Leipzig climate

Name: Leipzig
Address: DE

Leipzig is warmest in August, with average highs of 24 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -1.4 °C. July is the wettest month (74 mm) and April the driest (38 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Leipzig averages 639 mm of rain, 37 days above 25 °C and 70 days below freezing.

Germany · population 504,971 · 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 -1.4 °C
Driest month April 38 mm
Wettest month July 74 mm
Least cloud August 59 % cloud
Hottest on record June 37 °C
Coldest on record January -25 °C

What to expectLeipzig through the year

Leipzig has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 3.6 °C in January to 24 °C in August, a swing of 19 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 37 days a year reach 25 °C, 7 of them reach 30 °C, 70 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in June.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 38 mm in April to 74 mm in July. There is no dry season to aim for.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	3.6 °C	48 mm	74 %
February	5.2 °C	38 mm	71 %
March	9.0 °C	49 mm	69 %
April	14.2 °C	38 mm	60 %
May	18.6 °C	61 mm	63 %
June	21.8 °C	59 mm	62 %
July	24.0 °C	74 mm	59 %
August	24.0 °C	62 mm	59 %
September	19.4 °C	57 mm	62 %
October	14.0 °C	49 mm	68 %
November	8.2 °C	53 mm	75 %
December	4.5 °C	52 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	3.6 °C	-1.4 °C	1.1 °C	16.0 °C	-24.7 °C	0	0	17
February	5.2 °C	-1.1 °C	1.9 °C	16.2 °C	-20.6 °C	0	0	16
March	9.0 °C	1.0 °C	4.9 °C	22.2 °C	-13.8 °C	0	0	12
April	14.2 °C	4.5 °C	9.5 °C	27.5 °C	-8.1 °C	0	0	3
May	18.6 °C	9.2 °C	14.1 °C	30.8 °C	0.1 °C	3	0	0
June	21.8 °C	12.7 °C	17.5 °C	37.2 °C	4.1 °C	7	1	0
July	24.0 °C	15.0 °C	19.6 °C	36.0 °C	7.7 °C	12	3	0
August	24.0 °C	14.9 °C	19.5 °C	36.2 °C	7.2 °C	12	3	0
September	19.4 °C	11.2 °C	15.2 °C	31.0 °C	4.2 °C	3	0	0
October	14.0 °C	7.2 °C	10.4 °C	25.5 °C	-4.4 °C	0	0	1
November	8.2 °C	3.0 °C	5.5 °C	20.2 °C	-12.9 °C	0	0	6
December	4.5 °C	0.0 °C	2.2 °C	14.3 °C	-21.7 °C	0	0	14

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	48 mm	11	8.4 h/day	74 %	82 %	19 km/h
February	38 mm	10	10.0 h/day	71 %	79 %	19 km/h
March	49 mm	11	12 h/day	69 %	76 %	19 km/h
April	38 mm	9	14 h/day	60 %	71 %	17 km/h
May	61 mm	10	16 h/day	63 %	70 %	16 km/h
June	59 mm	11	17 h/day	62 %	69 %	16 km/h
July	74 mm	11	16 h/day	59 %	68 %	16 km/h
August	62 mm	11	15 h/day	59 %	68 %	15 km/h
September	57 mm	9	13 h/day	62 %	74 %	16 km/h
October	49 mm	10	11 h/day	68 %	80 %	17 km/h
November	53 mm	10	8.9 h/day	75 %	85 %	17 km/h
December	52 mm	12	7.9 h/day	76 %	84 %	19 km/h

How Leipzig 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
Leipzig	24 °C	-1.4 °C	639 mm	37
Halle (Saale) · Germany	24 °C	-1.2 °C	562 mm	35
Chemnitz · Germany	22 °C	-2.4 °C	937 mm	25
Dresden · Germany	24 °C	-2.1 °C	811 mm	34
Erfurt · Germany	23 °C	-1.8 °C	625 mm	29
Magdeburg · Germany	24 °C	-1.0 °C	620 mm	34

Where Leipzig ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
Places with the best weather in Europe in July	45thof 50	87/100

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Leipzig.

QuestionsCommon questions about Leipzig’s climate

When is the best time to visit Leipzig?

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 Leipzig get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 24 °C. About 7 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -1.4 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 70 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Leipzig?

July, averaging 74 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is April with 38 mm. The year as a whole averages 639 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 Leipzig 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: 1 August 2026

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.