North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Dortmund
Dortmund is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has a population of about 600,880 (2025). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now13°C
Best timeMay–Jun · Sep
Population600,880
Local time16:36
51.51° N, 7.47° EElevation 96 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal codes44111–44113, 44115–44119 …October: high / low15° / 7°
Rain this month82mm
Best timeMay–Jun · Sep
Best: May–Jun · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Dortmund at a glance
Sunrise · sunset08:06 · 18:2410 h 18 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:50Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 6.9Next holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' DayFootball24 Oct · 18:30Borussia Dortmund – Eintracht Frankfurt
Best time to visitMay–Jun · Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month24°C
Average high in July
Coolest month0°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJanuary
91 mm of rain
Driest monthApril
55 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.6 km
How Dortmund has grown
People living in the built-up area (254 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
-4%741k in 1975 → 710k in 2025Weather in Dortmund
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
13°C
Today hour by hourPartly cloudy · wind 22 km/h · humidity 72%
Today22 Oct14°7°
Fri23 Oct15°8°6.5 mm
Sat24 Oct12°7°11.9 mm
Sun25 Oct14°9°23.5 mm
Mon26 Oct13°7°2.9 mm
Tue27 Oct19°12°0.7 mm
Wed28 Oct17°10°1.5 mm
Thu29 Oct14°5°
Fri30 Oct16°5°
Sat31 Oct16°5°
When to go to Dortmund
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 15 | 20 | 25 | 56 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 46 | 16 | 14 |
| High | 6° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 20° | 15° | 10° | 6° |
| Low | 0° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 1° |
| Rain (mm) | 91 | 70 | 83 | 55 | 73 | 84 | 87 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 86 | 91 |
| Wet days | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
What's on in Dortmund
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Coming matches
24OctBorussia Dortmund – Eintracht FrankfurtBundesliga · 18:30
7NovBorussia Dortmund – SV 07 ElversbergBundesliga · 15:30
29NovBorussia Dortmund – Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga · 19:30
Concerts and shows
18NovERSATZKOPFJUNKYARD · 18:00
23JanYuFZW: Halle · 19:00
12AprDie ÄrzteWestfalenhalle 1
13AprDie ÄrzteWestfalenhalle 1
14AprDie ÄrzteWestfalenhalle 1
Dortmund's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Dortmund
0.1 km
Marienkirche, DortmundBuilt 1401
0.4 km
Altes Stadthaus, DortmundBuilt 18992.6 km
Stadion Rote ErdeBuilt 1926
0.1 km
St. ReinoldiBuilt 1201
0.9 km
Dortmund U-TowerBuilt 1927
2.2 km
Westfalenhallen
Museum0.3 km
Museum of Art and Cultural History (Dortmund)Built 1883
Museum0.5 km
German Football MuseumBuilt 2015More museums: Baukunstarchiv NRW · Dortmunder U – Zentrum für Kunst und Kreativität · Halle 77 Dortmund · Hartware MedienKunstVerein
Outdoors around Dortmund
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Windsurfing und Segelclub Wetter 76 e.V. Bernd BarenbergSurf spots
0.2 kmHarkortturmViewpoints
0.7 kmCamping HohensyburgCamp sites
0.8 kmBoulderweltClimbing
1 kmZoo DortmundZoos
1 kmHelenenturmViewpoints
1.4 kmTSC Dortmund e.V. 1959Dive site
1.9 kmTauchcenter DortmundDive site
8.6 kmScuba CompDive site
11 kmNature around Dortmund
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Germany seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Dortmund
Earthquakes around Dortmund
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19503magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record8within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.5Erp 3 km ↘1951 · 99 km
5.4Neeritter 1 km ↓1992 · 123 km
5.2Mörsbach 2 km ↗1982 · 90 km
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 10 · 1 km
Cretaceous · 9Devonian · 1
Universities and research institutes
Forschungsinstitut für KinderernährungUniversity or college · founded 1964
TU Dortmund UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1968
Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1971
International School of ManagementUniversity or college · founded 1990
Erich-Brost-InstitutUniversity or college · founded 1991
Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human FactorsResearch institute · founded 1912
Max Planck Institute of Molecular PhysiologyResearch institute · founded 1928
Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences - ISASResearch institute · founded 1952
Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and LogisticsResearch institute · founded 1981
Spiekermann and WegenerResearch institute · founded 2001
Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems EngineeringResearch institute · founded 2006
Zydolab - Institut für Zytologie und ImmunzytochemieResearch institute
Towns and villages around Dortmund
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Steinerne Brücke3.5 kmSchönau3.6 kmLindenhorst3.8 kmKleinbarop4.1 kmDorstfeld4.1 kmRenninghausen4.1 kmDeusen4.1 kmGroßbarop4.2 kmClarenberg4.2 kmHacheney4.3 kmBrünninghausen4.4 kmBarop4.4 kmWischlingen4.7 kmKemminghausen4.8 kmEllinghausen5.2 kmKirchderne5.2 kmWellinghofen5.4 kmLütgenholthausen5.5 kmRahm5.5 kmBrackel5.6 kmEichlinghofen5.6 kmOeverscheidt5.8 kmRombergpark-Lücklemberg5.8 kmWellinghoferheide5.9 kmHörder Bruch5.9 kmBrücherhof5.9 kmHolthausen5.9 kmKolonie Grunewald6.1 kmMarten6.2 kmAltenderne-Niederbecker6.2 kmLoh6.4 kmOespel6.6 kmKirchhörde6.7 kmBrechten6.8 kmSalingen6.8 kmLöttringhausen6.8 kmHangeney6.9 kmHöchsten6.9 kmKolonie Neu Asseln7 kmKirchlinde7 kmKolonie Borussia7.1 kmWichlinghofen7.1 kmBerghofermark7.1 kmGroßholthausen7.1 kmWesterfilde7.1 kmDerne7.3 kmHostedde7.3 kmNette7.3 kmAltenderne-Oberbecker7.4 kmAplerbeckermark7.5 kmPersebeck7.5 kmKruckel7.6 kmAlt Mengede7.6 kmBittermark7.7 kmWestrich7.9 kmKley7.9 kmNeue Kolonie Westhausen7.9 kmAlte Kolonie Westhausen7.9 kmSommerberg7.9 kmGrevel7.9 kmKümperheide8 kmBodelschwingh8.1 kmLütgendortmund8.4 kmOestrich8.5 kmGroßholthausermark8.6 kmMengede8.6 kmAsseln8.6 kmSölde8.7 kmKolonie Holstein8.8 kmHolzen8.8 kmGroppenbruch8.9 kmBrüninghausen9 kmSchwieringhausen9 kmFleier9 kmWanne9.1 kmOstberge9.1 kmBrandheide9.2 kmKurl9.3 kmWilhelmshöhe9.3 kmMengeder Heide9.4 km
Dortmund from above
Around Dortmund39 places to see, do and reach nearby
EmscherNature11 kmLenne, North Rhine-WestphaliaNature11 kmElsebachNature12 kmWannebach (Ruhr, Westhofen)Nature10 kmHengsteyseeNature11 kmKörnebachNature3.1 kmHomert, LüdenscheidMountain40 kmKohlberg, North Rhine-WestphaliaMountain32 kmEbberg, HövelMountain32 kmWinterberg, SchwelmMountain29 kmWinterberg, SprockhövelMountain27 kmKiesbergMountain38 kmTSC Dortmund e.V. 1959Dive site1.9 kmTauchcenter DortmundDive site8.6 kmScuba CompDive site11 kmMarienkirche, DortmundMonument0.1 kmAltes Stadthaus, DortmundMonument0.4 kmStadion Rote ErdeMonument2.6 kmSt. ReinoldiMonumentunder 100 mDortmund U-TowerMonument0.9 kmWestfalenhallenMonument2.2 kmFlorianturmMonument2.2 kmPetrikirche (Dortmund)Monument0.4 kmMuseum of Art and Cultural History (Dortmund)Museum0.3 kmGerman Football MuseumMuseum0.5 kmMuseum OstwallMuseum0.5 kmBorusseumMuseum2.5 kmBrauereimuseum DortmundMuseum1.6 kmDortmund HbfStation0.6 kmDortmund StadthausStation0.8 kmDortmund WestStation2.0 kmCafe SeeschlösschenFerry port11 kmRWE-InselFerry port13 kmBochumPlace18 kmHagenPlace17 kmRecklinghausenPlace22 kmWittenPlace11 kmIserlohnPlace23 kmLünenPlace12 km
Postal codes
44111–4411344115–4411944122–4412444126–4413144133441354413744139441414414344145441474428944329443574436944402
Getting to Dortmund
Dortmund AirportDTM
10 kmDüsseldorf AirportDUS
55 kmMünster Osnabrück AirportFMO
71 kmDortmund HbfRailway station
0.6 kmDortmund StadthausRailway station
0.8 kmDortmund WestRailway station
2 kmCafe SeeschlösschenFerry port
11 kmRWE-InselUferstraße
13 kmPlaces near Dortmund
Places with a climate like Dortmund
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Dortmund?
Based on 30-year climate normals, May, June and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Dortmund.
What is the hottest month in Dortmund?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24°C and lows of 13°C.
What is the coldest month in Dortmund?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 6°C and lows of 0°C.
What is the rainiest month in Dortmund?
January is the wettest month with about 91 mm of precipitation on 16 wet days.
What is the postal code of Dortmund?
Dortmund has 30 postal codes: 44111–44113, 44115–44119, 44122–44124, 44126–44131, 44133, 44135, 44137, 44139, 44141, 44143, 44145, 44147 ….