Dortmund

City in Germany: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Overview

Dortmund is a city in Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia. About 588,462 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Germany in our atlas.

It lies at 51.51° N, 7.47° E, about 96 m (315 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Berlin time zone.

Location

Red dot: Dortmund. Green dots: other major cities of Germany. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Dortmund has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 24°C (75°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -2°C (29°F). Around 885 mm (35 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.

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Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

German Football Museum
German Football MuseumMuseum in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (2015–)
Opernhaus Dortmund
Opernhaus DortmundOpera house of Dortmund
Museum OstwallMuseum of modern and contemporary art in Dortmund, Germany
Borsigplatz
BorsigplatzSquare in Dortmund
Museum of Art and Cultural History (Dortmund)
Museum of Art and Cultural History (Dortmund)Municipal museum in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Zoo Dortmund
Zoo DortmundZoo in Dortmund, Germany
Stone Tower
Stone TowerTower in Germany
Nordmarkt
NordmarktHuman settlement in Germany

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in GermanyNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Deutsches Fußballmuseum: Lucas Kaufmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Oper Dortmund: Lucas Kaufmann, edited by User:Gisbert K, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Dortmund-Borsigplatz: Marku1988 This image was created with Hugin., CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Dortmund Museum Kunst Kulturgeschichte IMGP8282: Smial, CC BY-SA 2.0 de (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Südamerika-Wiese: XiscoNL, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Dortmund steinerner turm: Tbachner, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Nordmarkt dortmund: Thorsten Bachner, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)