Forbach weather in July

In July, Forbach sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°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 16 hours at the start of July to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Forbach's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Forbach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:49 AM – 8:27 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical July day in Forbach reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°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 Forbach

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.

Forbach 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 / -0°7912.63.48.50.0
Feb / 6610.53.29.80.3
Mar10° / 7011.71.711.62.2
Apr14° / 5410.40.113.44.2
May18° / 68120155.6
Jun22° / 13°5810.8015.96.4
Jul24° / 15°6110.8015.66.8
Aug24° / 14°6010.8014.26.8
Sep19° / 11°649.5012.46.1
Oct14° / 7111.5010.53.8
Nov / 7512.518.91.3
Dec / 9914.43.38.10.0

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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44060
54060
64060
74060
84159
94159
104258
114258
124258
134456
144456
154555
164555
174654
184654
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204753
214852
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305149
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Forbach gets around 61 mm of rain over 10.8 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
436
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
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2034
2134
2234
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2633
2733
2832
2932
3032
3132

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
164279
263289
363289
462299
562299
661309
761309
860319
960319
1060319
1159329
1259329
1359329
14583210
15583210
16563311
17563311
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22523414
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:37 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 8:35 PM to 8:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:378:35
216.04:378:35
315.94:388:34
415.94:398:34
515.94:398:34
615.94:408:33
715.94:418:33
815.84:428:32
915.84:428:32
1015.84:438:31
1115.84:448:31
1215.74:458:30
1315.74:468:29
1415.74:478:29
1515.74:488:28
1615.64:498:27
1715.64:508:26
1815.64:518:25
1915.54:528:24
2015.54:548:23
2115.54:558:22
2215.44:568:21
2315.44:578:20
2415.34:588:19
2515.35:008:18
2615.35:018:16
2715.25:028:15
2815.25:038:14
2915.15:058:12
3015.15:068:11
3115.05:078:10

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.45 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
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145.5Bright
155.4Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Forbach?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Forbach for sightseeing.

What to pack for Forbach in July

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

In July, Forbach sees daytime highs around 24°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 Forbach in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Forbach peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Forbach in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Forbach is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Forbach's WHO annual average of 11.4 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Dec 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Forbach?

Forbach sits at 49.2°N, 6.9°E, 208 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Völklingen, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Forbach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Forbach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m around an average of 259 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 890 m.

The land around Forbach is covered by trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (57%) within 16 km, and trees (50%), cropland (24%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
244 m
16 km
254 m
80 km
890 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Völklingen 7.0 km · Saarbrücken 10 km · Püttlingen 11 km · Wadgassen 12 km · Riegelsberg 13 km · Schwalbach 14 km · Sarreguemines 15 km · Saint-Avold 17 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 Forbach (49.1885°, 6.8925°, elevation 208 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).