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Grainau, Germany
Bavaria · Germany
Grainau is a small town in Bavaria, Germany with a population of 3,674. Elevation: 2,457 ft (749 m). Average temperature: 37°F (3°C).
Data updated June 2026
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People
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| Population | 3,674 |
| Population Density | 32 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 2,457 ft (749 m) |
| Coordinates | 47.4761°, 11.0241° |
| Timezone | Europe/Berlin |
| Country | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| State / Province | Bavaria |
| Average Temperature | 37°F (3°C) |
| January Average | 21°F (-6°C) |
| July Average | 54°F (12°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 80.3 inches (2,041 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 216.4 inches (550 cm) |
| Median Household Income | $35,006 |
About Grainau
Grainau is a small town in Germany (Bavaria) with a population of 3,674. The city sits at an elevation of 2,457 feet (749 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 37°F (3°C). Temperatures range from 21°F in January to 54°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 80.3 inches. The timezone is Europe/Berlin.
Income: Grainau vs Germany
Commute Mode
Income
| Median HH Income | $35,006 |
| 53% below Germany avg |
Employment & Poverty
| Establishments (County) | 143 |
Business (County)
Tax & Cost of Living
Commute & Transportation
Walkability
Home Value Sources
Ownership Split
Home Values
| Census Median | $133,200 |
| 53% below Germany avg |
Real Estate Market (Redfin)
Rental Costs
| Census Median Rent | $666 |
| 43% below Germany avg |
Ownership & Property
| Homeownership | 46.2% |
| Owner-Occupied | 46.2% |
| Renter-Occupied | 53.8% |
| Housing Units | 1,470 |
Property Tax
Temperature
| Annual Average | 37.2°F |
| 31% below Germany avg | |
| January Average | 21°F (-6°C) |
| July Average | 54°F (12°C) |
| Sunny Days | 250 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 2,457 ft (749 m) |
| Area | 115.7 sq mi (299.6 km²) |
| Population Density | 32/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 47.4761°N, 11.0241°W |
| Timezone | Europe/Berlin |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
1 tsunami recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 95.0 m (312 ft).
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1987 | VALTELLINA | Meteorological | 95.0 m | 27 | 133 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21°F (-6°C) | 2.8 in | Coldest |
| February | 27°F (-3°C) | 2.6 in | Driest |
| March | 32°F (-0°C) | 3.4 in | |
| April | 37°F (3°C) | 3.8 in | |
| May | 46°F (8°C) | 4.7 in | |
| June | 51°F (10°C) | 6.3 in | |
| July | 54°F (12°C) | 6.7 in | Wettest |
| August | 55°F (13°C) | 6.1 in | Warmest |
| September | 49°F (10°C) | 4.2 in | |
| October | 42°F (6°C) | 3.3 in | |
| November | 33°F (0°C) | 3.6 in | |
| December | 28°F (-2°C) | 3.2 in |
Grainau has a seasonal temperature swing of 34°F / from 21°F in January to 55°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 50.8 inches, with July being the wettest month (6.7") and February the driest (2.6").
Schools in Grainau
1 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grundschule Grainau | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near Grainau
12 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORF Tirol HQ (AT) | orf, local radio | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Life Radio Tirol - MUSIC ONLY (AT) | - | MP3 | |
| Radio VM1 (AT) | folklore, schlager | MP3 | |
| Life Radio Tirol (AT) | pop, rock | AAC | |
| Life Radio Tirol - Schlagerpuls (AT) | - | MP3 | |
| Radio VM1 - Steiermark (AT) | folklore, schlager | MP3 | |
| ORF Tirol (AT) | orf, local radio | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Alpenwelle | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio VM1 - Wien (AT) | folklore, schlager | MP3 | |
| Radio Oberland | 80s, 90s | MP3 192 kbps | |
| T-Rock (AT) | classic rock, rock | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Life Radio Tirol- Alles Malle (AT) | - | MP3 |
Museums in Grainau
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anich-Hueber-Museum | ||||
| BAHNORAMA anno 1926 | ||||
| Bergbauernmuseum | ||||
| Bobschuppen (Bobmuseum) | ||||
| Dorfmuseum | ||||
| Dorfmuseum | ||||
| Dorfmuseum Ohlstadt im Kaulbachhaus | ||||
| Ehrwalder Heimatmuseum | ||||
| Eisenhower Museum | ||||
| Fasnacht- und Heimatmuseum Telfs | ||||
| Fasnachtsmuseum | ||||
| Faszination Erlebnismuseum Zugspitze | ||||
| Fire Department Seefeld | ||||
| Flößermuseum Lechbruck | ||||
| Ganghofermuseum | ||||
| Geigenbau-Museum | ||||
| Heimatmuseum | ||||
| Heimatmuseum | ||||
| Heimatmuseum Uffing | ||||
| Höllental Museum | ||||
| Kamera Museum Steingaden | ||||
| Klostermuseum im Pfarrhof | ||||
| Knappenwelt Gurgltal | ||||
| Krippengalerie | ||||
| Krippenherberge Wildermieming | ||||
| mSE Kunsthalle | ||||
| Münter-Haus | ||||
| Museum Aschenbrenner | ||||
| Museum im Bierlinghaus | ||||
| Museum Werdenfels | ||||
| Oberammergau Museum | ||||
| Richard-Strauß-Institut | ||||
| Schlossmuseum Murnau | ||||
| Schlossmuseum Murnau | ||||
| Staffelseemuseum | ||||
| The wood's way | ||||
| Wallfahrtsmuseum | ||||
| Wetzsteinmuseum | ||||
| Zunftmuseum |
Libraries in Grainau
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibliothek Haiming | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek Obsteig | 0.0 | |||||
| Bücherei & Spielothek Telfs | 0.0 | |||||
| Bücherei Flaurling | 0.0 | |||||
| Bücherei Garmisch | 0.0 | |||||
| Bücherei Grainau | 0.0 | |||||
| Bücherei Hindenburgstraße | 0.0 | |||||
| Bücherei Stams | 0.0 | |||||
| Bücherei Wildermieming | 0.0 | |||||
| Evangelische Jugend- und Gemeindebücherei | 0.0 | |||||
| Gemeindebücherei | 0.0 | |||||
| Gemeindebücherei | 0.0 | |||||
| Gemeindebücherei | 0.0 | |||||
| Gemeindebücherei | 0.0 | |||||
| Gemeindebücherei Pettnau | 0.0 | |||||
| Öffentliche Bibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Öffentliche Bibliothek Seefeld | 0.0 | |||||
| Öffentliche Bibliothek Zirl | 0.0 | |||||
| Öffentliche Bücherei Inzing | 0.0 | |||||
| Öffentliche Bücherei Kematen | 0.0 | |||||
| Öffentliche Bücherei Silz | 0.0 | |||||
| Partenkirchener Bücherei | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Grainau
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axamer Bauernmarkt | |||||
| Wochenmarkt Partenkirchen | |||||
| Wölfl's Hofladen |
Hotels in Grainau
14 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Grainau
37 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Grainau
5 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Veterinaries in Grainau
1 veterinaries within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Train Stations in Grainau
6 train stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in Grainau
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branger | ||||
| Brauerei Mittenwald |
Stadiums & Teams in Grainau
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Ski Resorts Near Grainau
81 ski resorts within range.
| Resort | Slopes (km) | Lifts | Peak (m) | Price | Season | Night | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biberwier - Marienberg | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Garmisch-Classic Skiarea | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Ski resort Zugspitze | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Karwendel Bergbahn | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Berwang | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Ehrwald Wettersteinbahnen | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Lermoos - Grubigstein | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Ehrwalder Almbahn | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Mühlberg Scharnitz | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Familienskipark Stanzach | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Skigebiet Leutasch - Katzenkopflift | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Skiweltcup Garmisch-Kandahar Rennen | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Seefeld / Birkenlift & Geigenbühellift | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Seefeld - Rosshütte | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Toni Seelos Sprungschanzen | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Seefeld - Gschwandtkopf | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Nordkette | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Knittellifte | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Jöchelspitze | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Bungerloch | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Gföllberglift | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Skizentrum Pfronten | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Skilift Beuerberg | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Brauneck | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Sulzberg | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Ellegglifte – Faistenoy | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Steckenberg | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Nesselwang - Alpspitzbahnen | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Buron | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Sonnenlifte Röfleuten/Halden | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Nachwuchsförderzentrum "Reithlift" | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Bergisel Schanze | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Spieserlifte | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Hindelang Oberjoch | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Füssener Jöchle-Grän | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Christlum | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Tannheim-Zöblen-Schattwald | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Olympiaschanzen | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Hahnenkamm Höfen | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Eckbauer | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Schollenwiesenlift Höfen | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Sölden | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Kappl | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Bergeralm | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| See | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Stubai | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Fendels | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Stubaier Gletscher | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Ischgl-Samnaun | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Rifflsee | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Krößbach | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Pitztaler Gletscher | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Rosskopf | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Obergurgl-Hochgurgl | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Nauders am Reschenpass | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Kaunertaler Gletscher | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Vent | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Ratschings-Jaufen | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Gitschberg Jochtal | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Schöneben - Belpiano | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Axamer Lizum | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Glungezer | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Rangger Köpfl | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Muttereralm - Mutters/Götzens | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Kühtai | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Hochoetz-Kühtai | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Hochoetz | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Patscherkofel | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Sonnenberglift in Gries | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Galtwiesenlift | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Ski Resort Pfelders | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Hochzeiger | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Flirsch | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Schlick 2000 | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Venet | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Serlesbahnen | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Rotecklift / Tobadill | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Sonnenbergbahn | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Elferlifte Neustift im Stubaital | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Hintertuxer Gletscher | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
Airports Near Grainau
29 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Innsbruck Airport | INN | Large Airport |
| Lechfeld Air Base | - | Medium Airport |
| Oberpfaffenhofen Airport | OBF | Medium Airport |
| Altenstadt Army Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Antdorf Ultralight Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Bad Wörishofen (Nord) Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Bad Wörishofen Glider Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Benediktbeuern Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Campo Volo Trens | - | Small Airport |
| Füssen Glider Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Geratshof Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Greiling Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Jesenwang Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Kaufbeuren Air Base | - | Small Airport |
| Kempten-Durach Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Kleinhartpenning UL | - | Small Airport |
| Königsdorf Gliding Center | - | Small Airport |
| Mindelheim-Mattsies Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Ohlstadt Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Paterzell Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Peißenberg Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Peiting Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Reutte-Höfen Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Schwabmünchen Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Sollach Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Starnberg-Landstetten Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Sterzing / Vipiteno Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Wangen bei Starnberg Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Warngau Airfield | - | Small Airport |
Treatment Centers in Grainau
1 treatment centers.
| Center | Type | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Fachklinik am Kofel |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Grainau
10 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Am Herrgottschrofen | |
| Erlöserkirche | |
| Josefskapelle | |
| Kapelle St. Josef | |
| Kriegergedächtniskapelle | |
| Mariä Heimsuchung | |
| Mariä Himmelfahrt | |
| Maria Krönung | |
| Mariae Heimsuchung | |
| St. Johannes der Täufer |
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What is the population of Grainau?
Grainau has a population of 3,674 residents and is located in Germany. The population density is 32 people per square mile, spread across 115.7 square miles.
Is Grainau expensive to live in?
The median household income is $35,006, 53% below the national average of $75,149. The median home value is $133,200 (53% below the U.S. median). Renters pay a median of $666 per month, below the national average of $1,163. The home price-to-income ratio is 3.8x, indicating housing is reasonably affordable relative to local income levels.
What is the weather like in Grainau?
Grainau has a cool climate with an average annual temperature of 37°F (3°C). Winter temperatures average 21°F in January, while summers reach an average of 54°F in July. The area receives 250 sunny days per year. Annual rainfall totals 80.3 inches, with 216.4 inches of snow.
How is the job market in Grainau?
There are 143 business establishments in the area.
How much does housing cost in Grainau?
The median home value in Grainau is $133,200. For renters, the median monthly rent is $666. The homeownership rate is 46.2%.