daylight latitude | 53.76° N |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by month and NUTS 2 region, per 1,000 inhabitants, divided by days in the month. "Season here" is the month's figure as a share of this region's busiest month. "Visitors" ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions that month. Weather: Holiday Climate Index (Scott et al. 2016; Rutty et al. 2020) computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records and population-weighted to the region. Prices are national. Hand-written notes are marked and nothing depends on them. Full method · this region's data.