Denmark
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
1,241km²
Area
313km
Coastline
41m
Highest point
59,456
People
18°C
Warmest sea
August
27km
To the mainland
When to go to Lolland
Best to visit from July to August.
The sea is warmest in August (18 °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.
Island of Denmark
Lolland is an island in Denmark. It belongs to Sydhavsøerne. It covers 1,241 km², with 313 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 41 m. About 59,456 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 27 km away.
Getting there
- Copenhagen Roskilde Airport (RKE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 101 km in a straight lineCar hire at CPH airport (Copenhagen)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesLangelandslinjen, Rødby (DK) - Puttgarden (D), Kragenæs - Fejø, Kragenæs - Askø
- 27 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- 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 Lolland.
- 20beachesHunseby Strand, Nybølle Strand, Kramnitze Strand and 17 more
- 9viewpointsHyllekrog Fyr and 8 more
- 1lighthousesAlbuen Fyr
- 6ferry terminalsRødbyhavn, Tårs Færgehavn, Postbåden and 3 more
- 23marinasSakskøbing Bådelaug og Lystbådehavn, Nakskov, Bandholm Havn and 20 more
- 5named peaksKobakker, Nordenbjerg, Slotsbakke and 2 more
- 3castles and fortsLungholm, Krenkerup, Vindeholme Slot
- 1,060ruins and archaeological sitesKong Grøns Høj, Steilehøi and 1,058 more
- 28waymarked walking routesMaribosøerne Rundt, Albuen - Nakskov, Alternativ rute and 25 more
- 50campsitesKrukholmskovensprimitv overnatning, MC-Camp Sydhavsøerne, Bandholm-Stellplatz and 47 more
- 77hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 79restaurants, 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
Lolland in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Lolland, each with its own numbers.
2beaches and covesCoastya
3lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
6.9km²
Søndersø
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
23.6°C
Hejrede Sø
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
18.2°C
Hestehovedet
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
3 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Søndersø6.9km²
- Røgbølle Sø1.4km²
- Hejrede Sø0.31km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 8 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 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.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Nakskov11,969 people
- Alholm9,848 people
- Maribo5,722 people
- Sakskøbing4,580 people
- Sundby3,236 people
- Rødby1,927 people
- Rødbyhavn1,445 people
- Holeby1,352 people
- Søllested1,347 people
- Nysted1,237 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Night low (°C) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Sea (°C) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Rain (mm) | 59 | 47 | 42 | 34 | 48 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 55 | 64 | 58 | 61 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 0.4 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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 | +2.5 | +2.7 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +0.8 | +0.9 | ±0.0 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +2.2 |
| 2021 | +1.5 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.6 | −0.7 | +1.5 | +2.1 | ±0.0 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +1.2 |
| 2022 | +1.4 | +2.1 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +1.0 | −0.2 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +0.9 |
| 2023 | +2.5 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +1.9 | +0.2 | −0.4 | +1.9 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +0.5 |
| 2024 | +0.6 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +1.9 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +1.8 |
| 2025 | +1.7 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +3.2 | +2.0 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.5 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q605839) · 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, 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 |
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