Annual mean 11°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind W
Warmest
24.3 °C
Coldest
2.3 °C
Wettest
21%
Windiest
5.7 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.8 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Leipzig over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C. Leipzig has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 8% in July, the driest month, to 16% in January, the wettest. Winds in Leipzig are highest in January, averaging 4.8 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Leipzig come in June, when the sky is typically 51% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 76%.
Month by month Leipzig climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
3°C
1°C
-2°C
16%
76%
4.8 m/s
0
0
4
February
5°C
2°C
-0°C
14%
70%
4.6 m/s
0
0
10
March
8°C
2°C
3°C
10%
66%
4.0 m/s
2
0
26
April
13°C
6°C
8°C
9%
60%
3.7 m/s
18
0
51
May
17°C
11°C
14°C
10%
56%
3.6 m/s
43
3
72
June
23°C
16°C
20°C
10%
51%
3.4 m/s
72
21
61
July
23°C
17°C
21°C
8%
55%
3.5 m/s
72
22
60
August
23°C
16°C
21°C
11%
52%
3.2 m/s
69
27
55
September
20°C
12°C
17°C
10%
54%
3.2 m/s
57
12
70
October
14°C
9°C
11°C
12%
62%
3.9 m/s
23
0
67
November
8°C
4°C
3°C
12%
70%
3.9 m/s
1
0
25
December
5°C
2°C
-1°C
14%
76%
4.5 m/s
0
0
6
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Leipzig weather by season
Year round, Leipzig has days of about 3°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 23°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 1°C to 17°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Leipzig weather in winterDecember to February
High 4°CLow 2°CRain 15%
Winter in Leipzig has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Leipzig weather in springMarch to May
High 13°CLow 6°CRain 9%
Spring in Leipzig has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
Leipzig weather in summerJune to August
High 23°CLow 16°CRain 10%
Summer in Leipzig has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
Leipzig weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 8°CRain 11%
Autumn in Leipzig has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Leipzig?
Leipzig has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 8% in July, the driest month, to 16% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Leipzig windiest?
Winds in Leipzig are highest in January, averaging 4.8 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Leipzig year round?
The average temperature in Leipzig over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C.