Zerbst in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Zerbst sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 186 mm of rain over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Zerbst's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Zerbst's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 23°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 13°C
- Rainfall
- 186 mm
- 33 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.6
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Zerbst in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.
A typical summer day in Zerbst reaches about 23°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Zerbst
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Zerbst weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4° / -1° | 49 | 11.7 | 3 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 5° / -1° | 35 | 9.7 | 3.4 | 9.6 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 9° / 2° | 46 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 11.5 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 14° / 5° | 36 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 4.2 |
| May | 19° / 9° | 56 | 10.3 | 0 | 15.4 | 5.9 |
| Jun | 22° / 12° | 54 | 10.4 | 0 | 16.4 | 6.4 |
| Jul | 24° / 14° | 73 | 11.9 | 0 | 16 | 6.6 |
| Aug | 24° / 14° | 59 | 10.3 | 0 | 14.4 | 6.8 |
| Sep | 19° / 11° | 53 | 8.9 | 0 | 12.4 | 6.1 |
| Oct | 14° / 7° | 46 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 10.4 | 3.9 |
| Nov | 8° / 3° | 46 | 10.5 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 4° / 0° | 49 | 11.9 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Zerbst gets around 186 mm of rain over 33 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 10 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min in early June to 13 h 30 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.0 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Zerbst?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Zerbst for sightseeing.
What to pack for Zerbst in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Zerbst sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.
UV index in Zerbst in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Zerbst 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Zerbst?
Zerbst sits at 52.0°N, 12.1°E, 67 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Dessau, 18 km away.
Topography around Zerbst
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Zerbst.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Zerbst has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 628 m.
The land around Zerbst is covered by cropland (49%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (31%) within 80 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
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 Zerbst (51.9662°, 12.0852°, elevation 67 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.