Region · Germany
Where to stay in Brandenburg
This guide covers 5 destinations in Brandenburg, a first-level administrative division of Germany, with 51 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Potsdam, Cottbus and Brandenburg an der Havel. Across its destinations, May, June, August and September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER).
- Destinations in this guide
- 5
- Places to stay
- 51
- Comfortable in the most places
- May, June, August and September
- Main airport
- BERBerlin Brandenburg Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
Destinations
Destinations in Brandenburg
Every destination in this guide in Brandenburg, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potsdam | 185,137 | 30 | BER · 30 km |
| Cottbus | 95,140 | 12 | DRS · 80 km |
| Brandenburg an der Havel | 73,945 | 4 | BER · 65 km |
| Frankfurt (Oder) | 56,586 | 3 | BER · 71 km |
| Schönefeld | 354 | 2 | BER · 34 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Brandenburg
5 places to stay in Brandenburg from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Where | Rooms |
|---|---|---|
| Candlewood Suites Berlin Airport hotel | Schönefeld | |
| Garner Hotel Cottbus Süd hotel | Cottbus | |
| Holiday Inn - the niu, Amity Potsdam hotel | Potsdam | |
| Holiday Inn - the niu, Pax Berlin Airport hotel | Schönefeld | |
| Potsdam Annemarie-Wolff-Platz aparthotel | Potsdam | 28 |
Where to stay
More hotels in Brandenburg
46 hotels in Brandenburg recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Brandenburg
From the climate of 5 destinations in Brandenburg with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May, June, August and September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 5 | 4 °C | 43 mm |
| February | 0 of 5 | 5 °C | 32 mm |
| March | 0 of 5 | 10 °C | 40 mm |
| April | 0 of 5 | 16 °C | 33 mm |
| May | 5 of 5 | 20 °C | 54 mm |
| June | 5 of 5 | 23 °C | 61 mm |
| July | 3 of 5 | 26 °C | 78 mm |
| August | 5 of 5 | 25 °C | 61 mm |
| September | 5 of 5 | 20 °C | 47 mm |
| October | 0 of 5 | 14 °C | 44 mm |
| November | 0 of 5 | 8 °C | 42 mm |
| December | 0 of 5 | 4 °C | 43 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Brandenburg
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Brandenburg name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
BER · Berlin Brandenburg Airport
DRS · Dresden Airport
LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport
IEG · Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport
SZZ · Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Brandenburg, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).
Nationwide in Germany
Regional holidays observed in Brandenburg
Nearby
Regions near Brandenburg
Other regions of Germany with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.