Region: Lower Saxony · Germany
Where to stay in Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, home to about 75,000 people.
- Best months
- June and September
- Nearest airport
- FCN45 km · Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Plugs
- C, F · 230 V
- Emergency
- 110
- Language
- German
Where to stay
Where the places to stay in Wilhelmshaven are
13 places to stay in this guide with known coordinates, grouped by straight-line distance from the city centre (the point Wikidata gives for Wilhelmshaven), nearest first. Distance on foot or by road is longer.
1 place
- ankerplatz-Hotel Garni · 0.6 km
6 places
- Sure Hotel by Best Western Wilhelmshaven City · 1.4 km
- ATLANTIC Hotel Wilhelmshaven · 2.0 km
- Tauwerk Hotel · 2.1 km
- Jadeallee 100 · 2.3 km
- Tide Hotel · 2.5 km
- Fliegerdeich · 2.6 km
3 places
- Apart Hotel Seenelke · 3.0 km
- Hotel Schöne Aussicht · 3.5 km
- Hotel Graf Bentinck · 9.2 km
3 places
- Upstalsboom Landhotel Friesland · 17.0 km
- Hotel Leuchtfeuer · 18.5 km
- Ringhotel Residenz Wittmund · 21.8 km
Where to stay
Hotels in Wilhelmshaven
13 hotels 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ATLANTIC Hotel Wilhelmshaven | 2.0 km | |
| Fliegerdeich | 2.6 km | |
| Jadeallee 100 | 2.3 km | |
| ankerplatz-Hotel Garni | 0.6 km | |
| Apart Hotel Seenelke | 3.0 km | |
| Hotel Graf Bentinck | 9.2 km | |
| Hotel Leuchtfeuer | 18.5 km | |
| Hotel Schöne Aussicht | 3.5 km | |
| Ringhotel Residenz Wittmund | 21.8 km | |
| Sure Hotel by Best Western Wilhelmshaven City | 1.4 km | |
| Tauwerk Hotel | 2.1 km | |
| Tide Hotel | 2.5 km | |
| Upstalsboom Landhotel Friesland | 17.0 km |
All 13 hotels in Wilhelmshaven, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Wilhelmshaven
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Wilhelmshaven are June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 95 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).
Public holidays in Germany, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Wilhelmshaven: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), about 45 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bremen Airport (BRE, 70 km) and Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ, 111 km) are also within reach.
FCN · Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase
BRE · Bremen Airport
GRQ · Groningen Airport Eelde
Questions
Wilhelmshaven: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Wilhelmshaven?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Wilhelmshaven are June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 95 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Wilhelmshaven?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), about 45 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bremen Airport (BRE, 70 km) and Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ, 111 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Wilhelmshaven?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Wilhelmshaven
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; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.