Editing Greifswald (section)

==Geography==
Greifswald is located in the northeast of [[Germany]], approximately equidistant from Germany's two largest islands, [[Rügen]] and [[Usedom]]. The city is situated at the south end of the [[Bay of Greifswald]], the historic centre being about {{convert|5|km|mi|0|spell=on|abbr=off}} up the river [[Ryck]] that crosses the city. The area around Greifswald is mainly flat, and hardly reaches more than 20 m [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]]. Two islands, [[Koos (island)|Koos]] and [[Riems]], are also part of Greifswald. Three of Germany's fourteen national parks can be reached by car in one hour or less from Greifswald.

Greifswald is also roughly equidistant from Germany's two largest cities, [[Berlin]] ({{convert|240|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}) and [[Hamburg]] ({{convert|260|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}). The nearest larger cities are [[Stralsund]] and [[Rostock]].

The coastal part of Greifswald at the mouth of the Ryck, named Greifswald-Wieck, evolved from a fishing village. Today it provides a small beach, a marina and the main port for Greifswald.

=== Climate ===
Greifswald features an [[oceanic climate]] with some [[Humid continental climate|humid continental]] influence. Summers are pleasantly warm, although chilly at night. Due to its coastal location, heatwaves in Greifswald tend to be less extreme than other nearby locations inland. Winters are mild to cold, with occasional cold fronts coming in from [[Scandinavia]] or [[Siberia]]. Precipitation is spread throughout the year and comparatively low by German standards, while sunshine hours are above the German average.

{{Weather box	
| location = Greifswald (1991–2020 normals, extremes since 1975)	
| metric first = Y	
| single line = Y	
|collapsed = 
|Jan record high C = 15.1
|Feb record high C = 18.4
|Mar record high C = 21.2
|Apr record high C = 28.6
|May record high C = 32.1
|Jun record high C = 36.6
|Jul record high C = 35.6
|Aug record high C = 36.5
|Sep record high C = 30.4
|Oct record high C = 25.7
|Nov record high C = 19.1
|Dec record high C = 14.1
|year record high C = 36.6
|Jan avg record high C = 9.7
|Feb avg record high C = 10.9
|Mar avg record high C = 15.8
|Apr avg record high C = 21.8
|May avg record high C = 25.9
|Jun avg record high C = 28.9
|Jul avg record high C = 30.0
|Aug avg record high C = 30.5
|Sep avg record high C = 25.1
|Oct avg record high C = 19.7
|Nov avg record high C = 14.1
|Dec avg record high C = 10.3
|year avg record high C = 32.3
|Jan high C = 3.3
|Feb high C = 4.2
|Mar high C = 7.5
|Apr high C = 12.5
|May high C = 16.9
|Jun high C = 20.3
|Jul high C = 22.7
|Aug high C = 22.8
|Sep high C = 18.5
|Oct high C = 13.2
|Nov high C = 7.5
|Dec high C = 4.2
| year high C =	12.8
|Jan mean C = 1.1
|Feb mean C = 1.6
|Mar mean C = 4.0
|Apr mean C = 8.1
|May mean C = 12.4
|Jun mean C = 15.9
|Jul mean C = 18.1
|Aug mean C = 18.0
|Sep mean C = 14.2
|Oct mean C = 9.6
|Nov mean C = 5.2
|Dec mean C = 2.2
|year mean C = 9.2
|Jan low C = -1.2
|Feb low C = -1.0
|Mar low C = 0.6
|Apr low C = 3.9
|May low C = 7.7
|Jun low C = 11.2
|Jul low C = 13.7
|Aug low C = 13.5
|Sep low C = 10.3
|Oct low C = 6.3
|Nov low C = 2.7
|Dec low C = 0.0
|year low C = 5.6
|Jan avg record low C = -9.7
|Feb avg record low C = -8.6
|Mar avg record low C = -5.4
|Apr avg record low C = -1.8
|May avg record low C = 2.0
|Jun avg record low C = 6.4
|Jul avg record low C = 9.6
|Aug avg record low C = 8.8
|Sep avg record low C = 5.1
|Oct avg record low C = -0.2
|Nov avg record low C = -3.5
|Dec avg record low C = -7.6
|year avg record low C = -12.9
|Jan record low C = -23.1
|Feb record low C = -23.2
|Mar record low C = -19.1
|Apr record low C = -6.7
|May record low C = -1.8
|Jun record low C = 3.0
|Jul record low C = 7.0
|Aug record low C = 5.2
|Sep record low C = 2.0
|Oct record low C = -4.6
|Nov record low C = -12.1
|Dec record low C = -17.4
|year record low C = -23.2
|precipitation colour = green	
|Jan precipitation mm = 45.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 36.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 39.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 32.3
|May precipitation mm = 52.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 60.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 67.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 71.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 52.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 49.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 43.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 48.4
|year precipitation mm = 599.4
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm		
|Jan precipitation days = 16.6
|Feb precipitation days = 15.1
|Mar precipitation days = 13.4
|Apr precipitation days = 11.2
|May precipitation days = 12.5
|Jun precipitation days = 13.2
|Jul precipitation days = 14.4
|Aug precipitation days = 13.4
|Sep precipitation days = 12.8
|Oct precipitation days = 15.7
|Nov precipitation days = 15.7
|Dec precipitation days = 17.1
|year precipitation days = 171.2
|Jan sun = 47.4
|Feb sun = 67.5
|Mar sun = 127.2
|Apr sun = 196.6
|May sun = 243.7
|Jun sun = 239.0
|Jul sun = 242.4
|Aug sun = 217.2
|Sep sun = 162.2
|Oct sun = 110.2
|Nov sun = 50.7
|Dec sun = 35.7
|year sun = 1739.7
|Jan humidity = 85.8
|Feb humidity = 83.2
|Mar humidity = 79.2
|Apr humidity = 74.9
|May humidity = 74.5
|Jun humidity = 73.9
|Jul humidity = 74.8
|Aug humidity = 76.1
|Sep humidity = 80.1
|Oct humidity = 83.6
|Nov humidity = 87.4
|Dec humidity = 87.6
|unit snow days = 1.0 cm
|Jan snow days = 8.6
|Feb snow days = 9.8
|Mar snow days = 5.0
|Apr snow days = 0.4
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 1.2
|Dec snow days = 5.2
|year snow days = 	
| source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name=WMO>{{cite web |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 | url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Greifswald_10184.csv |work=World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020) |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012154839/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Greifswald_10184.csv |archive-date=12 October 2023}}</ref>
| source 2 = Infoclimat<ref>{{cite web |title=Normales et records climatologiques 1991–2020 à Greifswald |url=https://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie/normales-records/1991-2020/greifswald/valeurs/10184.html |publisher=Infoclimat |access-date=24 October 2023 |language=fr}}</ref>
}}