Weather risk planner
Weather risk for filming in Dresden
Three exterior days in Dresden in January: rain hits at least one with 86 % probability. In April it is 70 %. The tool is set to Dresden — enter your own days.
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- Cover days to hold
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- Sunshine per day
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- Daylight
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- Mean temperature
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Rain risk in Dresden, month by month
Dresden averages 15 rain days in January and 10 in April. A rain day here is any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation, averaged over 2015–2024. The risk columns assume every exterior day can be lost; the cover-day column is what you need to be 90 % sure a five-day exterior block finishes.
| Month | Rain days | 3 days: ≥ 1 hit | 5 days: ≥ 1 hit | Cover days (5 d, 90 %) | Sun/day | Mean temp |
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| January | 15 | 86 % | 96 % | 4 | 3.3 h | 1.6 °C |
| February | 12 | 81 % | 94 % | 4 | 5.4 h | 3.0 °C |
| March | 12 | 77 % | 91 % | 3 | 7.2 h | 5.4 °C |
| April | 10 | 70 % | 87 % | 3 | 9.6 h | 9.1 °C |
| May | 10 | 69 % | 86 % | 3 | 11.0 h | 14.0 °C |
| June | 11 | 75 % | 90 % | 3 | 12.3 h | 19.0 °C |
| July | 11 | 73 % | 89 % | 3 | 12.1 h | 20.3 °C |
| August | 11 | 73 % | 89 % | 3 | 10.5 h | 20.5 °C |
| September | 10 | 70 % | 87 % | 3 | 9.2 h | 15.9 °C |
| October | 12 | 77 % | 91 % | 3 | 6.2 h | 11.3 °C |
| November | 12 | 78 % | 92 % | 3 | 4.5 h | 5.8 °C |
| December | 13 | 80 % | 93 % | 4 | 3.5 h | 3.6 °C |
When to shoot exteriors in Dresden
Weighing daylight against rain days, June comes out best: 16 h 31 min of daylight, 11 rain days and 12.3 hours of sunshine a day. The sunniest month is June (12.3 h a day).
The month matters here: five exterior days run a 86 % risk of losing at least one day in May, but 96 % in January — 3 against 4 cover days for 90 % certainty.
Rain days are not grey days: even in January, the wettest month, the sun shines 3.3 hours a day on average. Many of those rain days are wet for an hour, not all day — if your scenes can wait out a shower, lower the share slider in the tool.
Frequently asked
What is the rainiest month in Dresden?
January, with 15 days of at least 1 mm rain on average (2015–2024). The driest is April with 10.
How many cover days should I plan for an exterior shoot in Dresden?
For five exterior days and 90 % certainty: 3 in April, 4 in January. The tool above calculates it for your exact number of days.
Is this a weather forecast?
No — it is climate: what the last ten years looked like on average. From about ten days before the shoot, the national weather service forecast is the better source.