climigo

Saxony

When to go?

The best month is June. Avoid January (freezing).

Climate zones

BavariaThuringiaSaxony-AnhaltBrandenburgCzech RepublicPolandDresdenDresdenDresdenLeipzigLeipzigLeipzigChemnitzChemnitzChemnitzGörlitzGörlitzGörlitzZwickauZwickauZwickau

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 3°−3° snow likely
February 5°−2°
March 9°0°
April 14°4°
May 19°8°
June 23°12°
July 24°13°
August 24°13°
September 19°9°
October 14°6°
November 8°2°
December 4°−1°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−2.6 · 2.6 °CJanuary: −2.6 · 2.6 °C−2.0 · 4.7 °CFebruary: −2.0 · 4.7 °C0.0 · 8.9 °CMarch: 0.0 · 8.9 °C3.5 · 14.4 °CApril: 3.5 · 14.4 °C8.0 · 19.1 °CMay: 8.0 · 19.1 °C11.5 · 22.8 °CJune: 11.5 · 22.8 °C13.1 · 24.2 °CJuly: 13.1 · 24.2 °C12.9 · 24.1 °CAugust: 12.9 · 24.1 °C9.4 · 19.4 °CSeptember: 9.4 · 19.4 °C5.8 · 13.7 °COctober: 5.8 · 13.7 °C1.8 · 7.5 °CNovember: 1.8 · 7.5 °C−1.1 · 3.5 °CDecember: −1.1 · 3.5 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −2.6 – 2.6 °C
Feb −2.0 – 4.7 °C
Mar 0.0 – 8.9 °C
Apr 3.5 – 14.4 °C
May 8.0 – 19.1 °C
Jun 11.5 – 22.8 °C
Jul 13.1 – 24.2 °C
Aug 12.9 – 24.1 °C
Sep 9.4 – 19.4 °C
Oct 5.8 – 13.7 °C
Nov 1.8 – 7.5 °C
Dec −1.1 – 3.5 °C

How much it rains

January 50 mm13 d
February 39 mm10 d
March 43 mm11 d
April 36 mm9 d
May 60 mm10 d
June 69 mm10 d
July 87 mm12 d
August 74 mm11 d
September 58 mm10 d
October 52 mm11 d
November 49 mm10 d
December 50 mm12 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec50 mm · 13 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 50 mm · 13 rain days · 4 mm a day39 mm · 10 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 39 mm · 10 rain days · 4 mm a day43 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 43 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a day36 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a dayApril: 36 mm · 9 rain days · 4 mm a day60 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 60 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a day69 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 69 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a day87 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a dayJuly: 87 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a day74 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a dayAugust: 74 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a day58 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a daySeptember: 58 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a day52 mm · 11 rain days · 5 mm a dayOctober: 52 mm · 11 rain days · 5 mm a day49 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a dayNovember: 49 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a day50 mm · 12 rain days · 4 mm a dayDecember: 50 mm · 12 rain days · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 50 mm13 d
Feb 39 mm10 d
Mar 43 mm11 d
Apr 36 mm9 d
May 60 mm10 d
Jun 69 mm10 d
Jul 87 mm12 d
Aug 74 mm11 d
Sep 58 mm10 d
Oct 52 mm11 d
Nov 49 mm10 d
Dec 50 mm12 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 8 h 26
February 10 h 03
March 11 h 50
April 13 h 48
May 15 h 31
June 16 h 29
July 16 h 05
August 14 h 34
September 12 h 40
October 10 h 46
November 8 h 58
December 7 h 58

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 7 cm
February 6 cm
March 3 cm
April –
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 1 cm
December 4 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec7 cmJanuary: 7 cm6 cmFebruary: 6 cm3 cmMarch: 3 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm1 cmNovember: 1 cm4 cmDecember: 4 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 7 cm
Feb 6 cm
Mar 3 cm
Apr 0 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 1 cm
Dec 4 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities