Herning weather in July

In July, Herning sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12.3 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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Herning's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Herning's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
4:06 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Herning is Danish city.

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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical July day in Herning reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°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 Herning

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.

Herning 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 / -1°6412.53.47.30.0
Feb / -1°5210.53.59.10.0
Mar / 5110.92.211.40.6
Apr11° / 4910.60.613.82.7
May15° / 60110164.5
Jun18° / 10°7311.4017.25.5
Jul20° / 12°7612.3016.76.0
Aug20° / 12°8113.7014.95.7
Sep17° / 10°7212.1012.54.8
Oct12° / 7712.60.110.12.9
Nov / 6112.20.77.91.0
Dec / 6312.52.36.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 (%)
13763
23862
33862
43961
53961
63961
74060
84060
94060
104159
114159
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134159
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Herning gets around 76 mm of rain over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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239
339
440
540
640
740
840
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
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2038
2139
2239
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2440
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2841
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3041
3141

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175214
273225
372235
471245
571245
670255
769256
868266
968266
1067276
1166286
1265296
1365296
1464306
1561327
1660337
1759347
1858357
1955378
2054388
2153398
2251409
2350419
24494110
25474210
26464310
27464410
28454510
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31444610

Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

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
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light 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 3:49 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 9:06 PM to 8:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.33:499:06
217.33:509:06
317.23:509:05
417.23:519:05
517.23:529:04
617.23:539:04
717.13:549:03
817.13:559:02
917.13:569:01
1017.03:589:00
1117.03:598:59
1217.04:008:58
1316.94:018:57
1416.94:038:56
1516.94:048:55
1616.84:068:54
1716.84:078:53
1816.74:098:51
1916.74:108:50
2016.64:128:48
2116.64:138:47
2216.54:158:45
2316.54:178:44
2416.44:188:42
2516.34:208:41
2616.34:228:39
2716.24:238:37
2816.24:258:35
2916.14:278:33
3016.04:298:32
3116.04:318:30

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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155.3Bright
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205.2Bright
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225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Herning?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Herning for sightseeing.

What to pack for Herning in July

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

In July, Herning sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Herning 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 47 km away) 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
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Herning 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 Herning peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Herning?

Herning sits at 56.1°N, 9.0°E, 60 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Holstebro, 33 km away.

HolstebroSilkeborgViborgSkiveVejleHedenstedHorsensTilst

Topography around Herning

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Herning has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Herning is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), grassland (32%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), trees (25%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Holstebro 33 km · Silkeborg 35 km · Viborg 44 km · Skive 48 km · Vejle 59 km · Hedensted 61 km · Horsens 62 km · Tilst 71 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 Herning (56.1362°, 8.9766°, elevation 60 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).