Stekene weather in July

In July, Stekene sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 74 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Stekene's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stekene's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:52 AM – 8:47 PM
Cloud cover
64%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Stekene is town in Stekene 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 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Stekene reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°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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How July really feels in Stekene

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.

Stekene weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6111.70.98.20.5
Feb / 53111.29.60.8
Mar10° / 5211.20.611.52.3
Apr14° / 4811.2013.53.9
May18° / 10°6111.8015.35.3
Jun20° / 13°6411.3016.35.9
Jul22° / 15°7412.4015.96.3
Aug22° / 14°7312014.46.3
Sep19° / 12°5710.6012.45.8
Oct15° / 5911.5010.44.1
Nov10° / 6412.10.48.72.0
Dec / 7113.217.70.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
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73763
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Stekene gets around 74 mm of rain over 12.4 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14639131
24540141
34341141
44242141
54143151
64043161
73944161
83844171
93744172
103744182
113644182
123644192
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183144223
193044233
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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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 4:38 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 8:56 PM to 8:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:388:56
216.34:398:56
316.34:408:55
416.24:408:55
516.24:418:55
616.24:428:54
716.24:438:54
816.24:448:53
916.14:448:53
1016.14:458:52
1116.14:468:51
1216.14:478:51
1316.04:488:50
1416.04:508:49
1516.04:518:48
1615.94:528:47
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1815.94:548:45
1915.84:558:44
2015.84:578:43
2115.74:588:42
2215.74:598:41
2315.75:008:39
2415.65:028:38
2515.65:038:37
2615.55:058:36
2715.55:068:34
2815.45:078:33
2915.45:098:31
3015.35:108:30
3115.35:128:28

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Stekene?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Stekene for sightseeing.

What to pack for Stekene in July

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

In July, Stekene sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Stekene in July

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 50 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 6°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
Jan6Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Stekene 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 Stekene peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Stekene 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 Stekene is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1317 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Stekene?

Stekene sits at 51.2°N, 4.0°E, 7 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Sint-Gillis-Waas, 6.0 km away.

BeverenTemseZeleLochristi

Topography around Stekene

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stekene has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Stekene is covered by trees (34%), grassland (29%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
57 m
80 km
301 m
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July weather nearby: Sint-Gillis-Waas 6.0 km · Sint-Niklaas 9.0 km · Lokeren 12 km · Hamme 14 km · Beveren 15 km · Temse 15 km · Zele 16 km · Lochristi 19 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 Stekene (51.2099°, 4.0365°, elevation 7 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. 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).