Leipzig weather by month & the best time to visit

🇩🇪 Germany · city break · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Leipzig is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with September and August close behind. Leipzig averages about 1,503 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 56 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

1,503

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

77/100

Rain / year

621 mm

Snow / year

≈62 cm

Midday UV at peak

5 (moderate)

Population

543k

Elevation

134 m

When is the best time to visit Leipzig?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Leipzig is June, then September and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 53 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Leipzig?

Leipzig isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,503 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate June (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #32 of 37 destinations in Germany for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,563 hours. The year's 621 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

• Dresden Germany · 111 km · best in Sep · 1,502 h sun/yr
• Berlin Germany · 136 km · best in Sep · 1,450 h sun/yr
• Prague Czechia · 205 km · best in Sep · 1,536 h sun/yr
• Hannover Germany · 209 km · best in Jun · 1,488 h sun/yr
• Nuremberg Germany · 229 km · best in Sep · 1,662 h sun/yr
• Paderborn Germany · 251 km · best in Jun · 1,463 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Erfurt Germany · 101 km · 1,508 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Karlovy Vary Czechia · 144 km · 1,521 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Kassel Germany · 197 km · 1,462 h sun/yr · best in Jun

Head-to-head

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