The most comfortable time to visit Dresden is from June to early September. For walking, go from late April to mid July. Sunbathing weather is not what it offers.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Dresden never quite rates Good for sun. It comes closest in mid August, at 35, mostly because it is too cool. Avoid late September to mid May for this: it falls to 0, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in June, when the sky is typically 58% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
The being outside season here runs from June to early September. It peaks in early June, at 78. The weakest stretch is from November to March, when it drops to 0, mostly because it is too cold.
For walking, go from late April to mid July, with a second spell from late August to October. It peaks in late September, at 79. Avoid January to early February for this: it falls to 1, mostly because it is too cold.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Dresden over the whole year is 10°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 0°C. Dresden has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 10% in April, the driest month, to 19% in January, the wettest. Winds in Dresden are highest in January, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.0 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Dresden come in August, when the sky is typically 56% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 81%.
Month by month Dresden 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 | 2°C | 0°C | -3°C | 19% | 79% | 4.3 m/s | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| February | 4°C | 1°C | -1°C | 17% | 73% | 4.2 m/s | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| March | 8°C | 2°C | 2°C | 13% | 71% | 3.8 m/s | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| April | 12°C | 5°C | 8°C | 10% | 64% | 3.6 m/s | 16 | 0 | 51 |
| May | 17°C | 10°C | 13°C | 11% | 61% | 3.5 m/s | 41 | 2 | 74 |
| June | 22°C | 15°C | 20°C | 14% | 56% | 3.2 m/s | 74 | 20 | 64 |
| July | 23°C | 16°C | 21°C | 12% | 58% | 3.2 m/s | 75 | 22 | 62 |
| August | 23°C | 15°C | 21°C | 14% | 56% | 3.0 m/s | 70 | 27 | 57 |
| September | 19°C | 12°C | 16°C | 11% | 60% | 3.0 m/s | 57 | 9 | 73 |
| October | 13°C | 9°C | 10°C | 14% | 69% | 3.6 m/s | 19 | 0 | 66 |
| November | 6°C | 4°C | 2°C | 14% | 75% | 3.7 m/s | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| December | 3°C | 2°C | -2°C | 16% | 81% | 4.3 m/s | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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 Dresden weather by season
Year round, Dresden has days of about 2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 23°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 0°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 10°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around April. 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.
Dresden weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Dresden has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Dresden weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Dresden has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Dresden weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Dresden has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Dresden weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Dresden has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Dresden?
Dresden has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 10% in April, the driest month, to 19% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Dresden windiest?
Winds in Dresden are highest in January, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.0 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Dresden year round?
The average temperature in Dresden over the whole year is 10°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 0°C.
Where to go instead in early January, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.