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Leipzig, Saxony climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Leipzig has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 25°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −1°C at night. Around 499 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (68 mm) and easing off in February (22 mm). At latitude 52°N, day length swings from 7.6 hours in midwinter to 16.4 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 countsLeipzig climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −1 | −1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | −1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 28 | 22 | 34 | 29 | 58 | 49 | 68 | 53 | 52 | 30 | 40 | 34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 22 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 17 |
| Avg low (°C) | −1 | −1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 28 | 22 | 34 | 29 | 58 | 49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | −1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 53 | 52 | 30 | 40 | 34 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 16 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 92 | 88 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 73 | 83 | 91 | 93 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 70 | 72 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 92 | 88 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 70 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 68 | 67 | 73 | 83 | 91 | 93 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Halle, a weather station, about 35 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.