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Weimaraner Weight, Size & Lifespan

Adult Weimaraner
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How big does a Weimaraner get?

A full-grown Weimaraner is a large dog, weighing about 55–90 lb as an adult.

Adult weight
55–90 lb
Also in kilograms
24.9–40.8 kg
Size class
Large
Life expectancy
10–13 years

Wikidata publishes 55–88 lb for this breed. The two sources don’t measure the same thing — see why.

Weimaraner Size

As a large breed, a Weimaraner keeps growing for longer than a small dog — larger breeds reach their adult weight months later (Hawthorne et al., 2004). Expect steady growth well past the first year.

Weimaraner Lifespan

How long do Weimaraners live?

The American Kennel Club publishes a life expectancy of 10–13 years for the Weimaraner, on its breed page. That is a figure for the breed, not a prediction for one dog — an individual Weimaraner can fall on either side of it.

A second source measured it instead of publishing it. McMillan et al. (2024) followed 2,990 dogs of this breed in the United Kingdom and recorded 1,229 deaths, giving a median age at death of 12.8 years (95% CI 12.6–13 years).

The two roughly agree here, which is not always the case: on 34 of the breeds on this site the measured median falls outside the range the AKC publishes, in both directions. They are still not the same measurement — a life expectancy for the breed on one side, the age half the studied dogs had died by on the other.

Weimaraner Growth Chart

What a Weimaraner puppy weighs week by week, from the growth curve FEDIAF publishes (Nutritional Guidelines 2025, Table VII-8a) for a dog whose expected adult weight is 32.9 kg. It is an average, not a target, and it is only valid from 8 weeks to one year — FEDIAF notes that growth patterns show a certain individual variability. Read a row as the middle of a spread.

AgeWeight% of adult weight
8 weeks15 lb (6.8 kg)21%
10 weeks21 lb (9.5 kg)29%
12 weeks26 lb (11.7 kg)36%
14 weeks30 lb (13.6 kg)41%
16 weeks34 lb (15.2 kg)46%
18 weeks37 lb (16.7 kg)51%
20 weeks40 lb (17.9 kg)55%
24 weeks44 lb (20.2 kg)61%
28 weeks49 lb (22.0 kg)67%
32 weeks52 lb (23.6 kg)72%
36 weeks55 lb (25.1 kg)76%
40 weeks58 lb (26.4 kg)80%
44 weeks61 lb (27.5 kg)84%
48 weeks63 lb (28.6 kg)87%
52 weeks65 lb (29.6 kg)90%

Common questions

How much does a full-grown Weimaraner weigh?

A Weimaraner weighs 55–90 lb (25–40 kg) as an adult. That range is the weight the American Kennel Club publishes in the breed's official standard, re-checked here every week — it is a typical weight across many adult dogs, not a target for one dog. Wikidata publishes 55–88 lb for the same breed — a breed standard and a set of measurements don't answer the same question, so this page names both rather than picking one.

Is a Weimaraner a large dog?

Yes — a Weimaraner counts as a large breed, going by the middle of its adult weight range (25–40 kg). The cut-offs between small, medium, large and giant are a common veterinary convention rather than one official standard, so a breed near a boundary can be described either way elsewhere.

When does a Weimaraner stop growing?

Later than a small dog. Hawthorne et al. (2004) measured that larger breeds keep gaining weight for longer, so a Weimaraner is likely to fill out well past its first birthday. We don't publish a month-by-month figure, because no source gives one breed by breed — and an invented number would be worse than none.

Why is there a range instead of one weight?

Because the source publishes a range. Within any breed, weight varies with sex, genetics, build and health, and a mixed-breed dog usually falls between its parents' breeds. Narrowing 55–90 lb down to a single number would look more precise while being less true.

How long do Weimaraners live?

The American Kennel Club publishes a life expectancy of 10–13 years for the breed, re-checked here every week. That is a figure for the breed, not a prediction for one dog: an individual Weimaraner can fall on either side of it, and how a dog is fed, exercised and cared for moves the odds. A second source measured it rather than publishing it: McMillan et al. (2024) followed 2,990 dogs of this breed in the United Kingdom, recorded 1,229 deaths, and report a median age at death of 12.8 years (95% CI 12.6–13 years).

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Weight varies within the Weimaraner by sex, genetics and health, and mixed-breed dogs fall between their parents. This is a typical range, not a guarantee.

Verified on . Based on Wikidata — dog breed mass (property P2067) (Wikimedia Foundation, query run 2026-07-22, CC0 license), Breed weights — official AKC breed standards (American Kennel Club, breed pages, accessed 2026-07-29), Breed life expectancy — AKC breed pages (American Kennel Club, breed pages, accessed 2026-08-10), Longevity of companion dog breeds: those at risk from early death — Supplementary Table S3 (McMillan et al., Scientific Reports (2024), 14:531, 584,734 UK dogs — Kaplan-Meier median survival for 155 breeds), Body-Weight Changes during Growth in Puppies of Different Breeds (Hawthorne et al., Journal of Nutrition, 2004, vol. 134, p. 2027S) and Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (FEDIAF (European Pet Food Industry Federation), 2025 edition (growth curves Table VII-8a, growth energy VII-8b and VII-10)). See the method.