Thonon-les-Bains weather in July

In July, Thonon-les-Bains sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 146 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Thonon-les-Bains's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thonon-les-Bains's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
5:02 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
51%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 19.5 µg/m³ · 2010

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 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Thonon-les-Bains reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°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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42112
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How July really feels in Thonon-les-Bains

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.

Thonon-les-Bains weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°11612.310.28.80.0
Feb / -4°10111.19.4100.0
Mar / -1°10912.9811.61.5
Apr12° / 11314.45.413.32.9
May16° / 16117.71.314.74.2
Jun20° / 10°14616.20.115.55.4
Jul22° / 12°14615.4015.26.0
Aug22° / 12°13614.40146.1
Sep18° / 11513.10.212.45.3
Oct13° / 11112.7210.73.5
Nov / 12313.36.69.21.0
Dec / -3°13213.29.88.50.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
35743
45743
55545
65545
75545
85644
95644
105644
115743
125743
135743
145842
155941
166040
176040
186139
196139
206139
216238
226238
236238
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256238
266139
276139
286040
296040
306040
315941

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Thonon-les-Bains gets around 146 mm of rain over 15.4 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
251
351
451
552
651
751
851
951
1050
1150
1249
1349
1448
1548
1648
1748
1848
1948
2048
2148
2248
2348
2448
2548
2649
2749
2849
2948
3048
3148

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
163343
263343
364333
464333
564333
665323
765323
865323
964324
1064324
1164324
1264324
1364324
1463334
1561345
1660355
1759365
1857385
1956395
2055405
2154415
2252435
2351445
2450455
2550455
2649465
2748475
2848475
2947475
3047476
3147476

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 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 4:51 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 8:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:518:24
215.54:518:24
315.54:528:24
415.54:528:24
515.54:538:23
615.54:548:23
715.54:548:23
815.54:558:22
915.44:568:22
1015.44:578:21
1115.44:578:21
1215.44:588:20
1315.34:598:20
1415.35:008:19
1515.35:018:18
1615.35:028:18
1715.25:038:17
1815.25:048:16
1915.25:058:15
2015.15:068:14
2115.15:078:13
2215.15:088:12
2315.05:098:11
2415.05:108:10
2515.05:118:09
2614.95:128:08
2714.95:138:07
2814.95:158:06
2914.85:168:05
3014.85:178:04
3114.75:188:02

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.79 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Thonon-les-Bains?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Thonon-les-Bains for sightseeing.

What to pack for Thonon-les-Bains in July

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

In July, Thonon-les-Bains sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Thonon-les-Bains in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thonon-les-Bains peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Thonon-les-Bains?

Thonon-les-Bains sits at 46.4°N, 6.5°E, 436 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Morges, 16 km away.

Topography around Thonon-les-Bains

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Thonon-les-Bains.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thonon-les-Bains has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m around an average of 438 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,511 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,501 m.

The land around Thonon-les-Bains is covered by trees (39%) and water (29%) within 3 km, water (39%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
272 m
16 km
1,511 m
80 km
4,501 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
July weather nearby: Morges 16 km · Nyon 18 km · Lausanne 20 km · Renens 21 km · Pully 21 km · Annemasse 27 km · Vevey 30 km · Geneva 32 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 Thonon-les-Bains (46.3705°, 6.4798°, elevation 436 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).