Schwerin Castle
Schwerin, Germany
Schwerin Castle is a World Heritage Site and an architectural heritage monument in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The site is a Schloss and part of the Residence Ensemble Schwerin, featuring historicist architecture. It was designed by architects Georg Adolph Demmler, Gottfried Semper, Friedrich August Stüler, and Ernst Friedrich Zwirner. It is the 52nd most looked-up sight in Germany on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The warmest months are July and August, when daily highs are 22 °C and lows are 14 °C. The wettest month is July, with about 71 mm of rain over 15 days. Other months with significant rain include December, with 58 mm over 14 days, and January, with 57 mm over 15 days. For the coolest temperatures, January has daily lows of -2 °C, while December has daily lows of 0 °C and February has daily lows of -1 °C.
The castle is 180 km from Berlin and sits at an elevation of 45 m. For air travel, Lübeck Blankensee Airport is 50 km away and Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport is 94 km away. In spring, April has daily highs of 12 °C and May has daily highs of 17 °C. Wheelchair access at the site is limited.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 22 °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 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| Average low, °C | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Rainfall, mm | 57 | 45 | 53 | 40 | 54 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 55 | 52 | 54 | 58 |
| Rainy days | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
