Laon weather in July

In July, Laon sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 57 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 23% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Laon's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
5:01 AM – 8:42 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

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 Laon reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°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 Laon

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.

Laon weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 63120.98.40.5
Feb / 5610.81.49.80.9
Mar11° / 5711.30.711.52.7
Apr15° / 5510.9013.44.3
May18° / 6711.8015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°6010.90166.3
Jul24° / 14°5710015.66.8
Aug24° / 14°6510.5014.26.8
Sep20° / 11°519012.46.3
Oct15° / 6311.2010.54.4
Nov10° / 6511.90.58.92.0
Dec / 8013.31.580.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103763
113862
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144060
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Laon gets around 57 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
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435
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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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15234122
25035132
35035132
45035132
54936132
64936141
74936141
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94836141
104737151
114737151
124737151
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 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 4:48 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 8:50 PM to 8:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:488:50
216.04:498:49
316.04:498:49
416.04:508:49
516.04:518:48
615.94:518:48
715.94:528:48
815.94:538:47
915.94:548:47
1015.94:558:46
1115.84:568:45
1215.84:578:45
1315.84:588:44
1415.74:598:43
1515.75:008:42
1615.75:018:42
1715.65:028:41
1815.65:038:40
1915.65:048:39
2015.55:058:38
2115.55:068:37
2215.55:088:36
2315.45:098:34
2415.45:108:33
2515.35:118:32
2615.35:138:31
2715.35:148:29
2815.25:158:28
2915.25:178:27
3015.15:188:25
3115.15:198:24

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 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 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
15.5Bright
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285.3Bright
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305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Laon?

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
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Laon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Laon in July

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

In July, Laon sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Laon in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Laon peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Laon?

Laon sits at 49.6°N, 3.6°E, 180 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Tergnier, 26 km away.

Topography around Laon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m.

The land around Laon is covered by cropland (35%), trees (32%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
177 m
80 km
373 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Tergnier 26 km · Soissons 30 km · Saint-Quentin 40 km · Reims 44 km · Noyon 45 km · Château-Thierry 60 km · Compiègne 60 km · Épernay 63 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 Laon (49.5631°, 3.6271°, elevation 180 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).