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Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden

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Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden

Located in Saxony, Germany Coordinates: 51°05′00″ N 13°46′00″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 564,904; 564.9K
Elevation: 148 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 1; listed under Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: DRS Dresden Airport6 km; LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport113 km

About Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden

Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden is a municipality. Location: Saxony, Germany. Population: 564,904. Elevation: 148 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Radeberger Land and Prießnitz.

Photos of Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden

Trutzsch Stefan Kühn · CC0
Triebenberg SchiDD · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gamighübel Erfurth · CC BY-SA 3.0
Collmberg Jörg Blobelt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Borsberg R.D. -- Rolf-Dresden · CC BY 2.5

Climate of Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month: July (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: July (81 mm)
Driest month: February (36 mm)

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9° 1°

14° 4°

20° 9°

22° 12°

24° 14°

19° 10°

14° 6°

7° 2°

4° 0°

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	9°	14°	20°	22°	24°	24°	19°	14°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	4°	9°	12°	14°	14°	10°	6°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	42	36	44	45	60	69	81	77	50	45	52	52

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 6 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 4 km to the southwest.

Airports

Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 6 kmnorth
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 113 kmwest
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 115 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Dresden Population: 564.9K 4 kmsouthwest
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 65 kmsouthwest
Leipzig Population: 505K 102 kmwest
Prague Population: 1.2M 120 kmsoutheast
Gera Population: 104.7K 120 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden

Within 100 km: 311 historic and cultural sites, 1,915 natural sites, 493 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km342 places

Erzgebirge Mountain 21 kmS
Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 19 kmSE
Vierteich Lake 20 kmN
Röhricht-Teich Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km1,031 places

Vosí vrch Mountain 49 kmSE
Wiesenteich Lake 55 kmNE
Weißiger Großteich Lake 37 kmNE
Weißer Seeteich Lake 56 kmNE

60–100 km1,346 places

Lysá Mountain 95 kmSE
Hořidla Mountain 70 kmSE
Stoličná Mountain 95 kmSW
Sprotte River 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.