Weather in Saxony

Calculated from weather data of Leipzig/Halle Airport (EDDP) between 2021 and 2025.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	4.5	5.5	4.4	6.0	5.2	2.7
February	6.8	4.9	10.3	6.5	8.5	5.0
March	10.4	12.0	12.3	10.0	10.8	9.4
April	14.5		16.1	11.9	12.9	11.0
May	19.2		21.1	19.0	21.1	16.1
June	25.0		23.1	25.3	26.1	25.6
July	25.4		25.5	26.1	25.8	24.6
August	25.7		27.1	24.3	26.8	22.0
September	21.0		22.1	24.3	19.0	20.6
October	15.8		15.5	16.5	18.0	14.9
November	8.6		7.9	8.5	9.5	7.9
December	5.6		5.5	6.7	-1.9	4.9
Average	14.4	7.5	15.9	15.5	15.8	13.7

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	-1.7	0	-2	2	1	-1
February	0.0	-2	4	0	2	-2
March	1.5	1	3	3	0	2
April	4.3		7	4	3	2
May	8.6		11	8	10	8
June	13.6		13	13	13	15
July	14.4		15	15	14	15
August	15.0		16	15	16	13
September	11.1		12	13	10	12
October	8.0		8	9	9	7
November	3.0		3	4	3	3
December	0.9		1	2	-4	0
Average	6.0	-1.8	7.6	7.2	6.7	6.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
30 °C or warmer	0	15	8	15	4
25 °C or warmer	0	55	65	56	38
20 °C or warmer	0	125	121	117	101
0 °C or colder	42	34	50	51	63

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	20.4	13	10	19	24	36
February	13.0	10	11	13	15	22
March	14.8	5	12	24	3	15
April	10.6		11	15	13	13
May	9.8		13	4	8	24
June	6.7		9	10	5	7
July	8.3		11	10	8	8
August	8.5		3	14	6	17
September	8.3		8	2	17	6
October	12.8		10	18	8	10
November	14.1		15	24	11	17
December	18.4		13	31	24	18
Average	11.2	9.0	10.2	14.1	10.4	15.0

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	20.6	20	23	22	23	16
February	20.5	14	22	21	30	16
March	18.8	14	18	20	15	18
April	17.8		18	17	19	19
May	16.3		15	16	16	20
June	14.9		16	14	15	12
July	15.3		14	19	15	15
August	14.7		14	15	12	16
September	15.2		19	12	16	13
October	18.2		16	19	16	17
November	17.3		18	21	16	17
December	19.2		19	23	14	16
Average	16.9	15.6	17.1	17.6	16.7	16.1

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	SW	SW	SW	W	SW
February	SE	SW	W	SW	S
March	NW	S	SW	E	W
April		SW	N	NW	NW
May		SE	NE	W	SW
June		W	N	W	NW
July		SW	SW	W	W
August		W	SW	N	W
September		N	S	SW	W
October		SW	SW	SW	SW
November		SW	SW	S	SW
December		SW	SW	W	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Saxony weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Saxony?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 26 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Saxony?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 5 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Saxony?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 20.5 %.

Which month is the driest in Saxony?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in June. The probability is about 6.8 %.