Esbjerg weather in July

In July, Esbjerg sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 71 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Esbjerg's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esbjerg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:12 AM – 8:52 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Esbjerg is town in Denmark.

Founded
1868

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 Esbjerg reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°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 Esbjerg

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.

Esbjerg weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7013.42.67.50.0
Feb / 56112.69.20.0
Mar / 5311.21.911.40.4
Apr10° / 439.70.413.82.2
May14° / 5010.3015.94.0
Jun17° / 12°6610.9017.15.1
Jul19° / 14°7111.7016.65.9
Aug19° / 15°8814.4014.85.6
Sep16° / 12°8613.3012.54.6
Oct12° / 9114.5010.12.9
Nov / 7914.30.481.2
Dec / 7513.81.56.90.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64357
74357
84357
94456
104456
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Esbjerg gets around 71 mm of rain over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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436
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736
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1036
1136
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1537
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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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1653050
2643060
3633160
4623260
5603370
6593470
7593470
8583570
9563680
10563680
11553780
12543880
13533890
14523990
15514090
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174742100
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204246120
214147120
223948130
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243649141
253550141
263450151
273252151
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293153151
303054151
313053161

Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:55 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 9:04 PM to 8:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.13:559:04
217.13:569:03
317.13:579:03
417.13:589:02
517.03:599:02
617.04:009:01
717.04:019:00
817.04:029:00
916.94:038:59
1016.94:048:58
1116.94:058:57
1216.84:068:56
1316.84:088:55
1416.84:098:54
1516.74:108:53
1616.74:128:52
1716.64:138:51
1816.64:158:49
1916.54:168:48
2016.54:188:47
2116.44:198:45
2216.44:218:44
2316.34:228:42
2416.34:248:41
2516.24:268:39
2616.24:278:37
2716.14:298:36
2816.14:318:34
2916.04:338:32
3015.94:348:30
3115.94:368:29

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Esbjerg?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Esbjerg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Esbjerg in July

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

In July, Esbjerg sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Esbjerg 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 3°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
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Esbjerg 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 Esbjerg peaks around July 17 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Esbjerg?

Esbjerg sits at 55.5°N, 8.5°E, 17 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Kolding, 64 km away.

KoldingTønderHaderslevVejleAabenraaMiddelfartHerningFredericia

Topography around Esbjerg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esbjerg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m.

The land around Esbjerg is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (43%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
55 m
80 km
149 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Kolding 64 km · Tønder 65 km · Haderslev 70 km · Vejle 73 km · Aabenraa 77 km · Middelfart 81 km · Herning 81 km · Fredericia 83 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 Esbjerg (55.4703°, 8.4519°, elevation 17 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).