Heusden weather in July

In July, Heusden sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Heusden's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heusden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:48 AM – 8:41 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Heusden is section of Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in Heusden reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22314
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How July really feels in Heusden

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Heusden weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6612.11.28.20.3
Feb / 6011.31.89.60.7
Mar11° / 6012.50.911.52.3
Apr15° / 4810.9013.54.2
May18° / 6012.1015.35.5
Jun21° / 12°6912.4016.25.9
Jul23° / 14°7512.7015.86.4
Aug23° / 14°7512.2014.46.4
Sep19° / 11°5810.5012.45.9
Oct15° / 6111.3010.44.1
Nov10° / 6412.10.38.71.9
Dec / 7713.61.77.80.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93367
103367
113367
123466
133466
143466
153763
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Heusden gets around 75 mm of rain over 12.7 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
342
442
542
642
742
842
942
1042
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1740
1840
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2639
2739
2838
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3038
3137

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15630122
25531122
35432122
45233132
55234131
65234131
75035141
84935141
94935141
104836151
114836151
124736151
134736161
144637161
154537171
164537171
174438181
184238181
194139191
204039191
213939201
223940202
233840212
243740212
253741212
263641212
273542212
283543212
293443212
303444212
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:34 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 8:50 PM to 8:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:348:50
216.34:358:50
316.24:368:50
416.24:368:49
516.24:378:49
616.24:388:48
716.24:398:48
816.14:398:47
916.14:408:47
1016.14:418:46
1116.14:428:46
1216.04:438:45
1316.04:448:44
1416.04:458:43
1515.94:468:42
1615.94:488:41
1715.94:498:40
1815.84:508:39
1915.84:518:38
2015.74:528:37
2115.74:548:36
2215.74:558:35
2315.64:568:34
2415.64:588:32
2515.54:598:31
2615.55:008:30
2715.45:028:28
2815.45:038:27
2915.45:048:26
3015.35:068:24
3115.35:078:23

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Heusden?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Heusden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Heusden in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Heusden sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Heusden in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Heusden peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Heusden in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Heusden is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1216 µg/m³Dec 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Heusden?

Heusden sits at 51.0°N, 5.3°E, 39 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Zolder, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Heusden

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Heusden.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heusden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 730 m.

The land around Heusden is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), cropland (28%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
730 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Zolder 2.0 km · Koersel 3.0 km · Beringen 4.0 km · Houthalen 7.0 km · Helchteren 7.0 km · Zonhoven 8.0 km · Hasselt 12 km · Tessenderlo 14 km

Belgium travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 81% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,750
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
5.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 608
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%nonbeliever/agnostic 20%atheist 9%Muslim 7%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Heusden (51.0366°, 5.2801°, elevation 39 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).