n a battery module, having a module housing in which a plurality of battery cells are arranged in such a way that a flow space is formed between each two adjacent battery cells and/or between a peripheral battery cell and a wall portion, adjacent to the peripheral battery cell, of the module housing, through which space a cooling fluid can flow for convective cooling of the battery cells, the module housing having an admission opening for admitting cooling fluid into the module housing, and a discharge opening, different from the admission opening, for discharging cooling fluid from the module housing, there is provided, in an inflow region between the admission opening and the plurality of battery cells, a flow-directing configuration that subdivides the inflow region at least locally into different flow regions.