Middelkerke weather in July

In July, Middelkerke sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Middelkerke's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Middelkerke's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:57 AM – 8:52 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
19 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Middelkerke is town in Middelkerke municipality, 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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical July day in Middelkerke reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Middelkerke

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.

Middelkerke weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7614.20.88.20.8
Feb / 6311.91.19.60.7
Mar / 5611.50.611.51.5
Apr11° / 4610013.52.5
May14° / 11°5510.6015.33.8
Jun16° / 14°5810.2016.35.1
Jul19° / 16°6811.5015.95.9
Aug19° / 17°7811.9014.46.0
Sep18° / 15°8011.9012.45.3
Oct15° / 12°9814.6010.43.8
Nov11° / 10315.70.28.72.2
Dec / 9815.50.77.71.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Middelkerke gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.5 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1454690
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Wind in July

Winds average 19 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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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 4:43 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 9:01 PM to 8:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:439:01
216.34:449:01
316.34:459:00
416.24:459:00
516.24:468:59
616.24:478:59
716.24:488:59
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3015.35:158:35
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Middelkerke?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Middelkerke for sightseeing.

What to pack for Middelkerke in July

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

In July, Middelkerke sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Middelkerke in July

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
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Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Middelkerke 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 Middelkerke peaks around June 22 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
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May6High
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Sep4Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Middelkerke?

Middelkerke sits at 51.2°N, 2.8°E, 4 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Ostend, 8.0 km away.

DiksmuideZedelgemTorhoutSint-AndriesBlankenbergeBruges

Topography around Middelkerke

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Middelkerke has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m.

The land around Middelkerke is covered by water (39%), cropland (25%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, water (48%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
336 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Ostend 8.0 km · Koksijde 15 km · Diksmuide 17 km · Zedelgem 23 km · Torhout 24 km · Sint-Andries 25 km · Blankenberge 26 km · Bruges 28 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 Middelkerke (51.1853°, 2.8208°, elevation 4 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).