Saxony, Germany
Dresden
Dresden is a city in Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 562,764 (2025). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now13°C
Best timeMay–Jun · Sep
Population562,764
Local time16:24
51.05° N, 13.74° EElevation 116 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal codes01053–01058, 01064–01065 …October: high / low15° / 6°
Rain this month44mm
Best timeMay–Jun · Sep
Best: May–Jun · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Dresden at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:40 · 18:0010 h 20 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:25Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 7.2Next holiday31 OctoberReformation DayNext concert30 OctHGich.T · Club Puschkin
Best time to visitMay–Jun · Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month26°C
Average high in July
Coolest month-2°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
84 mm of rain
Driest monthFebruary
42 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2 km
How Dresden has grown
People living in the built-up area (161 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+3%550k in 1975 → 566k in 2025Weather in Dresden
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
13°C
Today hour by hourSunny · wind 12 km/h · humidity 59%
Today22 Oct14°9°2.4 mm
Fri23 Oct16°6°
Sat24 Oct12°7°1.2 mm
Sun25 Oct14°7°8.3 mm
Mon26 Oct15°8°
Tue27 Oct16°7°1.5 mm
Wed28 Oct19°10°
Thu29 Oct13°6°0.5 mm
Fri30 Oct14°6°
Sat31 Oct13°5°
When to go to Dresden
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 18 | 27 | 25 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 53 | 25 | 19 |
| High | 4° | 6° | 10° | 16° | 20° | 24° | 26° | 25° | 20° | 15° | 9° | 5° |
| Low | -2° | -1° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 0° |
| Rain (mm) | 50 | 42 | 51 | 45 | 65 | 64 | 84 | 88 | 53 | 44 | 59 | 59 |
| Wet days | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
What's on in Dresden
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Dresden's festivals through the year
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Monuments and museums in Dresden
0.3 km
Church of Our Lady, DresdenBuilt 1726
0.4 km
Zwinger, DresdenBuilt 1711
0.3 km
Dresden CathedralBuilt 1800
1.3 km
Dresden Central StationBuilt 1893
0.3 km
Kreuzkirche, DresdenBuilt 1170
1.2 km
YenidzeBuilt 1907
Museum0.4 km
Gemäldegalerie Alte MeisterBuilt 1560
Museum0.9 km
German Hygiene MuseumBuilt 1912More museums: Archiv der Avantgarden · BRN-Museum · Bibelmuseum · COSMO Science Forum · Dresdner Fußballmuseum · Elbe-Schleppkahn Zille Waldtraut · Gedenkstätte Bautzner Straße Dresden · Gläserne Manufaktur · Kunstforum Oktogon · Kustodie · Neues Grünes Gewölbe · Schwebebahn-Ausstellung
Outdoors around Dresden
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Gartenbahn RadebeulTheme parks
0.3 kmOskarshausenTheme parks
1.1 kmHoher SteinClimbing · 199 m
1.7 kmErlebnisbad ElbamareWater parks
1.7 kmFerienpark Bad SonnenlandCamp sites
1.8 kmZoo DresdenZoos
1.9 kmSkilift am RotterhangSki area · 1 km of pistes · 1 lifts
31 kmSki ElstraSki area · 2 km of pistes · 1 lifts
32 kmSkilift AltenbergSki area · 2 km of pistes · 6 lifts
32 kmWinterwelt RehefeldSki area · 3 km of pistes · 2 lifts
36 kmTauchschule AbyssDive site
2.7 kmTauchtreffDive site
4.4 kmTauchbasis Kiessee LeubenDive site
7.1 kmNature around Dresden
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Germany seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Dresden
Earthquakes around Dresden
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days1magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19502magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record4within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.1Markneukirchen 2 km ↑1985 · 128 km
5.0Osła 1 km →1977 · 145 km
Universities and research institutes
Dresden Academy of Fine ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1764
TUD Dresden University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1828
Dresden College of MusicUniversity or college · founded 1856
Palucca Hochschule für Tanz DresdenUniversity or college · founded 1925
Evangelische Hochschule DresdenUniversity or college · founded 1991
Fakultät Verkehrswissenschaften "Friedrich List"University or college · founded 1992
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden – University of Applied SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1992
Dresden International UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2003
Fachhochschule DresdenUniversity or college · founded 2010
Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of ResourcesUniversity or college · founded 2012
SRH University Campus DresdenUniversity or college · founded 2012
Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial IntelligenceUniversity or college · founded 2014
Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital HealthUniversity or college · founded 2019
Felsenweg-InstitutUniversity or college
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of SolidsResearch institute · founded 1660
Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials, Institut für Angewandte Photophysik DresdenResearch institute · founded 1908
Institut für Holztechnologie DresdenResearch institute · founded 1952
Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam TechnologyResearch institute · founded 1990
Institute of Air Handling and RefrigerationResearch institute · founded 1990
DVGW - Technologiezentrum Wasser, DVGW - Water Technology CenterResearch institute · founded 1991
Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma TechnologyResearch institute · founded 1991
Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and SystemsResearch institute · founded 1992
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, Division Engineering of Adaptive Systems EASResearch institute · founded 1992
Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials DresdenResearch institute · founded 1992
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-RossendorfResearch institute · founded 1992
Institut für Regionale Innovation und SozialforschungResearch institute · founded 1992
Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials ResearchResearch institute · founded 1992
Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional DevelopmentResearch institute · founded 1992
Leibniz Institute of Polymer ResearchResearch institute · founded 1992
VKTAResearch institute · founded 1992
Hannah-Arendt-Institut für Totalitarismusforschung e.V. an der TU DresdenResearch institute · founded 1993
Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging DresdenResearch institute · founded 1995
Institut für Sächsische Geschichte und VolkskundeResearch institute · founded 1997
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and GeneticsResearch institute · founded 1998
Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure SystemsResearch institute · founded 1999
Biotechnology CenterResearch institute · founded 2000
Institut für Wasser und Boden Dr. UhlmannResearch institute · founded 2001
Max Bergmann Zentrum für BiomaterialienResearch institute · founded 2002
Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic MicrosystemsResearch institute · founded 2003
Dresden High Magnetic Field LaboratoryResearch institute · founded 2004
Center Nanoelectronic TechnologiesResearch institute · founded 2005
Center for Information Services and High Performance ComputingResearch institute · founded 2005
Center for Regenerative Therapies DresdenResearch institute · founded 2006
Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology DresdenResearch institute · founded 2006
Neuroimaging CenterResearch institute · founded 2006
Center for Molecular BioengineeringResearch institute · founded 2008
Center for Systems Biology DresdenResearch institute · founded 2010
Center for Advancing Electronics DresdenResearch institute · founded 2012
Dresden Center for NanoanalysisResearch institute · founded 2012
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) DresdenResearch institute · founded 2012
DZNE Dresden, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) DresdenResearch institute · founded 2012
Zentrum für Evidenzbasierte GesundheitsversorgungResearch institute · founded 2012
Center for Transport and Devices of Emergent MaterialsResearch institute · founded 2013
DRESDEN-concept Genome CenterResearch institute · founded 2013
Dresden Center for Computational Materials ScienceResearch institute · founded 2013
TransDeN LabResearch institute · founded 2013
Center for Molecular and Cellular BioengineeringResearch institute · founded 2016
Barkhausen Institut, Barkhausen Institut gGmbHResearch institute · founded 2017
Institute of Software Methods for Product VirtualizationResearch institute · founded 2017
Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-LoopResearch institute · founded 2019
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) DresdenResearch institute · founded 2019
Physics of LifeResearch institute · founded 2019
Center for Interdisciplinary Digital SciencesResearch institute · founded 2021
Climate-Neutral and Resource-Efficient ConstructionResearch institute · founded 2026
Responsible Electronics in the Climate Change EraResearch institute · founded 2026
Institut für Diagnostik und Konservierung an Denkmalen in Sachsen und Sachsen-AnhaltResearch institute
Institute of AutomationResearch institute
Institute of Electrical Power Systems and High Voltage EngineeringResearch institute
Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex SystemsResearch institute
Paul Langerhans Institute DresdenResearch institute
Towns and villages around Dresden
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Pieschen2.8 kmLöbtau3.2 kmMockritz3.9 kmÜbigau4.1 kmKaitz4.2 kmRoßthal4.3 kmNeunimptsch4.3 kmNaußlitz4.3 kmWölfnitz4.5 kmTrachau4.6 kmDölzschen4.8 kmTrachenberge4.9 kmBriesnitz5 kmKaditz5.3 kmTorna5.6 kmKemnitz6.4 kmAltfranken6.7 kmOckerwitz6.8 kmGompitz6.8 kmStetzsch6.8 kmKauscha7 kmNeurochwitz7 kmMerbitz7.1 kmMobschatz7.3 kmNiederpoyritz7.4 kmRähnitz7.5 kmRochwitz7.5 kmLeuteritz7.5 kmGohlis7.7 kmPodemus7.8 kmBühlau7.9 kmPennrich8 kmKönigswald8 kmWilschdorf8 kmPappritz8.1 kmCossebaude8.4 kmBrabschütz8.4 kmLockwitz8.5 kmQuohren8.8 kmZöllmen8.9 kmHelfenberg9 kmRoitzsch9 kmGönnsdorf9.1 kmRockau9.2 kmRennersdorf9.3 kmKleinluga9.4 kmSteinbach9.4 kmGroßluga9.7 kmCunnersdorf9.8 kmEichbusch9.9 kmOberwartha10 kmSporbitz10 kmUnkersdorf10 kmWeißig10 kmMalschendorf11 kmLangebrück11 kmSchönfeld11 kmZschieren11 kmGomlitz11 kmWeixdorf12 kmReitzendorf12 kmBorsberg12 kmLausa12 kmFriedersdorf12 kmOberpoyritz13 kmMarsdorf13 kmZaschendorf13 kmSchullwitz13 kmSchönborn14 kmEschdorf14 kmRossendorf15 km
Dresden from above
Around Dresden45 places to see, do and reach nearby
WeißeritzNature3.9 kmWild WeißeritzNature11 kmLockwitzbachNature8.5 kmPrießnitzNature2.1 kmGeberbachNature6.8 kmWiederitzNature7.0 kmPillnitz IslandNature11 kmGauernitz IslandNature14 kmPramenáčMountain39 kmKahlebergMountain33 kmGeisingbergMountain31 kmKomáří hůrkaMountain39 kmSteinkuppeMountain38 kmDrachenkopf bei NassauMountain35 kmSkilift am RotterhangSki area31 kmSki ElstraSki area32 kmSkilift AltenbergSki area32 kmWinterwelt RehefeldSki area36 kmTauchschule AbyssDive site2.7 kmTauchtreffDive site4.4 kmTauchbasis Kiessee LeubenDive site7.1 kmChurch of Our Lady, DresdenMonument0.3 kmZwinger, DresdenMonument0.4 kmDresden CathedralMonument0.3 kmDresden Central StationMonument1.3 kmKreuzkirche, DresdenMonument0.3 kmYenidzeMonument1.2 kmRussian Orthodox ChurchMonument2.0 kmSemperoperMonument0.5 kmGemäldegalerie Alte MeisterMuseum0.4 kmGerman Hygiene MuseumMuseum0.9 kmGalerie Neue MeisterMuseum0.4 kmKupferstich-Kabinett DresdenMuseum0.2 kmAlbertinumMuseum0.4 kmDresden MitteStation1.1 kmDresden HbfStation1.3 kmDresden-NeustadtStation1.7 kmFähre Johannstadt-NeustadtFerry port2.3 kmFähre Neustadt-JohannstadtFerry port2.3 kmMeissenPlace22 kmFreitalPlace8.3 kmRadebeulPlace8.2 kmCoswigPlace14 kmHeidenauPlace13 kmDippoldiswaldePlace18 km
Postal codes
01053–0105801064–01065010670106901095010970109901127011290115901213012170121901255012640127701303–013050130701309
Getting to Dresden
Dresden AirportDRS
9.5 kmKarlovy Vary AirportKLV
111 kmVáclav Havel Airport PraguePRG
112 kmDresden MitteRailway station
1.1 kmDresden HbfRailway station
1.3 kmDresden-NeustadtRailway station
1.7 kmFähre Johannstadt-NeustadtFähre Neustadt-Johannstadt · Fährstelle am Markt
2.3 kmFähre Neustadt-JohannstadtFähre Johannstadt-Neustadt
2.3 kmPlaces near Dresden
Places with a climate like Dresden
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Dresden?
Based on 30-year climate normals, May, June and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Dresden.
What is the hottest month in Dresden?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26°C and lows of 14°C.
What is the coldest month in Dresden?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 4°C and lows of -2°C.
What is the rainiest month in Dresden?
July is the wettest month with about 84 mm of precipitation on 13 wet days.
What is the postal code of Dresden?
Dresden has 27 postal codes: 01053–01058, 01064–01065, 01067, 01069, 01095, 01097, 01099, 01127, 01129, 01159, 01213, 01217 ….