Lower Saxony, Germany
Göttingen
Göttingen is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 130,521 (2025). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now11°C
Best timeMay–Jun · Sep
Population130,521
Local time16:37
51.53° N, 9.93° EElevation 153 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal codes37070, 37073 …October: high / low14° / 6°
Rain this month53mm
Best timeMay–Jun · Sep
Best: May–Jun · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Göttingen at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:56 · 18:1410 h 18 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:40Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 6.9Next holiday31 OctoberReformation DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitMay–Jun · Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month24°C
Average high in July
Coolest month-1°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthDecember
67 mm of rain
Driest monthApril
44 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.7 km
How Göttingen has grown
People living in the built-up area (31 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
-1%112k in 1975 → 110k in 2025Weather in Göttingen
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
11°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 22 km/h · humidity 66%
Today22 Oct13°5°
Fri23 Oct13°7°2.2 mm
Sat24 Oct10°5°2.9 mm
Sun25 Oct15°7°14.1 mm
Mon26 Oct12°7°0.6 mm
Tue27 Oct17°8°1.4 mm
Wed28 Oct16°10°1 mm
Thu29 Oct12°5°
Fri30 Oct13°4°
Sat31 Oct10°4°
When to go to Göttingen
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 | 21 | 22 | 56 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 70 | 41 | 16 | 14 |
| High | 4° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Low | -1° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 0° |
| Rain (mm) | 63 | 46 | 60 | 44 | 62 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 64 | 67 |
| Wet days | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
What's on in Göttingen
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
StadthalleAlbaniplatz 2, 37073 Göttingen · 0.7 km
7 showsLokhalleBahnhofsallee 3, 37073 Göttingen · 0.7 km
6 showsAltes RathausMarkt 9, 37073 Göttingen · 0.2 km
6 showsmusaHagenweg 2a, 37081 Göttingen · 2.1 km
5 showsGöttingen's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Göttingen
0.5 km
Göttingen railway station
0.2 km
St. Jacobi, GöttingenBuilt 1350
0.4 km
St. Nikolaikirche, GöttingenBuilt 1400
0.1 km
SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Göttingen
0.2 km
Obere-Masch-Straße 9Built 1832
0.3 km
St. Marien-Kirche, GöttingenBuilt 1290Museum0.6 km
Ethnological Collection of the Georg-August University GöttingenBuilt 1936
Museum0.4 km
Forum WissenMore museums: Dauerausstellung "Auf der Spur europäischer Zwangsarbeit. Südniedersachsen 1939-1945" · Günter Grass Archiv-Haus · Torhaus-Galerie
Outdoors around Göttingen
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Regenbogen Ferienanlage & Campingplatz DransfeldCamp sites
1 kmHardenbergwarteViewpoints
1.4 kmWildgehege DamwildZoos
1.5 kmWildgehege WildschweineZoos
1.6 kmNaturerlebnisbad GroneWater parks
1.6 kmBismarckturm GöttingenViewpoints
1.8 kmSkigebiet MühlwieseSki area · 1 lifts
36 kmNature around Göttingen
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Germany seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Göttingen
Earthquakes around Göttingen
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 record5within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.4Gerstungen 3 km ↗1953 · 62 km
5.3Hofbieber 2 km →1975 · 105 km
5.3Ruhla 5 km ↙1958 · 78 km
Universities and research institutes
University of GöttingenUniversity or college · founded 1734
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesUniversity or college · founded 1751
Max Planck Institute for Political and Social ScienceUniversity or college · founded 1947
PFH Private University of Applied SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1994
Göttingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological NetworksUniversity or college · founded 2021
Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary SciencesUniversity or college · founded 2022
Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic TherapiesUniversity or college · founded 2024
Campus Institute Data Science (CIDAS)University or college
Multiscale BioimagingUniversity or college
Institut für ZuckerrübenforschungResearch institute · founded 1882
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-OrganizationResearch institute · founded 1924
Max Planck Institute for Solar System ResearchResearch institute · founded 1934
Northwest German Forest Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1950
Institute for Small Business EconomicsResearch institute · founded 1953
Soziologisches Forschungsinstitut GöttingenResearch institute · founded 1968
German Primate CenterResearch institute · founded 1977
Institut für NanophotonikResearch institute · founded 1987
European Neuroscience Institute GöttingenResearch institute · founded 2000
Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain Cluster of Excellence 171 — DFG Research Center 103Research institute · founded 2002
Universitätsverlag GöttingenResearch institute · founded 2003
Leibniz ScienceCampus Primate CognitionResearch institute · founded 2015
IBA LifesciencesResearch institute
Nephrologisches Zentrum GoettingenResearch institute
Towns and villages around Göttingen
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Treuenhagen2 kmGrone2.4 kmWeende3.5 kmHerberhausen3.7 kmHoltensen4.2 kmRosdorf4.4 kmElliehausen4.6 kmNikolausberg4.7 kmGroß Ellershausen4.8 kmHetjershausen5.1 kmRoringen5.8 kmBovenden6 kmOlenhusen6.1 kmDiemarden6.3 kmNiedernjesa6.5 kmMengershausen6.5 kmKlein Lengden6.6 kmEsebeck6.8 kmEddigehausen6.9 kmLenglern6.9 kmSettmarshausen7.2 kmLemshausen7.3 kmRauschenwasser7.3 kmMariaspring7.4 kmGroß Lengden7.5 kmSieboldshausen7.7 kmKnutbühren7.8 kmObernjesa8.2 kmStockhausen8.2 kmReinhausen8.3 kmKlein Wiershausen8.7 kmEmmenhausen8.8 kmReyershausen8.8 kmBallenhausen8.9 kmWaake9 kmMackenrode9 kmVolkerode9.1 kmUnterbillingshausen9.3 kmOssenfeld9.4 kmDramfeld9.5 kmBösinghausen9.5 kmOberbillingshausen9.5 kmBenniehausen9.7 kmVarmissen10 kmKlein Schneen10 kmErbsen10 kmGelliehausen10 kmPotzwenden11 kmMariengarten11 kmGroß Schneen11 kmBarterode11 kmBördel11 kmSpanbeck11 kmHolzerode11 kmWibbecke12 kmLandolfshausen12 kmWöllmarshausen12 kmFalkenhagen12 kmJühnde12 kmSattenhausen12 kmBremke12 kmLödingsen12 kmDransfeld12 kmLudolfshausen13 kmElkershausen13 kmEbergötzen13 kmLichtenhagen13 kmFriedland13 kmGemeinde Friedland13 kmRittmarshausen13 kmDeiderode13 kmGüntersen13 kmAdelebsen13 kmIschenrode13 kmBarlissen13 kmDahlenrode14 kmKerstlingerode14 kmKrebeck14 kmRenshausen14 kmImbsen14 km
Göttingen from above
Around Göttingen39 places to see, do and reach nearby
GarteNature3.5 kmEspoldeNature10 kmLutter (Leine)Nature2.6 kmWeendeNature9.8 kmWendebach ReservoirNature7.2 kmDrammeNature7.4 kmTanzwerderNature23 kmBlümer WerderNature23 kmKasseler KuppeMountain34 kmHoher MeissnerMountain37 kmHaspelkopfMountain37 kmKalbeMountain36 kmKleiner BreitenbergMountain40 kmStollenklippeMountain40 kmSkigebiet MühlwieseSki area36 kmGöttingen railway stationMonument0.5 kmSt. Jacobi, GöttingenMonument0.2 kmSt. Nikolaikirche, GöttingenMonument0.4 kmSS. Peter and Paul's Church, GöttingenMonumentunder 100 mObere-Masch-Straße 9Monument0.2 kmSt. Marien-Kirche, GöttingenMonument0.3 kmJunkernschänkeMonument0.3 kmDeutsches Theater GöttingenMonument0.6 kmEthnological Collection of the Georg-August University GöttingenMuseum0.6 kmForum WissenMuseum0.4 kmGeowissenschaftliches Museum der Universität GöttingenMuseum2.6 kmCollection of Musical Instruments at the University of GöttingenMuseum0.6 kmBiodiversitätsmuseum GöttingenMuseum0.4 kmGöttingenStation0.5 kmNörten-HardenbergStation10 kmFriedland (Han)Station13 kmBootsanleger WitzenhausenFerry port22 kmFähre VeckerhagenFerry port23 kmHann. MündenPlace24 kmDuderstadtPlace23 kmHeilbad HeiligenstadtPlace22 kmWitzenhausenPlace22 kmBovendenPlace6.0 kmUslarPlace25 km
Postal codes
370703707337075370773707937081370833708537097
Getting to Göttingen
Kassel AirportKSF
40 kmPaderborn Lippstadt AirportPAD
91 kmErfurt-Weimar AirportERF
95 kmGöttingenRailway station
0.5 kmNörten-HardenbergRailway station
10 kmFriedland (Han)Railway station
13 kmBootsanleger WitzenhausenFerry port
22 kmFähre VeckerhagenFerry port
23 kmPlaces near Göttingen
Places with a climate like Göttingen
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Göttingen?
Based on 30-year climate normals, May, June and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Göttingen.
What is the hottest month in Göttingen?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24°C and lows of 13°C.
What is the coldest month in Göttingen?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 4°C and lows of -1°C.
What is the rainiest month in Göttingen?
December is the wettest month with about 67 mm of precipitation on 16 wet days.
What is the postal code of Göttingen?
Göttingen has 9 postal codes: 37070, 37073, 37075, 37077, 37079, 37081, 37083, 37085, 37097.