Germany · state · official name Rheinland-Pfalz
Bathing water quality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate has 66 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season — all lake. 89.4% were classified Excellent — 1.5 points below the 90.9% across Germany — and 0 were Poor. By administrative district, the Excellent share is highest in Trier (100% of 5) and lowest in Rheinhessen-Pfalz (87% of 46). 44 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Badegewässerqualität in Rheinland-Pfalz
Von 66 offiziellen EU-Badestellen in Rheinland-Pfalz waren 2025 89,4 % „ausgezeichnet“; Zahl der als „mangelhaft“ eingestuften Badestellen: 0.
66
official bathing waters
89.4%
Excellent in 2025
0
Poor in 2025
Not live: these are annual official classifications. Check the competent authority for today’s notices before swimming.
Map of official bathing waters in Rhineland-Palatinate
Excellent 59Good 5Sufficient 1Poor 0Not classified 1
Rhineland-Palatinate by administrative district
Sites are placed in the Eurostat NUTS 2 administrative districts that contain their reported coordinates.
| Administrative district | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 46 | 40 (87%) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Koblenz | 15 | 14 (93.3%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trier | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most consistent Excellent sites
44 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 24 are shown and every site is in the full list below.
- ANGELHOFER ALTRHEIN CAMPINGPLATZ 11 seasons · Rheinhessen-Pfalz
- BADESEE SCHLICHT 11 seasons · Rheinhessen-Pfalz
- BADEWEIHER AN DER ALTRIPPER STRASSE 11 seasons · Rheinhessen-Pfalz
- BAERENLOCHWEIHER 11 seasons · Rheinhessen-Pfalz
- BAGGERSEE DIEZ 11 seasons · Koblenz
- BAGGERSEE NEUBURG 11 seasons · Rheinhessen-Pfalz
- BEGUETENWEIHER 11 seasons · Rheinhessen-Pfalz
- BINSFELDSEE 11 seasons · Rheinhessen-Pfalz
- BLAUE ADRIA 11 seasons · Rheinhessen-Pfalz
- BLAUER SEE 11 seasons · Koblenz
- CLAUSENSEE 11 seasons · Rheinhessen-Pfalz
- FREIBAD SCHINDERWEIHER 11 seasons · Koblenz
- FREIBAD SIMMERN 11 seasons · Koblenz
- FREIBAD THALHAUSERMUEHLE 11 seasons · Koblenz
- GEMUENDENER MAAR 11 seasons · Trier
- GROSSE BLIES 11 seasons · Rheinhessen-Pfalz
- HERRNSHEIMER BADESEE 11 seasons · Rheinhessen-Pfalz
- HERTHASEE 11 seasons · Koblenz
- KLEINER WEIHER 11 seasons · Rheinhessen-Pfalz
- KLINGELWIESE 11 seasons · Koblenz
- LAACHER SEE 11 seasons · Koblenz
- MEERFELDER MAAR 11 seasons · Trier
- NACHTWEIDEWEIHER BOBENHEIM ROXHEIM 11 seasons · Rheinhessen-Pfalz
- NATURFREIBAD OTTERBERG 11 seasons · Rheinhessen-Pfalz
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 66 official bathing waters in Rhineland-Palatinate was classified Poor in 2025.
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (3)
- GERMERSHEIMER SEE Sufficient → Good
- KIEFSCHER WEIHER Good → Excellent
- NACHTWEIDEWEIHER LAMBSHEIM Good → Excellent
Declined (2)
- STEINHAEUSERWUEHLSEE Excellent → Sufficient
- BADEWEIHER NEUHOFEN Excellent → Good
How Rhineland-Palatinate rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | 59 | 90.8% | 0 |
| 2024 | 64 | 58 | 90.6% | 0 |
| 2023 | 63 | 55 | 87.3% | 0 |
| 2022 | 62 | 59 | 95.2% | 0 |
| 2021 | 62 | 57 | 91.9% | 0 |
| 2020 | 62 | 59 | 95.2% | 0 |
| 2019 | 61 | 58 | 95.1% | 0 |
| 2018 | 60 | 58 | 96.7% | 0 |
| 2017 | 60 | 56 | 93.3% | 0 |
| 2016 | 60 | 57 | 95% | 0 |
| 2015 | 60 | 58 | 96.7% | 0 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Rhineland-Palatinate
Each site is matched to its nearest named place (GeoNames, within 8 km in a straight line), so beaches of one resort or lake shore can be compared together. Select a place to show only its sites in the full list.
| Place | Administrative district | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otterstadt | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 |
| Altrip | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 4 | 3 (75%) | 0 |
| Neuhofen | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 3 | 2 (66.7%) | 0 |
| Bobenheim-Roxheim | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Fischbach | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Gartenstadt | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Lingenfeld | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Maxsain | Koblenz | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Waldsee | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Germersheim | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 2 | 1 (50%) | 0 |
All 66 official bathing waters in Rhineland-Palatinate
Grouped by administrative district, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
Download all 66 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Rheinhessen-Pfalz 46 sites · 87% Excellent
- ANGELHOFER ALTRHEIN CAMPINGPLATZ · Otterstadt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE EICH · Gimbsheim Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- BADESEE SCHLICHT · Neuhofen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADEWEIHER AN DER ALTRIPPER STRASSE · Altrip Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADEWEIHER AUF DEM KNAUS · Bad Dürkheim Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- BADEWEIHER NEUHOFEN Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- BAERENLOCHWEIHER · Kindsbach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAGGERSEE JOHANNISWIESE · Jockgrim Good
- BAGGERSEE NEUBURG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BEGUETENWEIHER · Gartenstadt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BINSFELDSEE · Otterstadt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BLAUE ADRIA · Altrip Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- CLAUSENSEE · Merzalben Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GELTERSWOOG · Krickenbach Good
- GERMERSHEIMER SEE · Germersheim Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
- GROSSE BLIES · Gartenstadt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GROSSER WEIHER · Lingenfeld Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- HELMBACHWEIHER · Elmstein Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- HERRNSHEIMER BADESEE · Worms Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- JAEGERWEIHER · Altrip Not classified
- KIEFSCHER WEIHER · Neuhofen Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- KLEINER WEIHER · Lingenfeld Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KUHUNTERSEE · Otterstadt Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- NACHTWEIDEWEIHER BOBENHEIM ROXHEIM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NACHTWEIDEWEIHER LAMBSHEIM Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- NATURFREIBAD OTTERBERG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NEUDAHNER WEIHER · Dahn Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NEUHOFENER ALTRHEIN · Altrip Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NIEDERWIESENWEIHER · Böhl-Iggelheim Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- OBERE ALTRHEINWIESEN · Neupotz Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- OTTERSTAEDTER ALTRHEIN WALDSEE Excellent
- ROHRWOOG · Hinterweidenthal Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SAARBACHERHAMMER · Fischbach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SAEGMUEHLWEIHER · Trippstadt Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- SANDUFERBAD · Rülzheim Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- SCHOENTALWEIHER · Fischbach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SEEHOF ERLENBACH · Busenberg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SILBERSEE BOBENHEIM ROXHEIM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SONDERNHEIMER SEE · Germersheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SONNENSEE · Otterstadt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SPEYERLACHSEE · Otterstadt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STEINHAEUSERWUEHLSEE · Speyer Sufficient Excellent → Sufficient since 2024
- STRANDBADWEIHER FRANKENTHAL Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WEIDENTHALER WEIHER · Weidenthal Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WILLERSINNWEIHER · Ludwigshafen am Rhein Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WOLFGANGSEE · Waldsee Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Koblenz 15 sites · 93.3% Excellent
- BAGGERSEE DIEZ · Altendiez Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BLAUER SEE · Vettelschoß Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREIBAD SCHINDERWEIHER · Mudersbach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREIBAD SIMMERN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREIBAD THALHAUSERMUEHLE · Hamm (Sieg) Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HERTHASEE · Holzappel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KLINGELWIESE · Maxsain Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KROMBACHTALSPERRE · Rehe Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- LAACHER SEE · Wassenach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MAROTHER WEIHER · Marienrachdorf Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- POSTWEIHER · Maxsain Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STADTWEIHER BAUMHOLDER Good
- WALDSEE ARGENTHAL Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WALDSEE KRUFT · Nickenich Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WALDSEE RIEDEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Trier 5 sites · 100% Excellent
- GEMUENDENER MAAR · Daun Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MEERFELDER MAAR · Manderscheid Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PULVERMAAR · Gillenfeld Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHALKENMEHRENER MAAR · Mehren Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TRIOLAGO RIOL Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
Compared with other states in Germany
| # | State | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | 39 | 100% | 0 |
| 2 | Brandenburg | 249 | 95.6% | 0 |
| 3 | Hesse | 61 | 95.1% | 0 |
| 4 | Bavaria | 378 | 93.1% | 1 |
| 5 | Thuringia | 39 | 92.3% | 0 |
| 6 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 296 | 92.2% | 0 |
| 7 | Baden-Württemberg | 308 | 90.3% | 2 |
| 8 | Saxony-Anhalt | 72 | 90.3% | 0 |
| 9 | Schleswig-Holstein | 330 | 89.4% | 0 |
| 10 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 66 | 89.4% | 0 |
| 11 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 117 | 88% | 0 |
| 12 | Lower Saxony | 273 | 87.2% | 0 |
| 13 | Saxony | 32 | 81.3% | 0 |
| 14 | Hamburg | 16 | 81.3% | 0 |
States with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.
Quick answers
- How many bathing waters in Rhineland-Palatinate were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 59 of 66 (89.4%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 5 were Good, 1 Sufficient and 0 Poor, and 1 had no class. That ranks Rhineland-Palatinate 10 of 14 Germany states by Excellent share.
- Which administrative district of Rhineland-Palatinate has the highest share of Excellent sites?
- Trier: 100% of its 5 sites were Excellent in 2025. Koblenz follows with 93.3%. Only administrative districts with at least five sites are compared; see the full table.
- Which beaches and lakes in Rhineland-Palatinate have the best long-term record?
- 44 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example ANGELHOFER ALTRHEIN CAMPINGPLATZ, BADESEE SCHLICHT, BADEWEIHER AN DER ALTRIPPER STRASSE. See the ranking.
- Which places in Rhineland-Palatinate have the most official bathing waters?
- Otterstadt (5, 100% Excellent), Altrip (4, 75% Excellent), Neuhofen (3, 66.7% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Rhineland-Palatinate rated Poor?
- No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On Bathing-water quality (UBA, links to all states) (The federal states (Länder); national overview by the Umweltbundesamt (UBA)). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the water, not in the annual EEA class.
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Sources and method
Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Germany, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and administrative district boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of Germany. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.