New Palace, Potsdam Neues Palais
The New Palace is a baroque architecture palace located in the Brandenburger Vorstadt area of Potsdam, Germany. Commissioned by Frederick II of Prussia and opened in 1769, the building is made of brick and plaster. It is part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin and was designed by architects Johann Gottfried Büring, Heinrich Ludewig Manger, Jean-Laurent Le Geay, and Carl von Gontard.
Planning a visit
The palace is 28 km from Berlin and 33 km from Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Nearby sights include Sanssouci (1.5 km), Cecilienhof (4.2 km), and the Glienicke Bridge (5.2 km). Other nearby locations are the Olympiastadion (19.7 km) and Schloss Charlottenburg (23.2 km). The site is at an elevation of 38 m.
The palace is open from 10:00 to 17:00 and is wheelchair accessible. For weather, July and August are the warmest months with daily highs of 23 °C. June and August are the rainiest months with 60 mm of rain. April is the driest month with 31 mm of rain. January is the coldest month, with daily lows of -2 °C. In March, the high is 8 °C and the low is 1 °C. In May, the high is 18 °C and the low is 9 °C. The palace is the 100th most looked-up sight in Germany on English Wikipedia.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 23 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| Average low, °C | -2 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -1 |
| Rainfall, mm | 45 | 37 | 45 | 31 | 54 | 60 | 58 | 60 | 46 | 39 | 44 | 51 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
