Chemnitz climate
Chemnitz is warmest in August, with average highs of 22 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -2.4 °C. July is the wettest month (107 mm) and April the driest (58 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Chemnitz averages 937 mm of rain, 25 days above 25 °C and 80 days below freezing.
Germany · population 247,220 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 22 °C
- Coldest month January -2.4 °C
- Driest month April 58 mm
- Wettest month July 107 mm
- Least cloud August 59 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 35 °C
- Coldest on record February -23 °C
What to expectChemnitz through the year
Chemnitz has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 2.7 °C in January to 22 °C in August, a swing of 18 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 25 days a year reach 25 °C, 3 of them reach 30 °C, 80 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in June.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 58 mm in April to 107 mm in July. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.7 °C | 76 mm | 76 % |
| February | 3.9 °C | 60 mm | 72 % |
| March | 7.8 °C | 74 mm | 70 % |
| April | 13.1 °C | 58 mm | 62 % |
| May | 17.3 °C | 85 mm | 65 % |
| June | 20.3 °C | 95 mm | 64 % |
| July | 22.4 °C | 107 mm | 61 % |
| August | 22.5 °C | 92 mm | 59 % |
| September | 17.9 °C | 76 mm | 63 % |
| October | 12.9 °C | 68 mm | 70 % |
| November | 7.3 °C | 69 mm | 77 % |
| December | 3.5 °C | 76 mm | 77 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.7 °C | -2.4 °C | 0.1 °C | 15.0 °C | -22.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| February | 3.9 °C | -2.3 °C | 0.8 °C | 16.1 °C | -23.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| March | 7.8 °C | 0.3 °C | 4.0 °C | 21.6 °C | -15.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| April | 13.1 °C | 4.0 °C | 8.7 °C | 26.3 °C | -10.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| May | 17.3 °C | 8.4 °C | 13.1 °C | 29.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 20.3 °C | 11.8 °C | 16.3 °C | 34.5 °C | 4.2 °C | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 22.4 °C | 13.9 °C | 18.4 °C | 33.8 °C | 5.8 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| August | 22.5 °C | 13.9 °C | 18.3 °C | 34.1 °C | 5.6 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 17.9 °C | 10.3 °C | 14.1 °C | 29.3 °C | 2.6 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 12.9 °C | 6.6 °C | 9.6 °C | 24.6 °C | -10.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| November | 7.3 °C | 2.4 °C | 4.7 °C | 19.2 °C | -15.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| December | 3.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 1.3 °C | 13.9 °C | -22.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76 mm | 14 | 8.4 h/day | 76 % | 84 % | 20 km/h |
| February | 60 mm | 12 | 10 h/day | 72 % | 81 % | 19 km/h |
| March | 74 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 70 % | 78 % | 19 km/h |
| April | 58 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 62 % | 72 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 85 mm | 14 | 16 h/day | 65 % | 72 % | 16 km/h |
| June | 95 mm | 14 | 16 h/day | 64 % | 73 % | 16 km/h |
| July | 107 mm | 14 | 16 h/day | 61 % | 72 % | 15 km/h |
| August | 92 mm | 13 | 15 h/day | 59 % | 72 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 76 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 63 % | 77 % | 16 km/h |
| October | 68 mm | 12 | 11 h/day | 70 % | 81 % | 18 km/h |
| November | 69 mm | 12 | 9.0 h/day | 77 % | 86 % | 18 km/h |
| December | 76 mm | 14 | 8.0 h/day | 77 % | 85 % | 20 km/h |
How Chemnitz compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemnitz | 22 °C | -2.4 °C | 937 mm | 25 |
| Dresden · Germany | 24 °C | -2.1 °C | 811 mm | 34 |
| Leipzig · Germany | 24 °C | -1.4 °C | 639 mm | 37 |
| Halle (Saale) · Germany | 24 °C | -1.2 °C | 562 mm | 35 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Chemnitz’s climate
When is the best time to visit Chemnitz?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and April the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Chemnitz get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 22 °C. About 3 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -2.4 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 80 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Chemnitz?
July, averaging 107 mm over 14 days with rain. The driest month is April with 58 mm. The year as a whole averages 937 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Chemnitz rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.