Sens weather in July

In July, Sens sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 59 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°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 15 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sens's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sens's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
5:08 AM – 8:37 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.7 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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical July day in Sens reaches about 25°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 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12414
22414
32414
42414
52414
62414
72414
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92514
102514
112514
122515
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How July really feels in Sens

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.

Sens weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 64121.28.60.6
Feb / 5610.61.59.91.2
Mar12° / 5611.40.611.63.0
Apr15° / 5711013.44.5
May19° / 6911.6014.95.7
Jun23° / 13°5510.3015.86.5
Jul25° / 15°599.3015.56.9
Aug25° / 14°599.1014.17.0
Sep21° / 11°568.8012.46.5
Oct16° / 7211.8010.64.7
Nov10° / 6712.10.492.2
Dec / 7913.31.28.20.9

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 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94159
104159
114258
124357
134456
144456
154456
164654
174753
184753
194654
204753
214753
224852
234753
244852
254852
264951
274852
284951
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304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sens gets around 59 mm of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
434
534
634
734
833
933
1032
1131
1231
1330
1429
1529
1628
1728
1827
1927
2027
2126
2226
2326
2426
2526
2627
2727
2827
2928
3028
3129

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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14935142
24835142
34836142
44736142
54737142
64737142
74737142
84737141
94737141
104737141
114737151
124637151
134637152
144637152
154537162
164438162
174438172
184338172
194238182
204138192
214039192
223939202
233939202
243839212
253840212
263740212
273740212
283741212
293641212
303641212
313641212

Wind in July

Winds average 12 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
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 54 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 4:56 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 8:45 PM to 8:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:568:45
215.84:568:45
315.84:578:44
415.84:588:44
515.84:588:44
615.74:598:43
715.75:008:43
815.75:008:42
915.75:018:42
1015.75:028:41
1115.65:038:41
1215.65:048:40
1315.65:058:40
1415.65:068:39
1515.55:078:38
1615.55:088:37
1715.55:098:36
1815.45:108:36
1915.45:118:35
2015.45:128:34
2115.35:138:33
2215.35:148:32
2315.35:158:31
2415.25:178:30
2515.25:188:28
2615.15:198:27
2715.15:208:26
2815.15:218:25
2915.05:238:23
3015.05:248:22
3114.95:258:21

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
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205.6Bright
215.6Bright
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235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Sens?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sens in July

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

In July, Sens sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sens 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 Sens peaks around July 17 at about 7 (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 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sens?

Sens sits at 48.2°N, 3.3°E, 78 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montereau-Fault-Yonne, 32 km away.

Topography around Sens

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sens has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 86 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m.

The land around Sens is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), cropland (27%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
355 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Montereau-Fault-Yonne 32 km · Montargis 47 km · Avon 47 km · Fontainebleau 49 km · Auxerre 49 km · Dammarie-les-Lys 59 km · Troyes 60 km · Melun 61 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 Sens (48.1974°, 3.2833°, elevation 78 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).