Plugs & voltage in Germany
Types C and F · 230 V · 50 Hz
The same answers apply to Austria and Luxembourg.
Germany is the most populous country in Western Europe in our data. In Western Europe, only Austria, Luxembourg and the Netherlands use the same Types C and F, at the same voltage and frequency too; the other 5 do not. Every country in Western Europe lists the same 230 V.
Do I need an adapter for Germany?
Where are you travelling from?
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 120 V at home.
Bring an adapter to Types C or F.
Plug straight in.
Bring an adapter to Types C or F.
Bring an adapter to Types C or F.
Bring an adapter to Types C or F.
Type C plugs fit; Types D and M plugs need an adapter to Types C or F.
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 100 V at home.
The power supply
Also in the data
How we checked it: Wikidata also lists 220 V, the figure used before 1987; the harmonised European nominal voltage is 230 V.
Crossing a border
9 neighbours: 3 with the same plugs and 6 sharing at least one type.
- AustriaC/F · 230 VSame plugs · same voltage
- BelgiumC/E · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- CzechiaC/E · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- DenmarkC/E/F/K · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- FranceC/E · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- LuxembourgC/F · 230 VSame plugs · same voltage
- NetherlandsC/F · 230 VSame plugs · same voltage
- PolandC/E · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- SwitzerlandC/J · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
Same plugs as Germany
39 other countries use exactly C/F: 27 in Europe, 10 in Asia and 2 in Africa. Next door: Austria, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
The plug types used here
Guides: The 15 plug types explained
Source: Wikidata Q183, corrected against a cited source; regions: UN M49 (Western Europe). Sources & method