Timmendorfer Strand in December

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, limited beach use).

December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• JuneGreatInside Timmendorfer Strand's best window: Jun–Aug.
• JulyGreatInside Timmendorfer Strand's best window: Jun–Aug.
• AugustGreatInside Timmendorfer Strand's best window: Jun–Aug.
• AprilGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Germany: Blossom along the Rhine and in Franconia; Easter closures; white-asparagus season starts.

• Timmendorfer StrandHighs around 5 °C (41 °F), lows around 0 °C (32 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 41 °F (5 °C), lows around 32 °F (0 °C), rain on about 11 days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Christmas markets big impact

  Late Nov – 23 Dec · Germany

  Weekend hotel prices up in Nuremberg, Dresden, Cologne and Munich; crowds from 16:00.

• Christmas big impact

  24–26 Dec · Germany

  Shops close on the 24th around 14:00 and stay closed until the 27th; many restaurants closed.

Crowds · Germany overall

High

Prices · Germany overall

High

Germany overall: Christmas markets in every town; Nuremberg, Dresden and Cologne weekends are packed. Shops close from 24 December afternoon.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Timmendorfer Strand, side by side.

• A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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