Dijon weather in July

In July, Dijon sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 71 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Dijon's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dijon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
5:04 AM – 8:27 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Dijon is commune in Côte-d'Or, France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,958/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Dijon reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°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 Dijon

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.

Dijon weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7312.42.58.70.2
Feb / 62112.59.90.9
Mar12° / 6611.81.211.62.9
Apr15° / 7512.20.213.34.5
May19° / 10°8913014.85.6
Jun23° / 13°7412.3015.76.4
Jul26° / 15°7111.3015.36.6
Aug25° / 14°7010.8014.16.8
Sep21° / 11°7510.1012.46.3
Oct16° / 8912.3010.64.5
Nov / 9112.619.11.8
Dec / 8413.62.38.30.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44753
54753
64753
74753
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94753
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114852
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Dijon gets around 71 mm of rain over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
239
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739
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1734
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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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15032171
25033161
35033161
45034161
55034151
65034151
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85034151
95134150
105234140
115234140
125234140
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145233150
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165033161
174934171
184834171
194735181
204635191
214536191
224436201
234337201
244237211
254137211
264038211
273938221
283938221
293838221
303838231
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:53 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 8:34 PM to 8:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:538:34
215.74:538:34
315.74:548:34
415.74:548:33
515.64:558:33
615.64:568:33
715.64:568:32
815.64:578:32
915.64:588:31
1015.54:598:31
1115.55:008:30
1215.55:008:30
1315.55:018:29
1415.45:028:28
1515.45:038:28
1615.45:048:27
1715.35:058:26
1815.35:068:25
1915.35:078:24
2015.35:088:24
2115.25:098:23
2215.25:108:22
2315.15:128:21
2415.15:138:19
2515.15:148:18
2615.05:158:17
2715.05:168:16
2815.05:178:15
2914.95:198:14
3014.95:208:12
3114.85:218:11

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
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45.9Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Dijon?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Dijon for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dijon in July

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

In July, Dijon sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dijon in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dijon peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dijon?

Dijon sits at 47.3°N, 5.0°E, 240 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Chenôve, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Dijon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dijon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 278 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 m.

The land around Dijon is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), cropland (31%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
415 m
80 km
692 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Chenôve 2.0 km · Beaune 35 km · Dole 44 km · Chalon-sur-Saône 60 km · Autun 67 km · Le Creusot 72 km · Saint-Leu 76 km · Besançon 76 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

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 Dijon (47.3134°, 5.0139°, elevation 240 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. 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).