Germany / Poland
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
412km²
Area
276km
Coastline
69m
Highest point
Golm
76,500
People
19°C
Warmest sea
August
When to go to Usedom
Best to visit from July to August.
The sea is warmest in August (19 °C) and coolest in February (2 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Baltic Sea island
Usedom is an island in Germany. It covers 412 km², with 276 km of coastline. Its highest point, Golm, rises to 69 m. About 76,500 people live on it.
Getting there
- Heringsdorf Airport (HDF)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at SZZ airport (Szczecin)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesŚwinoujście (PL) - Ystad (S), Ueckermünde-Kamminke, Gager - Peenemünde, Freest - Greifswalder Oie
- From July to Augustbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Usedom.
- 98beachesKamminker Strand, Hundestrand, FKK and 95 more
- 86viewpointsMöwenort, Sieben Seen Blick, Klausblick and 83 more
- 2lighthousesOberfeuer
- 9ferry terminalsKoserow, Peenemünde, Apollo Fahrgastreederei and 6 more
- 35marinasMarina Karnin, Usedom Vereinshafen, Hafen Melle and 32 more
- 39named peaksGolm, Streckelsberg, Białogóry and 36 more
- 4castles and fortsSchloss Stolpe, Wasserschloss Mellenthin, Schloß Pudagla and 1 more
- 79ruins and archaeological sitesV1 Abschussrampe (Reste), Prämonstratenserkloster Grobe, Sauerstoffwerk HVA and 76 more
- 1dive centresŚwinoujście Centrum Nurkowe Posejdon
- 9waymarked walking routesHanseatenweg - Abschnitt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Alternativstrecke Hanshagen - , Europäischer Fernwanderweg E9, Deutschland, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Jakobsweg via Baltica, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Ost) Swinoujscie-Tribsees and 6 more
- 39campsitesStellplatz Wille Bansin, Stellplatz Blasendorff, Stellplatz Knüppel and 36 more
- 941hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 430restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Usedom in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Usedom, each with its own numbers.
8beaches and covesCoastya
36mountainsPeakyas
10lakesLakeyas
Highest point
69m
Golm
prominence 69 m · according to Peakyas
Largest lake
4.9km²
Gothensee
2 m deep · according to Lakeyas
Deepest lake
6m
Schmollensee
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
24.7°C
Kachliner See
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
19.3°C
Störlanke
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
8 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Hundestrand Heringsdorf19.2°C
- Balmer Seecove19.2°C
- Störlankecove19.3°C
- Spitzenhörner Buchtcove19.3°C
- Rieckcove19.3°C
- Mellseecove19.3°C
- Sauziner Buchtcove19.3°C
- Nepperminer Seecove19.2°C
36 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Golmprominence 69 m69m
- Kückelsberg58m
- Streckelsberg58m
- Zirowberg58m
- Präsidenten Berg46m
- Weißer Berg32m
- Jungfern-Berg
- Bömken-Berg
28 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
10 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Gothensee2 m deep4.9km²
- Schmollensee6 m deep4.5km²
- Kachliner See0.61km²
- Wolgastsee0.29km²
- Cämmerer See0.26km²
- Kölpiensee0.25km²
- Kölpinsee0.16km²
- Schloonsee0.15km²
2 more on LakeyasLakeyas is coming soonOpen Lakeyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 11 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 99 %0–50 m
- 1 %50–200 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Świnoujście40,919 people
- Ostseebad Zinnowitz4,194 people
- Seebad Heringsdorf3,517 people
- Karlshagen3,066 people
- Bansin2,465 people
- Usedom1,929 people
- Koserow1,763 people
- Loddin1,037 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Night low (°C) | -1 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Sea (°C) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Rain (mm) | 58 | 44 | 43 | 32 | 49 | 61 | 82 | 68 | 57 | 60 | 56 | 58 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 0.3 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +2.1 | +2.9 | +2.3 | +1.8 | +0.6 | +0.8 | −0.2 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +1.6 |
| 2021 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +0.1 | −0.4 | −0.9 | +2.6 | +2.1 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +1.9 | +0.7 | +1.4 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +1.7 | −0.2 |
| 2023 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +0.6 | −0.4 | +2.2 | +1.5 | +0.9 | −0.4 |
| 2024 | +0.1 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +1.7 | +2.4 | +1.9 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +0.8 |
| 2025 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +1.8 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q3255) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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