Dresden weather by month & the best time to visit

🇩🇪 Germany · city break · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Dresden is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with June and August close behind. Dresden averages about 1,502 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 58 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

1,502

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

77/100

Rain / year

717 mm

Snow / year

≈1 m

Midday UV at peak

5 (moderate)

Population

618k

Elevation

220 m

When is the best time to visit Dresden?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Dresden is September, then June and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 61 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Dresden?

Dresden isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,502 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate September (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #33 of 37 destinations in Germany for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,563 hours. The year's 717 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Leipzig Germany · 111 km · best in Jun · 1,503 h sun/yr
• Prague Czechia · 120 km · best in Sep · 1,536 h sun/yr
• Berlin Germany · 138 km · best in Sep · 1,450 h sun/yr
• Wrocław Poland · 217 km · best in Sep · 1,664 h sun/yr
• Poznań Poland · 254 km · best in Sep · 1,601 h sun/yr
• Nuremberg Germany · 264 km · best in Sep · 1,662 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Karlovy Vary Czechia · 120 km · 1,521 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Zielona Góra Poland · 179 km · 1,527 h sun/yr · best in May
• Pardubice Czechia · 187 km · 1,536 h sun/yr · best in Sep

Head-to-head

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