Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg
Hamburg is a major city in Germany. It has a population of about 1,869,473 (2025). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now12°C
Best timeMay · Jul · Sep
Population1.87M
Local time14:51
53.55° N, 9.99° EElevation 9 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal codes20038, 20067–20070 …October: high / low14° / 6°
Rain this month69mm
Best timeMay · Jul · Sep
Best: May · Jul · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Hamburg at a glance
Sunrise · sunset08:00 · 18:1010 h 10 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:42Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 5.7Next holiday31 OctoberReformation DayFootball6 Nov · 20:30Hamburger SV – Borussia Mönchengladbach
Best time to visitMay · Jul · Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month24°C
Average high in July
Coolest month-1°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
83 mm of rain
Driest monthApril
44 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
1 of them World Heritage
How Hamburg has grown
People living in the built-up area (478 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+2%1.7M in 1975 → 1.73M in 2025Weather in Hamburg
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
12°C
Today hour by hourPartly cloudy · wind 18 km/h · humidity 66%
Today22 Oct13°7°
Fri23 Oct12°6°3.8 mm
Sat24 Oct12°7°8.7 mm
Sun25 Oct14°7°14.7 mm
Mon26 Oct12°6°2.8 mm
Tue27 Oct16°8°0.5 mm
Wed28 Oct16°10°1 mm
Thu29 Oct14°7°
Fri30 Oct13°4°
Sat31 Oct11°6°
When to go to Hamburg
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 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 51 | 71 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 38 | 14 | 13 |
| High | 4° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Low | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 0° |
| Rain (mm) | 72 | 52 | 69 | 44 | 60 | 78 | 83 | 79 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 70 |
| Wet days | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
What's on in Hamburg
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Hamburg's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Hamburg
UNESCO0.6 km
ChilehausBuilt 1922
1 km
St. Michaelis Church, HamburgBuilt 1647
0.1 km
Hamburg City HallBuilt 18861.2 km
Hamburg Dammtor stationBuilt 1903
1.6 km
Domkirche St. MarienBuilt 1893
1.4 km
Bismarck Monument, HamburgBuilt 1906
Museum1.1 km
Museum of Art and Crafts HamburgBuilt 1868
Museum1.3 km
Museum für Hamburgische GeschichteBuilt 1908More museums: Ausstellung am Turmbunker · Botschaft der Wildtiere · Cap San Diego · Film- und Fernsehmuseum Hamburg · Freie Akademie der Künste · Gallery Vera Munro · Geschichtsort Stadthaus · Geschichtswerkstatt Barmbek · Greenpeace Exhibition · Gut vernetzt · Haus der Photographie · Historische Hafenbahn
Outdoors around Hamburg
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Golf Gut GlindeGolf courses
1.3 kmCampingplatz Schnelsen-NordCamp sites
2 kmGolf-Club Hamburg Wendlohe e.V.Golf courses
2.4 kmAltonaer BalkonViewpoints
3.8 kmUrban Apes Boulderwerk NorderstedtClimbing
4.5 kmMüllberg HummelsbüttelViewpoints · 78 m
4.9 kmTaucher-ZentrumDive site
2.5 kmTauchen HamburgDive site
4.6 kmBleckys Tauch ServiceDive site
7.3 kmAtlantis TauchshopDive site
10 kmNature around Hamburg
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Germany seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Hamburg
Earthquakes around Hamburg
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 3 · 0 km
Quaternary · 1Neogene · 2
Formations around the town
Langenfelde Formation · 1
Universities and research institutes
University of Fine Arts in HamburgUniversity or college · founded 1767
University of HamburgUniversity or college · founded 1919
Schweißtechnische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt NordUniversity or college · founded 1944
Hamburg University of Music and DramaUniversity or college · founded 1950
Führungsakademie der BundeswehrUniversity or college · founded 1957
HAW Hamburg, Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg, Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (HAW Hamburg)University or college · founded 1970
Evangelical School of Social Work & DiakonieUniversity or college · founded 1971
Helmut Schmidt UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1973
Hamburg University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1978
Hamburger Fern-HochschuleUniversity or college · founded 1997
Bucerius Law SchoolUniversity or college · founded 2000
European Fernhochschule HamburgUniversity or college · founded 2003
HMS Hamburg Media School GmbH, Hamburg Media SchoolUniversity or college · founded 2003
Landesinstitut für Lehrerbildung und SchulentwicklungUniversity or college · founded 2003
Hamburg School of Business AdministrationUniversity or college · founded 2004
AMD Academy of Fashion and DesignUniversity or college · founded 2005
HafenCity University HamburgUniversity or college · founded 2006
EBC HochschuleUniversity or college · founded 2007
Hamburg Institute for Vocational Education and TrainingUniversity or college · founded 2007
MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2009
Kühne Logistics UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2010
Akademie der Polizei HamburgUniversity or college · founded 2013
University of Cooperative EducationUniversity or college · founded 2021
Brand University of Applied Science HamburgUniversity or college
Education and Training Service for Hamburg BusinessesUniversity or college
International Max Planck Research School on Earth System ModellingUniversity or college
Institut für Hygiene und UmweltResearch institute · founded 1892
Center for Free-Electron Laser ScienceResearch institute · founded 1895
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical MedicineResearch institute · founded 1900
Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private LawResearch institute · founded 1926
Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV)Research institute · founded 1948
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong LearningResearch institute · founded 1950
DESYResearch institute · founded 1959
German Institute for Global and Area StudiesResearch institute · founded 1964
Center of Maritime TechnologiesResearch institute · founded 1965
Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyResearch institute · founded 1971
Max Planck Institute for MeteorologyResearch institute · founded 1975
Institute for Applied Soil BiologyResearch institute · founded 1982
Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular BiologyResearch institute · founded 1985
German Climate Computing CentreResearch institute · founded 1987
Aldebaran Marine Research and BroadcastResearch institute · founded 1990
Forschungsinstitut für LogistikResearch institute · founded 1992
Research Institute Children’s Cancer CenterResearch institute · founded 2006
Centre for Structural Systems BiologyResearch institute · founded 2008
Center of Applied Aeronautical ResearchResearch institute · founded 2009
Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and ServicesResearch institute · founded 2010
Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast ImagingResearch institute · founded 2012
Climate Service CenterResearch institute · founded 2014
Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of MatterResearch institute · founded 2014
Foraminifera.eu LabResearch institute · founded 2017
CNRS Helmholtz Dark Matter Lab, CNRS Helmholtz Dark Matter LaboratoryResearch institute · founded 2023
DVGW-Forschungsstelle TUHHResearch institute
Forschungsstelle für Zeitgeschichte in HamburgResearch institute
Fraunhofer Research Institution for Additive Manufacturing Technologies IAPTResearch institute
Infektionsmedizinisches Centrum HamburgResearch institute
Institute for Educational Monitoring and Quality DevelopmentResearch institute
Institute of Neuroimmunology and Multiple SclerosisResearch institute
Towns and villages around Hamburg
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Gätjensort7.7 kmTeufelsbrück8.5 kmHohenwisch9.3 kmNeudorf10 kmDockenhuden11 kmMühlenberg11 kmIserbrook11 kmGauert11 kmPfeilshof12 kmGrüner Jäger12 kmVierzigstücken12 kmBoberg12 kmRosengarten12 kmBurgwedel13 kmOortkaten13 kmHasselwerder13 kmSülldorf13 kmNeuallermöhe13 kmHinterm Horn14 kmHohedeich14 kmLiedenkummer im Süden14 kmSeehof14 kmNeufeld14 kmLiedenkummer im Norden14 kmFünfhausen15 km
Hamburg from above
Around Hamburg41 places to see, do and reach nearby
AußenalsterNature1.9 kmBinnenalsterNature0.5 kmÖjendorfer SeeNature9.7 kmKollauNature5.8 kmWandseNature2.3 kmOsterbekNature3.0 kmKaltehofeNature5.0 kmCremonNature0.6 kmHülsenbergMountain18 kmGannabergMountain19 kmKiekebergMountain14 kmHasselbrackMountain16 kmBaursbergMountain14 kmMüllberg HummelsbüttelMountain14 kmTaucher-ZentrumDive site2.5 kmTauchen HamburgDive site4.6 kmBleckys Tauch ServiceDive site7.3 kmChilehausMonument0.6 kmSt. Michaelis Church, HamburgMonument1.0 kmHamburg City HallMonumentunder 100 mHamburg Dammtor stationMonument1.1 kmDomkirche St. MarienMonument1.6 kmBismarck Monument, HamburgMonument1.4 kmSpeicherstadtMonument0.8 kmHamburg State OperaMonument0.7 kmMuseum of Art and Crafts HamburgMuseum1.1 kmMuseum für Hamburgische GeschichteMuseum1.3 kmHamburger KunsthalleMuseum0.8 kmErotic Art MuseumMuseum2.1 kmMiniatur WunderlandMuseum0.8 kmHamburg HauptbahnhofStation0.9 kmHammerbrook (City Süd)Station2.2 kmHamburg-AltonaStation3.8 kmJungfernstiegFerry port0.3 kmAnleger Hamburg Port Authority Große Pötte & Kleine ZügeFerry port0.7 kmNorderstedtPlace17 kmPinnebergPlace18 kmBuxtehudePlace22 kmAhrensburgPlace21 kmWedelPlace20 kmSeevetalPlace17 km
Postal codes
2003820067–2007020072–200742007720079–2008120085–2008620090–2009220095200972009920139–20140201442014620148–2014920242–2024620249202512025320255202572025920346–2034820350–2035120354–20355203572035920444–2044620449–2045420457204592053120533205352053720539209012090320911–209152203922041220472204922078–220792208122083220852208722089221112211922177221792227622281–2228222287–2228822291–222942229722299223012230322305223072230922337224532252522527225292260522744–2274522747–227482275022754–2275622758227612276322765227672276922776–227792278522788–2278922795–22797
Getting to Hamburg
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt AirportHAM
8.9 kmLübeck Blankensee AirportLBC
56 kmSea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval AirbaseFCN
91 kmHamburg HauptbahnhofRailway station
0.9 kmHammerbrook (City Süd)Railway station
2.2 kmHamburg-AltonaRailway station
3.8 kmJungfernstiegAtlantic · Krugkoppelbrücke
0.3 kmAnleger Hamburg Port Authority Große Pötte & Kleine ZügeAbfahrtsstelle Barkassen Ehlers · Cruise Center HafenCity
0.7 kmPlaces near Hamburg
Places with a climate like Hamburg
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Hamburg?
Based on 30-year climate normals, May, July and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Hamburg.
What is the hottest month in Hamburg?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24°C and lows of 13°C.
What is the coldest month in Hamburg?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 4°C and lows of -1°C.
What is the rainiest month in Hamburg?
July is the wettest month with about 83 mm of precipitation on 16 wet days.
What is the postal code of Hamburg?
Hamburg has 130 postal codes: 20038, 20067–20070, 20072–20074, 20077, 20079–20081, 20085–20086, 20090–20092, 20095, 20097, 20099, 20139–20140, 20144 ….