i Germany
Capital: Berlin · 16 regions · 11,922 places
DEUS travel advisory: 2/4Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Western and Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north with the Alps to the south. Its 16 constituent states have a total population of over 83 million, making it the most populous member state of the European Union (EU). Germany borders Denmark to the north; Poland and the Czech Republic to the east; Austria and Switzerland to the south; and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Read more — Wikipedia
Best places in Germany in October
Bad Reichenhall
Berchtesgaden
Kiefersfelden
Bernau am Chiemsee
Brannenburg
Rohrdorf
Schönau am Königssee
i Garmisch-Partenkirchen
When to go in Germany: month-by-month
Go score by month for the main destinations — green means great weather.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 6 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 63 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 61 | 40 | 11 | 4 |
| Hamburg | 2 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 58 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 53 | 35 | 9 | 2 |
| Munich | 2 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 41 | 9 | 3 |
| Cologne | 0 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 59 | 40 | 13 | 2 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 4 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 62 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 66 | 40 | 13 | 4 |
| Düsseldorf | 0 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 58 | 40 | 12 | 1 |
| Stuttgart | 3 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 56 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 42 | 12 | 5 |
| Essen | 0 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 56 | 39 | 11 | 0 |
| Dortmund | 1 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 58 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 57 | 39 | 13 | 0 |
| Dresden | 5 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 65 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 64 | 41 | 10 | 3 |
| Bremen | 2 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 56 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 53 | 33 | 8 | 0 |
| Nuremberg | 0 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 64 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 42 | 8 | 2 |
| Hanover | 4 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 62 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 58 | 37 | 11 | 2 |
| Leipzig | 5 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 61 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 63 | 42 | 11 | 3 |
Sea temperature along the coast of Germany
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borkum | 5° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Norden | 5° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Norderney | 5° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Hage | 5° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Wilhelmshaven | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 6° |
| Langen | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 6° |
| Butjadingen | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 6° |
| Dorum | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 6° |
| Wyk auf Föhr | 4° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 6° |
| Cuxhaven | 4° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 6° |
More ways to travel in Germany
Tourism in Germany
How many visitors come, how concentrated tourism is, and when the country is busiest.
Most popular destinations in Germany
Germany: practical information
Plugs, money, emergency numbers, safety and typical prices — everything to know before you go.
- Voltage
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Driving
- Drive on the right
Euro
EUR · €
1 USD ≈ 0.892 EUR
- Languages
- German
- Calling code
- +49
- Meal, casual restaurant€16.00≈ $18.00
- Cappuccino€3.80≈ $4.30
- Beer (0.5 l)€5.70≈ $6.30
- Bottled water (1.5 l)€1.70≈ $1.90
- Taxi, 5 km€12.00≈ $13.00
- Public transport ticket€2.10≈ $2.40
- Mid-range hotel, per night€125≈ $145
Estimated from Germany’s consumer price level — real prices vary by place and season. Prices are about 81% of US levels.
- Dec 25Christmas Day
- Dec 26St. Stephen's Day
- Jan 1New Year's Day
Regions of Germany
16- North Rhine-Westphalia578 · 20M
- Bavaria2,032 · 12.59M
- Baden-Wurttemberg1,116 · 10.69M
- Lower Saxony1,153 · 8.38M
- State of Berlin99 · 7.24M
- Hesse441 · 6M
- Hamburg82 · 5.5M
- Saxony495 · 4.41M
- Rhineland-Palatinate2,250 · 4.09M
- Schleswig-Holstein1,112 · 2.86M
- Saxony-Anhalt719 · 2.62M
- Thuringia918 · 2.35M
- Brandenburg317 · 2.23M
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern538 · 1.61M
- Saarland68 · 1.03M
- Bremen4 · 732.9K
Largest cities in Germany
i Berlin
i Hamburg
Munich
Cologne
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i Frankfurt am Main
i Düsseldorf
Stuttgart
Essen
World Heritage sites in Germany
i Cologne Cathedral
i Dessau
i Aachen Cathedral
i Wartburg
i Museum Island
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i Speyer Cathedral
i Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
i prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps
i Reichenau Island
i Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces
i Muskau Park
i Wieskirche
Main airports
- BERBerlin Brandenburg AirportBerlin
- FDHBodensee Airport FriedrichshafenFriedrichshafen
- BREBremen AirportBremen
- CGNCologne Bonn AirportKöln (Cologne)
- DTMDortmund AirportDortmund
- DRSDresden AirportDresden
- DUSDüsseldorf AirportDüsseldorf
- ERFErfurt-Weimar AirportErfurt
- FRAFrankfurt Main AirportFrankfurt am Main
- HHNFrankfurt-Hahn AirportFrankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen)
Austria
Belgium
Czechia
Denmark
France
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Poland
Switzerland