Annual average climate in Dresden
To start, here is a summary of the climatic averages over the entire year in Dresden:
- Minimum annual temperature: 6°C
- Average annual temperature: 11°C
- Maximum annual temperature: 15°C
- Precipitation: 56 mm/month (with 14 rainy days/month)
Monthly climate normals
| Min / Max | Precipitation | |
| January | -2 ° / 3 ° | 48mm / 17 days |
| february | -2 ° / 4 ° | 35mm / 14 days |
| March | 1 ° / 10 ° | 48mm / 15 days |
| April | 5 ° / 17 ° | 31mm / 11 days |
| may | 9 ° / 21 ° | 70mm / 14 days |
| June | 12 ° / 23 ° | 69mm / 13 days |
| July | 14 ° / 26 ° | 88mm / 15 days |
| August | 14 ° / 25 ° | 89mm / 14 days |
| September | 10 ° / 20 ° | 51mm / 12 days |
| October | 5 ° / 14 ° | 45mm / 13 days |
| November | 3 ° / 9 ° | 53mm / 14 days |
| December | -1 ° / 4 ° | 49mm / 16 days |
These weather stats were calculated using values provided by the DRESDEN-STREHLEN weather station. This is located in Germany, 4 km from Dresden and is located at an altitude of 119 meters.
The best time to go, and the one to avoid
Here are some statistics that should help you decide when is the best time to stay in Dresden, or which periods to ban.
Which are the warmest months in Dresden?
In Dresden, the months of the year with the highest maximum temperatures are:
July (with 26°C), August (with 25°C), June (with 23°C), …
What are the coldest months?
The months of the year with the lowest average temperatures in Dresden are:
January (with 1°C), february (with 1°C), December (with 2°C), …
Which are the driest months in Dresden?
In Dresden, the months of the year with the fewest rainy days are:
April (with 11 rainy days/month), September (with 12 rainy days/month), June (with 13 rainy days/month), …
What are the rainiest months?
The months with the most rainy days in Dresden are:
January (with 17 rainy days/month), December (with 16 rainy days/month), March (with 15 rainy days/month), …
What is the weather around?
Nearby cities with a similar climate
Cities near Dresden could have more or less similar climate trends:
Pirna (17 km from Dresden), Freital (8 km), Radebeul (8 km), Meißen (22 km), Coswig (14 km), Radeberg (14 km), Heidenau (13 km) , Wilsdruff (14 km), Dippoldiswalde (18 km), Bannewitz (7 km),
Around Dresden
You might also be interested in these cities:
Chemnitz (62 km from Dresden), Leipzig (101 km), Halle (131 km), Berlin (165 km), Magdeburg (189 km), Erfurt (189 km), …
In Germany
Check the weather forecasts for other major cities in Germany:
Berlin (165 km from Dresden), Hamburg (377 km), Munich (359 km), Cologne (475 km), Frankfurt am Main (372 km), Essen (470 km), Dortmund (439 km away), Düsseldorf (486 km away), Bremen (405 km away), Hanover (312 km away), …
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