Saxony, Germany
Freiberg
Freiberg is a town in Saxony, Germany, 412 m above sea level. It has a population of about 41,205 (2025). The climate is classified as warm-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Now8°C
Best timeJul–Sep
Population41,205
Local time21:33
50.91° N, 13.34° EElevation 412 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal codes09595–09596, 09599October: high / low13° / 5°
Rain this month56mm
Best timeJul–Sep
Best: Jul–Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Freiberg at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:41 · 18:0210 h 21 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous87% · Moonrise 16:39Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 7.3Next holiday31 OctoberReformation DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitJul–Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month23°C
Average high in July
Coolest month-3°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
103 mm of rain
Driest monthApril
55 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 1.4 km
Weather in Freiberg
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
8°C
Today hour by hourClear · wind 18 km/h · humidity 67%
Today22 Oct11°6°0.9 mm
Fri23 Oct13°5°
Sat24 Oct9°5°2.4 mm
Sun25 Oct11°5°8.5 mm
Mon26 Oct11°5°
Tue27 Oct15°7°1.7 mm
Wed28 Oct15°10°0.5 mm
Thu29 Oct10°4°
Fri30 Oct12°4°
Sat31 Oct10°4°
When to go to Freiberg
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 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 50 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 40 | 21 | 16 |
| High | 3° | 4° | 8° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Low | -3° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -1° |
| Rain (mm) | 65 | 57 | 70 | 55 | 75 | 75 | 103 | 101 | 66 | 56 | 74 | 75 |
| Wet days | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
What's on in Freiberg
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Freiberg's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Freiberg
1.1 km
Freiberg CathedralBuilt 12251.1 km
Freudenstein CastleBuilt 1400
1 km
Nikolaikirche (Freiberg)Built 1200
1.1 km
Jakobikirche, FreibergBuilt 1890
0.7 km
Café HartmannBuilt 1725
1 km
SilbermannhausBuilt 1601
Museum0.5 km
Betten- und Schlafmuseum FreibergBuilt 2012
Museum1.1 km
Stadt- und Bergbaumuseum, FreibergBuilt 1861More museums: Clemens-Winkler-Gedenkstätte · Ehemalige Königliche Schrotfabrik · Historicum · Institut für Mineralogie · Kustodie · terra mineralia Mineralienausstellung
Outdoors around Freiberg
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Miniaturpark „Klein-Erzgebirge“Theme parks
0.3 kmKletterwand des SMF e.V.Climbing
0.3 kmCamping FreibergCamp sites
0.5 kmTierparkZoos
0.6 kmErlebnisbad OederanWater parks
0.7 kmCampingplatz ReinsbergCamp sites
0.8 kmSkilift am RotterhangSki area · 1 km of pistes · 1 lifts
28 kmSkilift Erzgebirge Skiclub OlbernhauSki area · 0 km of pistes · 1 lifts
29 kmWinterwelt RehefeldSki area · 3 km of pistes · 2 lifts
32 kmSkilift AltenbergSki area · 2 km of pistes · 6 lifts
34 kmDruckausgleichDive site
1.4 kmNature around Freiberg
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Germany seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Freiberg
Earthquakes around Freiberg
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days1magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19501magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record3within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.1Markneukirchen 2 km ↑1985 · 96 km
Universities and research institutes
TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Technische Universität Bergakademie FreibergUniversity or college · founded 1765
Forschungsinstitut für Leder und KunststoffbahnenResearch institute · founded 1889
Institut für Qualitätssicherung von Stoffsystemen FreibergResearch institute · founded 1996
Technologiezentrum HalbleitermaterialienResearch institute · founded 2005
Towns and villages around Freiberg
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Lößnitz2.2 kmZug2.5 kmLangenrinne2.7 kmLossnitz2.9 kmHalsbach3 kmNeuhilbersdorf3.1 kmTuttendorf3.3 kmMuldenhütten3.4 kmKleinwaltersdorf3.4 kmKleinschirma3.5 kmHilbersdorf4.1 kmHalsbrücke4.4 kmConradsdorf4.7 kmBrand-Erbisdorf5.1 kmSankt Michaelis5.4 kmNeuberthelsdorf5.4 kmGrüneburg5.5 kmBerthelsdorf5.6 kmSand5.7 kmFalkenberg6.1 kmLinda6.1 kmWeißenborn6.1 kmOberschöna6.1 kmRothenfurth6.3 kmHimmelsfürst6.5 kmNaundorf6.6 kmWegefarth6.8 kmNiederbobritzsch6.9 kmGroßschirma7.2 kmKrummenhennersdorf7.6 kmBuschhäuser8.2 kmNiederschöna8.4 kmHohentanne8.4 kmSüßenbach8.4 kmLangenau8.5 kmWeigmannsdorf8.6 kmKirchbach8.7 kmLanghennersdorf8.8 kmWingendorf8.8 kmGotthelfriedrichsgrund8.8 kmOberschaar9.1 kmBräunsdorf9.1 kmOberreichenbach9.1 kmZechendorf9.4 kmMüdisdorf9.5 kmGroßvoigtsberg9.6 kmBurkersdorf9.6 kmNeudörfel9.7 kmSiegfried9.9 kmKohlung9.9 kmSeifersdorf9.9 kmKleinvoigtsberg10 kmOberbobritzsch10 kmHetzdorf10 kmHaida10 kmWüsthetzdorf10 kmSohra10 kmLichtenberg10 kmMemmendorf11 kmBieberstein11 kmHutha11 kmReichenbach11 kmReinsberg11 kmHartha11 kmDittmannsdorf11 kmZehntel11 kmRiechberg11 kmHelbigsdorf11 kmHerrndorf12 kmLichtenstein12 kmObergruna12 kmGörbersdorf12 kmHelbigsdorfer Siedlung12 kmKleinhartmannsdorf12 kmGränitz12 kmGroßhartmannsdorf12 kmBockendorf12 kmGoßberg12 kmMobendorf13 kmDrehfeld13 km
Freiberg from above
Around Freiberg41 places to see, do and reach nearby
GimmlitzNature8.3 kmColmnitzbachNature7.3 kmGoldbach (Münzbach)Nature2.6 kmMünzbachNature5.3 kmSchirmbachNature6.6 kmKleinwaltersdorfer BachNature6.2 kmLoučnáMountain35 kmMedvědí skálaMountain39 kmLesenská pláňMountain37 kmPramenáčMountain36 kmKahlebergMountain33 kmVlčí hora, MeziboříMountain36 kmSkilift am RotterhangSki area28 kmSkilift Erzgebirge Skiclub OlbernhauSki area29 kmWinterwelt RehefeldSki area32 kmSkilift AltenbergSki area34 kmDruckausgleichDive site1.4 kmFreiberg CathedralMonument1.1 kmFreudenstein CastleMonument1.1 kmNikolaikirche (Freiberg)Monument1.0 kmJakobikirche, FreibergMonument1.1 kmCafé HartmannMonument0.7 kmSilbermannhausMonument1.0 kmGardener's Cottage FreibergMonument1.0 kmDonatsturmMonument1.2 kmBetten- und Schlafmuseum FreibergMuseum0.5 kmStadt- und Bergbaumuseum, FreibergMuseum1.1 kmHimmelfahrt MineMuseum2.4 kmMineralogische Sammlung der TU Bergakademie FreibergMuseum1.1 kmGeowissenschaftliche Sammlungen - Humboldt-BauMuseum1.7 kmFreiberg (Sachs)Station0.5 kmBerthelsdorf (Erzgeb)Station4.3 kmBrand-ErbisdorfStation4.8 kmFähre Anna (nur im Sommer)Ferry port24 kmLochmühleFerry port26 kmFreitalPlace24 kmDippoldiswaldePlace23 kmFrankenbergPlace21 kmFlöhaPlace20 kmBrand-ErbisdorfPlace5.1 kmHainichenPlace17 km
Postal codes
09595–0959609599
Getting to Freiberg
Dresden AirportDRS
39 kmKarlovy Vary AirportKLV
84 kmLeipzig/Halle AirportLEJ
96 kmFreiberg (Sachs)Railway station
0.5 kmBerthelsdorf (Erzgeb)Railway station
4.3 kmBrand-ErbisdorfRailway station
4.8 kmFähre Anna (nur im Sommer)Ferry port
24 kmLochmühleKriebstein Hafen
26 kmPlaces near Freiberg
Places with a climate like Freiberg
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Freiberg?
Based on 30-year climate normals, July, August and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Freiberg.
What is the hottest month in Freiberg?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23°C and lows of 13°C.
What is the coldest month in Freiberg?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 3°C and lows of -3°C.
What is the rainiest month in Freiberg?
July is the wettest month with about 103 mm of precipitation on 15 wet days.
What is the postal code of Freiberg?
Freiberg has 3 postal codes: 09595–09596, 09599.