Marburger Nachtmarathon
Marburg, Germany · Expected Friday 2 July 2027Date to be confirmed
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Adjusted Time
3:58:10
Time difference: -1.8 minutes compared to an average road marathon.
Course Details
Typical Race-Day Weather
Average for this date over the last 8 years.
Marburger Nachtmarathon course route, from the mapped course on GoAndRace.
How hard is Marburger Nachtmarathon?
On our difficulty model, Marburger Nachtmarathon plays about 2 minutes faster than an average road marathon for a 3:30 runner. It ranks #593 hardest of 897 marathons we analyse, and #18 of 32 in Germany. Use the calculator above to see the exact adjusted time for your own goal pace.
What will you run at Marburger Nachtmarathon?
Estimated finish times on this course versus the same effort on an average road marathon, based on its elevation, surface, and expected race-day temperature.
| Average-course time | On Marburger Nachtmarathon | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00:00 | 2:57:33 | −02:27 |
| 3:30:00 | 3:27:52 | −02:08 |
| 4:00:00 | 3:58:10 | −01:50 |
| 4:30:00 | 4:28:28 | −01:32 |
| 5:00:00 | 4:58:45 | −01:15 |
| 5:30:00 | 5:29:02 | −00:58 |
| 6:00:00 | 5:59:19 | −00:41 |
Use the calculator above for your exact goal time. Want a prediction from your own training? Try the marathon time predictor.
Marburger Nachtmarathon 2027 Course Analysis
Marburger Nachtmarathon is a full marathon held in Marburg, Germany. The next edition is expected on Friday 2 July 2027, following the pattern of previous editions (the 1st Friday of July). The organisers have not confirmed it yet. The course is run on road surface with 43m of total climbing, with its high point near 207m above sea level. For registration and full race details, visit the official Marburger Nachtmarathon website.
Course map
Marburger Nachtmarathon is a point-to-point course: the finish is 0.8 km south-east of the start in a straight line. The race map above shows the full route (42.3 km as mapped), with the start in green and the finish in black.
Climbing
At 43m of total climbing, it is flatter than 94% of the 897 marathons we rate. That makes it one of the flatter courses we track, well suited to an even pace.
Race-day weather
Over the last 6 years this July date has averaged a high of 24°C and a low of 13°C. That is warmer than 75% of the marathons we track. On our model the expected temperature costs a 3:30 marathoner about 5 minutes against the same course on a cool 12°C day.
On 2 July over the last 6 years, the high ranged from 17°C (2024) to 34°C (2025), so pack for either. It rained on 4 of those 6 days.
| 2 July | High | Low | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28°C | 13°C | 1 h | 23 km/h |
| 2025 | 34°C | 16°C | dry | 15 km/h |
| 2024 | 17°C | 11°C | 6 h | 20 km/h |
| 2021 | 20°C | 11°C | 4 h | 14 km/h |
| 2020 | 22°C | 14°C | 6 h | 19 km/h |
| 2019 | 21°C | 13°C | dry | 15 km/h |
Daily weather for the race location (Open-Meteo archive). Wind is the day's peak.
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