Dresden, Saxony, Germany climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Dresden, Saxony, Germany, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 23°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of -3°C.
Dresden is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth largest by area, and the third-most populous city in the area of former East Germany, after Berlin and Leipzig. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Dresden, Saxony, Germany's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Dresden average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | -3°C | 3 mm |
| February | 3°C | -3°C | 3 mm |
| March | 8°C | 0°C | 3 mm |
| April | 12°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| May | 17°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| June | 20°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| July | 22°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| August | 23°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| September | 18°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| October | 13°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| November | 6°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| December | 3°C | -1°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 36°C on 2026-06-28
- Coldest day on record: -24°C on 1986-02-08
Percentiles compare each day to Dresden, Saxony, Germany's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →