Region: Lower Saxony · Germany

Where to stay in Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven
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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.

Under 1 km from the centre

1 place

  • ankerplatz-Hotel Garni · 0.6 km
1–3 km from the centre

6 places

3–10 km from the centre

3 places

10 km or more from the centre

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.

HotelTypeOpenedFrom centreWebsite
ATLANTIC Hotel Wilhelmshavenhotel2.0 kmatlantic-hotels.de
Fliegerdeichhotel2.6 kmhotel-fliegerdeich.de
Jadeallee 100hotel2.3 km
ankerplatz-Hotel Garnihotel0.6 km
Apart Hotel Seenelkehotel3.0 km
Hotel Graf Bentinckhotel9.2 km
Hotel Leuchtfeuerhotel18.5 km
Hotel Schöne Aussichthotel3.5 kmhotel-ruestersiel.de
Ringhotel Residenz Wittmundhotel21.8 km
Sure Hotel by Best Western Wilhelmshaven Cityhotel1.4 kmcity-hotel-valois.de
Tauwerk Hotelhotel2.1 km
Tide Hotelhotel2.5 kmtide-hotel.de
Upstalsboom Landhotel Frieslandhotel17.0 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.

0°15°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec100 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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.

1 Jan · New Year's Day3 Apr · Good Friday6 Apr · Easter Monday1 May · Labour Day14 May · Ascension Day25 May · Pentecost Monday3 Oct · Day of German Unity25 Dec · Christmas Day26 Dec · 2nd Day of Christmas

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.

medium airport

FCN · Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase

45.1 km from the centreICAO ETMN
large airport

BRE · Bremen Airport

70.3 km from the centre28 places to stay within 10 km
large airport

GRQ · Groningen Airport Eelde

111.2 km from the centreICAO EHGG

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.