Cold Water
Fehmarn
Germany
Anemone-covered Baltic wrecks a short RIB ride from an easy shore

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5 dive destinations in Germany, up to 760 km apart. Water temperature across them runs 2–24 °C. All 5 are in season in Jun–Sep. 21 named dive sites have their own pages.
Kreidesee Hemmoor · photo User:Raboe001
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Numbers match the table below. Land outline: Natural Earth (public domain).
| # | Destination | Best months | Water | Visibility | Depth | Level | Access | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fehmarn | Jul–Aug | 2–18°C | — | 3–18 m | Beginnersites from beginner to intermediate | Shore, Day boat | 5 |
| 2 | Kreidesee Hemmoor | Apr–May | 5–18°C | 5–40 m | 3–60 m | Intermediatesites from beginner to advanced | Shore | 4 |
| 3 | Tollensesee & Neubrandenburg | Jun–Nov | 4–24°C | — | to 25 m | Intermediate | Day boat | 4 |
| 4 | Feldberger Seenlandschaft | Mar–Nov | 4–20°C | 5–20 m | 2–20 m | Beginnersites from beginner to advanced | Shore, Day boat | 4 |
| 5 | Lake Constance | Apr–Oct | 4–22°C | — | 2–40 m | Intermediatesites from beginner to advanced | Shore, Day boat | 4 |
The most destinations are rated good or prime at the same time in Jun–Sep: 5 of 5. Each row is one destination's own season rating.
| Destination | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fehmarn | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair |
| 2Kreidesee Hemmoor | Fair | Fair | Fair | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair |
| 3Tollensesee & Neubrandenburg | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair |
| 4Feldberger Seenlandschaft | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair |
| 5Lake Constance | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good |
| Good or prime | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Destinations that fit within 200 km of each other end to end and share at least one month rated good or prime. Distances are straight lines between destinations, not travel routes.
25 km end to end
In season together: Jun–Nov
156 km end to end
In season together: May–Sep
Cold Water
Germany
Anemone-covered Baltic wrecks a short RIB ride from an easy shore
A flooded chalk quarry with a hovering aircraft and a 55 m drop-off
Ruins of a wartime torpedo test facility standing in a glacial lake
Cold Water
Germany
Clear glacial lakes where freshwater sponges grow on fallen trees
The Jura paddle-steamer wreck and steep walls falling past 40 m