Tønder weather in July

In July, Tønder sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 16.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 26% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 hours at the start of July to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Tønder's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tønder's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
16 h 36 min
4:13 AM – 8:47 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Tønder is town in Denmark.

Density
2,415/km²
people per km²
Founded
1017

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 Tønder 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 16°C and 24°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 Tønder

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.

Tønder weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7313.92.77.60.0
Feb / 5611.12.79.30.0
Mar / 5511.2211.40.5
Apr10° / 429.60.313.82.4
May14° / 5110.4015.84.2
Jun17° / 12°7111.20175.2
Jul19° / 14°7812.6016.55.8
Aug20° / 14°9114014.75.7
Sep17° / 12°8413.1012.54.7
Oct12° / 8914.2010.22.9
Nov / 7713.90.48.11.2
Dec / 77141.770.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Tønder gets around 78 mm of rain over 12.6 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 40% 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 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 (%)
1642970
2633070
3623170
4613270
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 hours at the start of July to 15 h 48 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 3:57 AM to 4:37 AM, and sunset from 8:58 PM to 8:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.03:578:58
217.03:588:58
317.03:598:58
417.04:008:57
516.94:018:57
616.94:028:56
716.94:038:55
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916.84:058:54
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1216.74:088:51
1316.74:098:50
1416.64:118:49
1516.64:128:48
1616.64:138:47
1716.54:158:46
1816.54:168:45
1916.44:178:43
2016.44:198:42
2116.34:208:41
2216.34:228:39
2316.24:248:38
2416.24:258:36
2516.14:278:35
2616.14:288:33
2716.04:308:31
2816.04:328:30
2915.94:338:28
3015.84:358:26
3115.84:378:24

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is July a good time to visit Tønder?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Tønder for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tønder in July

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

In July, Tønder sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tønder 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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°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°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
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Mar4Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Tønder 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 Tønder peaks around July 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 21UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tønder?

Tønder sits at 54.9°N, 8.9°E, 3 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Aabenraa, 37 km away.

AabenraaFlensburgHusumHaderslevSønderborgSchleswigEsbjergKolding

Topography around Tønder

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tønder has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m.

The land around Tønder is covered by cropland (43%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and water (40%), cropland (29%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

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123 m
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July weather nearby: Aabenraa 37 km · Flensburg 40 km · Husum 51 km · Haderslev 53 km · Sønderborg 59 km · Schleswig 64 km · Esbjerg 65 km · Kolding 73 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 Tønder (54.9331°, 8.8667°, elevation 3 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).