When to go · Dresden
Dresden in January
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (cold, grey).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 3°C37°F / −2°C28°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Low
- Germany overall
- Prices
- Low
- Germany overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Dresden
Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (cold, grey).
Weather in January
- DresdenHighs around 3 °C, lows around -2 °C, rain on about 10 daysHighs around 37 °F, lows around 28 °F, rain on about 10 days
- Berlin and the east, Germany · Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Brandenburg lakescool
Continental: cold dry winters (around 0 °C), warm summers with 30 °C spells; lake swimming from June.Continental: cold dry winters (around 32 °F), warm summers with 86 °F spells; lake swimming from June.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Germany overall
- Low
- Prices · Germany overall
- Low
Germany overall: Cold, short days; cheap city breaks and museums; skiing in the Bavarian Alps.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket