Lower Saxony, Germany
Hannover
Hannover is a major city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 1,157,624 (2019). 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
Population1.16M
Local time16:19
52.37° N, 9.73° EElevation 57 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal codes30126–30127, 30130 …October: high / low14° / 7°
Rain this month58mm
Best timeMay–Jun · Sep
Best: May–Jun · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Hannover at a glance
Sunrise · sunset08:02 · 18:0910 h 07 min of daylightThe moon tonightFull moon97% · Moonrise 17:05Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 6.4Next holiday31 OctoberReformation DayNext concert29 OctDer Weg einer Freiheit · Béi Chéz Heinz
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 monthJuly
70 mm of rain
Driest monthApril
46 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.5 km
How Hannover has grown
People living in the built-up area (204 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
-4%690k in 1975 → 664k in 2025Weather in Hannover
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
11°C
Today hour by hourSunny · wind 20 km/h · humidity 60%
Today24 Oct12°7°4 mm
Sun25 Oct14°7°11.5 mm
Mon26 Oct13°7°1.1 mm
Tue27 Oct17°10°1 mm
Wed28 Oct15°9°
Thu29 Oct14°8°1.5 mm
Fri30 Oct11°5°0.5 mm
Sat31 Oct8°4°
Sun1 Nov9°7°4 mm
Mon2 Nov9°5°2.5 mm
When to go to Hannover
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 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 55 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 44 | 16 | 13 |
| High | 5° | 6° | 9° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 9° | 5° |
| Low | 0° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 1° |
| Rain (mm) | 65 | 48 | 64 | 46 | 61 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 62 | 58 | 61 | 68 |
| Wet days | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
What's on in Hannover
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Hannover's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Hannover
0.5 km
New Town Hall, HannoverBuilt 1913
0 km
LeineschlossBuilt 17460.6 km
Opera HouseBuilt 1851
0.5 km
Basilica St. ClemensBuilt 1718
0.4 km
AegidienkircheBuilt 1347
0.7 km
Anzeiger-HochhausBuilt 1928
Museum0.7 km
Landesmuseum HannoverBuilt 1856
Museum1 km
Sprengel MuseumBuilt 1979More museums: Ausstellung Upcyclingbörse Hannover · Hannover Kiosk · Haus des Universums · Kunstverein Hannover · KUBUS Gallery · Tintenturm · WOK-Museum · Werksmuseum Eisen&Stahl · Zeitzentrum Zivilcourage
Outdoors around Hannover
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Viewpoints13Camp sites9Climbing7Golf courses4Zoos3Theme parks2Aquariums1Hot springs & thermal baths1Water parks1
VierkirchenblickViewpoints
0.2 kmKönigliche Kristall-Therme SeelzeHot springs & thermal baths
0.5 kmaquaLaatziumWater parks
0.6 kmBeta BoulderhalleClimbing
1.6 kmGolf GleidingenGolf courses
1.8 kmUrban Apes (Escaladrom)Climbing
1.8 kmTauchschule Tauchteam WasserFestDive site
6.9 kmKappi-DiversDive site
11 kmTraum Center TauchenDive site
13 kmAltwarmbüchener TauchclubDive site
16 kmNature around Hannover
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Germany seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Hannover
Earthquakes around Hannover
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 11 · 0 km
Paleogene · 2Cretaceous · 3Jurassic · 6
Formations around the town
Dinosaurs · 4
Ichthyosaurs · 1
Universities and research institutes
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, FoundationUniversity or college · founded 1778
Leibniz University HannoverUniversity or college · founded 1831
Hanover University of Music Drama and MediaUniversity or college · founded 1897
Hannover Medical SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1961
Hochschule HannoverUniversity or college · founded 1971
University of Applied Sciences FHDW HannoverUniversity or college · founded 1996
GISMA Business SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1999
Leibniz University of Applied SciencesUniversity or college · founded 2011
ARL - Academy for Spatial Development in the Leibniz AssociationResearch institute · founded 1946
Institut für BauforschungResearch institute · founded 1946
Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz-GesellschaftResearch institute · founded 1966
Pestel InstitutResearch institute · founded 1968
Criminological Research Institute of Lower SaxonyResearch institute · founded 1979
Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental MedicineResearch institute · founded 1981
German Institute of Rubber TechnologyResearch institute · founded 1981
Research Institute for Philosophy HannoverResearch institute · founded 1988
Forschungszentrum KüsteResearch institute · founded 1996
International Neuroscience InstituteResearch institute · founded 1998
LIAG Institute for Applied GeophysicsResearch institute · founded 2000
L3S Research CenterResearch institute · founded 2001
German Liver FoundationResearch institute · founded 2006
Research Center for Translational Regenerative MedicineResearch institute · founded 2006
Integrierte Forschungs- und BehandlungszentrenResearch institute · founded 2008
Centre for Individualised Infection MedicineResearch institute · founded 2015
CAIMed - Niedersächsisches Zentrum für KI und Kausale Methoden in der MedizinResearch institute · founded 2023
Rosenpass e.V.Research institute · founded 2023
Center for Experimental and Clinical Infection ResearchResearch institute
District Heating Research InstituteResearch institute
EdacentrumResearch institute
Forschungszentrum für Kältetechnik und WärmepumpenResearch institute
Werlhof InstituteResearch institute
Towns and villages around Hannover
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Nackenberg4.9 kmWesterfeld5.1 kmEmpelde5.6 kmVelber5.7 kmHemmingen6.3 kmDevese6.5 kmWilkenburg6.7 kmLangenforth6.9 kmLetter7 kmBrink7.2 kmKolonie Harenberg7.3 kmArnum7.5 kmLaatzen7.6 kmRonnenberg7.8 kmHarenberg7.8 kmGodshorn7.8 kmLangenhagen8 kmBenthe8 kmLenthe8.2 kmRoloven8.3 kmIsernhagen-Süd8.7 kmSchulenburg8.9 kmFarrelheide8.9 kmIhme9 kmNorthen9 kmGrasdorf9 kmHarkenbleck9.3 kmOhlendorf9.5 kmDöteberg9.6 kmEverloh9.6 kmEngelbostel9.8 kmSeelze9.8 kmEntenpfühl9.9 kmHiddestorf10 kmAltwarmbüchen10 kmKrähenwinkel10 kmReden10 kmGarbsen10 kmAn der Wietze11 kmWeetzen11 kmEvershorst11 kmRodenburg11 kmRethen11 kmSchulenburg-Nord11 kmWohldrift11 kmDitterke11 kmHöver11 kmKirchwehren11 kmAlmhorst11 kmVörie11 kmLinderte12 kmKoldingen12 kmKaltenweide12 kmKircher Bauerschaft12 kmIn der Harst12 kmAhlten12 kmPattensen12 kmLohnde12 kmLemmie12 kmIsernhagen Hohenhorster Bauerschaft12 kmHeideschlößchen12 kmGleidingen13 kmFarster Bauerschaft13 kmHainhaus13 kmBilm13 kmGöxe13 kmLathwehren13 kmEvestorf13 kmIsernhagen Farster Bauerschaft13 kmAltenhorst13 kmLeveste13 kmHoltensen bei Weetzen13 kmLüdersen14 kmOsterwald Oberende14 kmKirchhorst14 kmGartenstadt Lohne14 kmRedderse14 kmIlten14 kmHüpede14 kmMaspe14 km
Hannover from above
Around Hannover40 places to see, do and reach nearby
MaschseeNature2.1 kmSilbersee (Langenhagen)Nature6.9 kmWietzeseeNature11 kmFösseNature2.9 kmStrandbad HemmingenNature4.4 kmBlauer See, Isernhagen-SüdNature8.8 kmLeineinsel DöhrenNature4.5 kmHohe Egge (Süntel)Mountain33 kmBröhnMountain21 kmNackenbergMountain2.8 kmBückebergMountain38 kmGriesbergMountain38 kmEbersberg (Deister)Mountain22 kmTauchschule Tauchteam WasserFestDive site6.9 kmKappi-DiversDive site11 kmTraum Center TauchenDive site13 kmNew Town Hall, HannoverMonument0.5 kmLeineschlossMonumentunder 100 mOpera HouseMonument0.6 kmBasilica St. ClemensMonument0.5 kmAegidienkircheMonument0.4 kmAnzeiger-HochhausMonument0.7 kmHannover Congress CenterMonument2.5 kmMarket ChurchMonument0.2 kmLandesmuseum HannoverMuseum0.7 kmSprengel MuseumMuseum1.0 kmWilhelm Busch MuseumMuseum2.3 kmKestnergesellschaftMuseum0.8 kmHanover Historical MuseumMuseum0.2 kmHannover HauptbahnhofStation0.9 kmHannover-Linden/FischerhofStation2.1 kmHannover BismarckstraßeStation2.9 kmNordufer / FackelträgerFerry port1.0 kmStadionFerry port1.0 kmGarbsenPlace10 kmLehrtePlace17 kmLaatzenPlace7.5 kmWunstorfPlace21 kmBarsinghausenPlace21 kmSpringePlace22 km
Postal codes
30126–30127301303013230139–301403014230146–301473014930151–3015330156301593016130163301653016730169301713017330175301773017930449304513045330455304573045930519305213055930625306273065530659306693068930691
Getting to Hannover
Hannover AirportHAJ
11 kmBremen AirportBRE
99 kmKassel AirportKSF
108 kmHannover HauptbahnhofRailway station
0.9 kmHannover-Linden/FischerhofRailway station
2.1 kmHannover BismarckstraßeRailway station
2.9 kmNordufer / FackelträgerFerry port
1 kmStadionFerry port
1 kmPlaces near Hannover
Places with a climate like Hannover
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Hannover?
Based on 30-year climate normals, May, June and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Hannover.
What is the hottest month in Hannover?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24°C and lows of 14°C.
What is the coldest month in Hannover?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 5°C and lows of 0°C.
What is the rainiest month in Hannover?
July is the wettest month with about 70 mm of precipitation on 15 wet days.
What is the postal code of Hannover?
Hannover has 41 postal codes: 30126–30127, 30130, 30132, 30139–30140, 30142, 30146–30147, 30149, 30151–30153, 30156, 30159, 30161, 30163 ….