Dresden weather in November

In November, Dresden sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of November to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Dresden's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dresden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:32 AM – 4:09 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Dresden is capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,720/km²
people per km²
Founded
1206

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical November day in Dresden reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1104
294
394
494
594
693
783
883
983
1083
1183
1273
1372
1472
1572
1662
1762
1862
1961
2061
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2651
2740
2840
2940
3040

How November really feels in Dresden

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Dresden weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6313.87.88.20.0
Feb / -2°4911.16.49.60.0
Mar / 6312.94.711.51.1
Apr13° / 5011.11.413.53.5
May18° / 7512.80.115.35.2
Jun21° / 11°8613.2016.25.8
Jul23° / 14°9513.1015.96.3
Aug23° / 13°9012014.46.4
Sep18° / 10°6911.3012.45.5
Oct12° / 5811.50.310.43.2
Nov / 5911.32.88.70.7
Dec / -1°6212.86.37.80.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
82971
92872
102773
112773
122674
132674
142674
152575
162674
172575
182575
192575
202575
212575
222575
232575
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272575
282476
292575
302575

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Dresden gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1383
2383
3394
4394
5394
6395
7395
8396
9406
10407
11408
12408
13409
144010
153911
163911
173812
183712
193712
203612
213613
223613
233613
243513
253513
263513
273513
283513
293513
303513

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of November to 8 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 4:31 PM to 3:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:064:31
29.47:084:30
39.37:094:28
49.37:114:26
59.27:134:25
69.17:154:23
79.17:164:21
89.07:184:20
99.07:204:18
108.97:224:17
118.97:234:16
128.87:254:14
138.87:274:13
148.77:284:11
158.77:304:10
168.67:324:09
178.67:334:08
188.57:354:07
198.57:374:05
208.47:384:04
218.47:404:03
228.47:414:02
238.37:434:01
248.37:444:00
258.27:464:00
268.27:473:59
278.27:493:58
288.17:503:57
298.17:523:57
308.17:533:56

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Dresden?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dresden.

What to pack for Dresden in November

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

In November, Dresden sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Dresden in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dresden peaks around June 20 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 20UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dresden?

Dresden sits at 51.1°N, 13.7°E, 116 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Äußere Neustadt, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Dresden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dresden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 954 m.

The land around Dresden is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
379 m
80 km
954 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Äußere Neustadt 2.0 km · Löbtau 3.0 km · Blasewitz 4.0 km · Loschwitz 5.0 km · Gorbitz 5.0 km · Klotzsche 7.0 km · Leuben 7.0 km · Radebeul 8.0 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 Dresden (51.0509°, 13.7383°, elevation 116 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).