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Chemnitz, Saxony climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Chemnitz has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 24°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −2°C at night. Around 591 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (80 mm) and easing off in February (27 mm). At latitude 51°N, day length swings from 7.7 hours in midwinter to 16.3 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsChemnitz climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −2 | −2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | −1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 32 | 27 | 39 | 32 | 57 | 67 | 80 | 67 | 60 | 44 | 46 | 40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | −2 | −2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 32 | 27 | 39 | 32 | 57 | 67 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | −1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 67 | 60 | 44 | 46 | 40 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 20 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 0.5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 20 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 0.5 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 72 | 77 | 76 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 92 | 88 | 83 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 90 | 92 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13.5 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 12.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 71 | 72 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 92 | 88 | 83 | 77 | 75 | 72 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13.5 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 68 | 66 | 66 | 72 | 77 | 76 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 90 | 92 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 12.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Gera-leumnitz, a weather station, about 56 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.