Dresden climate
Dresden is warmest in August, with average highs of 24 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -2.1 °C. July is the wettest month (95 mm) and February the driest (50 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Dresden averages 811 mm of rain, 34 days above 25 °C and 76 days below freezing.
Germany · population 564,904 · 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 24 °C
- Coldest month January -2.1 °C
- Driest month February 50 mm
- Wettest month July 95 mm
- Least cloud August 58 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 36 °C
- Coldest on record January -24 °C
What to expectDresden through the year
Dresden has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 3.1 °C in January to 24 °C in August, a swing of 19 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 34 days a year reach 25 °C, 6 of them reach 30 °C, 76 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in June.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 50 mm in February to 95 mm in July. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.1 °C | 62 mm | 75 % |
| February | 4.7 °C | 50 mm | 72 % |
| March | 8.6 °C | 63 mm | 69 % |
| April | 14.1 °C | 50 mm | 60 % |
| May | 18.4 °C | 75 mm | 63 % |
| June | 21.6 °C | 82 mm | 62 % |
| July | 23.7 °C | 95 mm | 59 % |
| August | 23.7 °C | 87 mm | 58 % |
| September | 18.9 °C | 69 mm | 62 % |
| October | 13.6 °C | 58 mm | 69 % |
| November | 7.8 °C | 59 mm | 76 % |
| December | 4.1 °C | 62 mm | 76 % |
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 | 3.1 °C | -2.1 °C | 0.5 °C | 16.1 °C | -24.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| February | 4.7 °C | -1.9 °C | 1.4 °C | 16.9 °C | -17.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| March | 8.6 °C | 0.7 °C | 4.6 °C | 20.8 °C | -12.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| April | 14.1 °C | 4.3 °C | 9.4 °C | 27.3 °C | -6.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| May | 18.4 °C | 9.0 °C | 14.0 °C | 29.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 21.6 °C | 12.5 °C | 17.3 °C | 35.9 °C | 4.1 °C | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 23.7 °C | 14.7 °C | 19.4 °C | 35.0 °C | 8.0 °C | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| August | 23.7 °C | 14.5 °C | 19.2 °C | 35.5 °C | 6.5 °C | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| September | 18.9 °C | 10.9 °C | 14.9 °C | 30.1 °C | 2.8 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 13.6 °C | 6.9 °C | 10.1 °C | 25.2 °C | -5.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| November | 7.8 °C | 2.7 °C | 5.2 °C | 20.1 °C | -15.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| December | 4.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 1.8 °C | 14.1 °C | -23.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62 mm | 13 | 8.4 h/day | 75 % | 83 % | 20 km/h |
| February | 50 mm | 11 | 10.0 h/day | 72 % | 80 % | 19 km/h |
| March | 63 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 69 % | 77 % | 19 km/h |
| April | 50 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 60 % | 72 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 75 mm | 12 | 16 h/day | 63 % | 71 % | 16 km/h |
| June | 82 mm | 13 | 17 h/day | 62 % | 71 % | 16 km/h |
| July | 95 mm | 13 | 16 h/day | 59 % | 70 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 87 mm | 11 | 15 h/day | 58 % | 71 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 69 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 62 % | 76 % | 16 km/h |
| October | 58 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 69 % | 81 % | 17 km/h |
| November | 59 mm | 11 | 8.9 h/day | 76 % | 85 % | 18 km/h |
| December | 62 mm | 12 | 7.9 h/day | 76 % | 84 % | 19 km/h |
How Dresden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 24 °C | -2.1 °C | 811 mm | 34 |
| Chemnitz · Germany | 22 °C | -2.4 °C | 937 mm | 25 |
| Leipzig · Germany | 24 °C | -1.4 °C | 639 mm | 37 |
| Prague · Czechia | 25 °C | -2.6 °C | 631 mm | 44 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Dresden.
QuestionsCommon questions about Dresden’s climate
When is the best time to visit Dresden?
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 February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Dresden get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 24 °C. About 6 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -2.1 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 76 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Dresden?
July, averaging 95 mm over 13 days with rain. The driest month is February with 50 mm. The year as a whole averages 811 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 Dresden 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
- Data point
- 51.051°, 13.738° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- 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.