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Dresden

Located in Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden, Saxony Coordinates: 51°03′00″ N 13°45′00″ E

Map showing the location of Dresden Dresden
Location in Germany
Population
564,904
564.9K
Elevation
118 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
222
listed under Dresden
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport9 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport111 km

About Dresden

Dresden is a village. Location: Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden, Saxony. Population: 564,904. Elevation: 118 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Prießnitz and Radeberger Land.

Climate of Dresden

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (81 mm)
Driest month
February (36 mm)

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 Dresden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°14°20°22°25°24°20°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°9°12°14°14°11°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)423644456069817750455252

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

How to get to Dresden

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 9 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 1 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 9 kmnorth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 111 kmsouthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 112 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 1 kmwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 62 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 102 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 117 kmsoutheast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 119 kmwest

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

Day trips from Dresden

Within 100 km: 318 historic and cultural sites, 1,934 natural sites, 486 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km334 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 18 kmS
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Vierteich Lake 24 kmN
  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 20 kmS

25–60 km1,060 places

  • Vosí vrch Mountain 49 kmE
  • Wiesenteich Lake 58 kmNE
  • Weißiger Großteich Lake 41 kmNE
  • Weißer Seeteich Lake 60 kmNE

60–100 km1,344 places

  • Lysá Mountain 93 kmSE
  • Hořidla Mountain 67 kmSE
  • Stoličná Mountain 91 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Dresden

222 places
  1. 7 Loschwitz 20.7K
  2. 8 Äußere Neustadt 18.1K
  3. 9 Mickten 13.4K
  4. 10 Friedrichstadt 9.9K
  5. 11 Hellerau 6.3K
  6. 12 Laubegast 4.5K
  7. 13 Pillnitz 3.4K
  8. 14 Briesnitz 3.4K
  9. 15 Albertstadt 3.3K
  10. 16 Leubnitz-Neuostra 2.8K
  11. 17 Kleinzschachwitz 2.3K
  12. 18 Mockritz 1.7K
  13. 19 Rochwitz 1.2K
  14. 20 Gostritz 639

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages16

Mountains & nature3

Heritage & sights21

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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