Aarhus weather in July

In July, Aarhus sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 66 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 16.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 18 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Aarhus's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aarhus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
4:00 AM – 8:49 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Aarhus is city in Central Denmark Region.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,135/km²
people per km²
Founded
~800 CE

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 20°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical July day in Aarhus reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Aarhus

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.

Aarhus weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°4910.93.97.30.0
Feb / -1°409.149.10.0
Mar / 429.72.411.40.6
Apr11° / 42100.513.82.6
May15° / 55110164.5
Jun18° / 10°6811.2017.25.6
Jul21° / 13°6611.2016.76.2
Aug20° / 13°7012.1014.96.0
Sep17° / 10°5410.4012.55.0
Oct12° / 6111.10.110.12.9
Nov / 4910.70.97.91.0
Dec / 50112.66.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34258
44357
54357
64357
74357
84456
94456
104456
114357
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134357
144258
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Aarhus gets around 66 mm of rain over 11.2 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 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
836
936
1036
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1634
1734
1834
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2035
2135
2235
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2436
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2736
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3036
3136

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1702460
2692560
3682660
4672670
5662770
6662770
7662770
8652780
9642880
10642880
11642880
12622990
13613090
14603190
155832100
165733100
175634100
185435110
195336110
205137120
215038120
224839130
234640130
244541141
254342141
264243141
274144141
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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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815light breeze
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1015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 18 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:44 AM to 4:26 AM, and sunset from 9:01 PM to 8:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.33:449:01
217.33:449:01
317.33:459:00
417.23:469:00
517.23:478:59
617.23:488:59
717.23:498:58
817.13:508:57
917.13:518:56
1017.13:528:56
1117.03:548:55
1217.03:558:54
1316.93:568:53
1416.93:588:51
1516.93:598:50
1616.84:008:49
1716.84:028:48
1816.74:038:46
1916.74:058:45
2016.64:078:44
2116.64:088:42
2216.54:108:41
2316.54:118:39
2416.44:138:37
2516.34:158:36
2616.34:178:34
2716.24:188:32
2816.24:208:30
2916.14:228:29
3016.04:248:27
3116.04:268:25

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
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305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Aarhus?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Aarhus for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aarhus in July

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

In July, Aarhus sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Aarhus 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
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Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Aarhus in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aarhus peaks around June 22 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aarhus?

Aarhus sits at 56.2°N, 10.2°E, 10 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Viby, 5.0 km away.

RandersHorsensSilkeborgHedenstedViborgVejle

Topography around Aarhus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aarhus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Aarhus is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), water (31%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (33%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Viby 5.0 km · Tilst 7.0 km · Randers 35 km · Horsens 40 km · Silkeborg 41 km · Hedensted 53 km · Viborg 60 km · Vejle 65 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 92% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$76,970
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 611
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 71%other/none/unspecified 24%Muslim 4%

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 Aarhus (56.1567°, 10.2108°, elevation 10 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).