Dresden under heat record: These quarter suffer the worst!

Dresden under heat record: These quarter suffer the worst!

On Wednesday, July 1, 2025, Dresden awaits the hottest day of the year with temperatures of up to 37 degrees. The city administration has employed extensive analyzes for heat risk in all 64 districts and towns of the city. Inner -city locations such as the city center, Pieschen, the outer Neustadt and strongly sealed industrial areas, where overheating is highest, are particularly affected. In these areas, the temperature in the evening and night hours can be over six degrees higher compared to undeveloped surroundings, which causes the burden to increase considerably. The temperatures are much more pleasant in rural districts such as Altfranken/Gompitz and Cossebaude/Mobschatz/Oberwartha.

Over 60% of the Dresdeners feel the greatest stress in the city center in extreme heat, and 67% state that they then avoid them. A tightening of the heat situation through climate change must be expected that such hot days will increase. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has already found that vulnerable groups-such as older people, pregnant women, children and people with chronic diseases-are particularly at risk. Effective heat protection is required to minimize the effects on health and general well -being among the population, report the Saxon and the rki.

heat risk in Dresden

The districts with the highest risk potential are Johannstadt-Süd, the Outer Neustadt, Striesen-Ost, Wilsdruffer Vorstadt, Seeportstadt-West and Prohlis-Süd. In contrast, Schönfeld-Weißig/Schullwitz and Langebrück/Schönborn have a low risk potential, which is due to cheaper urban climate conditions. The inner old town has the highest overheating, but can be classified as a medium risk potential due to the low population and the low proportion of heat -sensitive people.

The urban heat island effect shows clearly when you consider that the minimum temperatures in urban areas are up to 10 degrees higher than in less built -up regions. This problem is underpinned by the forecasts of the Federal Environment Agency, which predict an increase in so -called "hot days" and "tropical nights", which will increase in many parts of Germany. In the years 2003, 2015, 2018 and 2022, extreme heat waves were particularly pronounced and led to around 15,600 additional deaths due to heat-related causes in Germany, according to [Federal Environmental Office] (https://www.umweltbundamt.de/daten/umwelt-gesheit/gesundheit-- Derhiten).

measures to cool down

In order to meet the challenges of the heat, the Dresden Health Department has given a number of recommendations for cooling. These include:

• drinking 2-3 liters per day, preferably mineral water or diluted juices.
• cooling through wet towels, cold foot baths or water jet on wrists.
• Use of a fan in the room.
• Avoid direct sunlight from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• ventilate in the early morning and evening hours, keep the window closed during the day.
• External shading of the windows prefer.
Reduce
• heat sources in the apartment.
• Shower lukewarm.
• Alcohol, caffeinated and ice -cold drinks.
• consume light food in small portions.

The city faces major challenges to secure the quality of life of its citizens even on hot days, while at the same time the health risks have to be properly assessed and minimized. A well -thought -out and preventive heat protection could bring the crucial turn here.