Leipzig, the largest city in Saxony, sits on a low plain at the confluence of several rivers in eastern Germany at approximately 51.34°N, 12.37°E. Its eastern, inland position gives it a temperate climate with a continental edge (Köppen Cfb/Dfb) — warm summers and cold winters — with a wider annual temperature range and notably less rain than western Germany, as it lies in the drier eastern plains.

Summer, from June to August, is warm and relatively sunny, with July the warmest month — average highs around 24–25°C — and heatwaves that can push past 35°C. It is the wettest season, when most rain falls as thundery showers, though totals remain modest; the continental influence gives warmer, more settled summer spells than the changeable maritime west.

Winter, from December to February, is cold and grey, with January the coolest month — average highs around 2–3°C and lows near -2°C, and cold snaps from continental air that can drop well below -10°C. Snow falls more often and lies longer than in the west, and still, foggy, overcast spells are common in the low-lying plain during winter high pressure.

Leipzig is among the drier German cities, receiving only around 530–600 mm of precipitation a year — the eastern plains lie in a modest rain shadow, far from the Atlantic — with a clear summer maximum from thunderstorms and a good share of the winter total falling as snow. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.

Leipzig lies in one of the driest corners of Germany, sheltered from Atlantic rain by distance and by the uplands to its west, so it receives noticeably less precipitation than the Rhineland or the North Sea coast. Its continental character brings warmer, sunnier summers and colder, snowier winters than the maritime west, with winter fog frequent over the flat, open plain.

To follow any single measurement in Leipzig more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.