Rostock weather by month & the best time to visit

🇩🇪 Germany · regional city · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Rostock is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with August and July close behind. Rostock averages about 1,604 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 61 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

1,604

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

77/100

Rain / year

663 mm

Snow / year

≈57 cm

Midday UV at peak

5 (moderate)

Population

203k

Elevation

38 m

When is the best time to visit Rostock?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Rostock is June, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 58 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Rostock?

Rostock isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,604 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate June (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #11 of 37 destinations in Germany for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,563 hours. The year's 663 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Hamburg Germany · 154 km · best in Jun · 1,579 h sun/yr
• Szczecin(Glewice) Poland · 176 km · best in Jun · 1,621 h sun/yr
• Copenhagen Denmark · 191 km · best in Jul · 1,702 h sun/yr
• Berlin Germany · 191 km · best in Sep · 1,450 h sun/yr
• Malmö Sweden · 193 km · best in Jul · 1,701 h sun/yr
• Hannover Germany · 237 km · best in Jun · 1,488 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Lübeck Germany · 103 km · 1,584 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Heringsdorf Germany · 123 km · 1,623 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Roskilde Denmark · 186 km · 1,701 h sun/yr · best in Jul