River

Weißeritz

Located in Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden Coordinates: 51°03′48″ N 13°41′12″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 110 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Löbtau; 2.3 km S
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: DRS Dresden Airport10 km; LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport109 km

About Weißeritz

Weißeritz is a river. Location: Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Briesnitzer Kirche and Dresden Concentration Camp (Reichsbahn).

Photos of Weißeritz

Collmberg Jörg Blobelt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Steinhübel Stefan Kühn · CC0
Catholic Court Church X-Weinzar · CC BY-SA 3.0
Briesnitzer Kirche X-Weinzar · CC BY-SA 2.5
Dresden Concentration Camp (Reichsbahn) Christian Liebscher · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Weißeritz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 52 mm

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

3° -2°

5° -1°

9° 2°

14° 5°

20° 9°

23° 12°

25° 14°

20° 11°

14° 7°

8° 3°

5° 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 Weißeritz
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	5°	9°	14°	20°	23°	25°	25°	20°	14°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-1°	2°	5°	9°	12°	14°	14°	11°	7°	3°	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 Weißeritz

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 10 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 4 km to the east.

Airports

Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 10 kmnortheast
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 109 kmwest
Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 110 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Dresden Population: 564.9K 4 kmeast
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 59 kmsouthwest
Leipzig Population: 505K 97 kmwest
Gera Population: 104.7K 115 kmwest
Prague Population: 1.2M 120 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Weißeritz

Within 100 km: 340 historic and cultural sites, 1,973 natural sites, 508 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km320 places

Erzgebirge Mountain 21 kmSE
Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 22 kmSE
Vierteich Lake 22 kmN
Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 22 kmS

25–60 km1,091 places

Vosí vrch Mountain 54 kmE
Wiesenteich Lake 60 kmNE
Weißiger Großteich Lake 43 kmNE
Toffelsteich Lake 40 kmNW

60–100 km1,410 places

Lysá Mountain 98 kmSE
Hořidla Mountain 71 kmSE
Stoličná Mountain 90 kmSW
Svatý Prokop Landmark 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Löbtau Town, Dresden
2.3 km S
Briesnitz Village, Dresden
1.1 km W
Gorbitz Town, Dresden
2.7 km SW
Friedrichstadt Neighbourhood, Dresden
1.5 km E
Dresden City, Dresden
3.9 km E
Mickten Town, Dresden
2.7 km NE

Weißeritz

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Briesnitzer Kirche Attraction, Dresden
1.1 km NW
Dresden Concentration Camp (Reichsbahn) Historic site, Dresden
1 km SE
Dresden Concentration Camp (Reichsbahnausbesserungswerk) Historic site, Dresden
0.5 km SE
Catholic Court Church Attraction, Dresden
3.7 km E
Collmberg Mountain, Dresden
5.2 km S
Dresden Concentration Camp (Universelle) Historic site, Dresden
2.8 km SE
Dresden, Emmauskirche Attraction, Dresden
2.5 km NW
Proschhübel Mountain, Dresden
5 km NE

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Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 5, 2026