Map of Hamm, Germany

Hamm is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 178,967. It lies at 51.6803°N, 7.8209°E. Hamm is about 393 km (244 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ahlen, 10 km to the northeast.

Hamm at a glance

Where is Hamm?

• The 44th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The 17th largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 48 min on the shortest day to 16 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hamm

• Ahlen — 10 km northeast
• Bergkamen — 14 km southwest
• Kamen — 15 km southwest
• Beckum — 17 km northeast
• Unna — 18 km southwest
• Lünen — 21 km west
• Soest — 23 km southeast
• Menden — 27 km south
• Dortmund — 31 km southwest
• Schwerte — 32 km southwest

Largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia

• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Duisburg — 504,358
• Bochum — 385,729
• Wuppertal — 360,797
• Bielefeld — 331,906
• Bonn — 330,579
• Münster — 308,258

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• Hamburg — 1,973,896
• Munich — 1,505,005
• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Dresden — 564,904

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.