Dresden Weather in August
Dresden in August
The short of it: Dresden in August averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 15° · rain 76 mm · daylight 14 h 33 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & June
August in Dresden brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 15°, with about 76 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 33 min in mid-August, 94 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and June.
Against its neighbours, Dresden runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Äußere Neustadt, 2 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Dresden, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 14 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h