Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Germany
Greifswald travel guide
Greifswald is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, home to about 56,000 people.
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- HDF55 km · Heringsdorf Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Language
- German
Where to stay
Hotels in Greifswald
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Schloss Ranzin | 18.1 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Greifswald
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Greifswald are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; August is the wettest, with about 64 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Greifswald: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Heringsdorf Airport (HDF), about 55 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG, 75 km) and Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ, 114 km) are also within reach.
HDF · Heringsdorf Airport
RLG · Rostock-Laage Airport
SZZ · Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport
Questions
Greifswald: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Greifswald?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Greifswald are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; August is the wettest, with about 64 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Greifswald?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Heringsdorf Airport (HDF), about 55 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG, 75 km) and Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ, 114 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Greifswald?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Greifswald
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.