Dessau weather in June

In June, Dessau sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 52 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of June to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Dessau's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dessau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
3:58 AM – 8:24 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Dessau is city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; since 2007 district of Dessau-Roßlau.

Air quality
Good
PM10 24.3 µg/m³ · 2010
Density
371/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical June day in Dessau reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22111
32111
42112
52112
62112
72212
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92212
102212
112212
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How June really feels in Dessau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dessau weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°4711.63.58.10.0
Feb / -1°349.43.29.60.1
Mar / 45111.711.51.7
Apr14° / 358.70.313.64.3
May19° / 5610.1015.45.9
Jun22° / 12°5210.2016.46.4
Jul24° / 15°7211.50166.6
Aug24° / 14°5810.6014.46.7
Sep19° / 11°518.7012.46.1
Oct14° / 439.40.110.43.9
Nov / 4710.20.98.61.2
Dec / 4811.92.87.60.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44060
54159
64159
74060
84159
94060
104060
113961
123862
133763
143763
153763
163664
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193565
203664
213763
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303862

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Dessau gets around 52 mm of rain over 10.2 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
535
635
735
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2836
2936
3036

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1791740
2781750
3771850
4771850
5751960
6751960
7751960
8751960
9751960
10751960
11751960
12751960
13741961
14741961
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16732061
17732061
18732061
19732061
20732061
21732061
22722161
23722161
24722161
25712261
26712261
27692371
28692371
29672481
30672481

Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min at the start of June to 16 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:06 AM to 4:02 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 8:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.14:068:11
216.14:058:12
316.24:048:14
416.24:038:15
516.24:038:16
616.24:028:17
716.34:018:18
816.34:018:18
916.34:008:19
1016.34:008:20
1116.44:008:21
1216.43:598:22
1316.43:598:22
1416.43:598:23
1516.43:598:24
1616.43:588:24
1716.43:588:25
1816.43:588:25
1916.53:588:26
2016.53:588:26
2116.53:588:26
2216.53:598:26
2316.53:598:27
2416.53:598:27
2516.53:598:27
2616.54:008:27
2716.44:008:27
2816.44:018:27
2916.44:018:27
3016.44:028:27

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.44 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Dessau?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Dessau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dessau in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Dessau sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Dessau in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dessau peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dessau?

Dessau sits at 51.8°N, 12.2°E, 63 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Zerbst, 18 km away.

Topography around Dessau

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dessau.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dessau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 m.

The land around Dessau is covered by trees (35%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (37%), cropland (35%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
476 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Zerbst 18 km · Wolfen 20 km · Köthen 21 km · Bitterfeld-Wolfen 25 km · Wittenberg 28 km · Bernburg 35 km · Delitzsch 35 km · Schönebeck 40 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dessau (51.8386°, 12.2455°, elevation 63 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).