St. Mary's Church, Lübeck Marienkirche

Lübeck, Germany

St. Mary's Church, Lübeck
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

St. Mary's Church is a Lutheran church building and an architectural heritage monument in Lübeck's Old City, operated by the North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church. This Brick Gothic structure is made of brick and was designed by architects Bruno Fendrich, Denis Boniver, Erich Trautsch, and Gustav Schaumann. It is dedicated to Mary and is one of the most looked-up sights in Germany on English Wikipedia.

Planning a visit

The site is wheelchair accessible. Travelers can reach the church via Lübeck Blankensee Airport, located 7 km away, or Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, which is 53 km away. The location is 234 km from Berlin. The Holsten Gate is 0.4 km from the church and can be visited as part of a trip.

April is the driest month with 41 mm of rain. The warmest months are July and August, with daily highs of 22 °C. January is the coldest month, with a high of 3 °C and a low of -1 °C. August is the wettest month with 81 mm of rain, and December has about 16 rainy days. In June, there are about 12 rainy days, while February has about 11 rainy days. In July, there are about 15 rainy days.

Weather by month

The warmest month is July, with an average high of 22 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high, °C3481217192222181374
Average low, °C-1-114811141411730
Rainfall, mm644858415570768159616162
Rainy days151111101012151210141516

Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.

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