Alfeld weather in July

In July, Alfeld sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 81 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Alfeld's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alfeld's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:25 AM – 8:28 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in Alfeld reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°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)
12212
22213
32213
42213
52213
62213
72213
82213
92213
102213
112213
122213
132213
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212314
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232314
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302414
312414

How July really feels in Alfeld

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.

Alfeld weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°6312.64.18.10.0
Feb / -1°4911.24.79.60.1
Mar / 5812.32.511.51.5
Apr13° / 5210.80.413.63.7
May17° / 6511.6015.45.3
Jun20° / 11°7011.8016.45.9
Jul23° / 13°8113.40166.2
Aug22° / 13°7512.4014.46.3
Sep18° / 10°6311012.45.5
Oct13° / 6312010.43.4
Nov / 5811.51.48.61.0
Dec / 6313.23.97.60.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43367
53268
63268
73268
83268
93268
103169
113169
123169
133268
143367
153367
163367
173367
183565
193565
203664
213763
223763
233763
243961
253961
264060
274159
284159
294258
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Alfeld gets around 81 mm of rain over 13.4 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
243
343
443
544
644
744
844
944
1044
1144
1244
1343
1443
1543
1643
1743
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2341
2441
2541
2640
2740
2839
2939
3039
3138

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1652681
2652681
3642781
4642781
5622891
6612991
7612991
8603091
9603091
10593191
11593191
12583291
13573391
145633101
155534101
165534101
175335111
185236111
195137111
205137120
214938120
224839130
234739130
244639140
254640140
264540140
274441150
284442140
294342140
304343140
314343140

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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1810calm
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2010calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:11 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 8:37 PM to 8:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:118:37
216.44:128:37
316.44:128:36
416.44:138:36
516.44:148:36
616.34:158:35
716.34:168:35
816.34:178:34
916.34:178:33
1016.24:188:33
1116.24:198:32
1216.24:208:31
1316.14:228:30
1416.14:238:30
1516.14:248:29
1616.04:258:28
1716.04:268:27
1816.04:278:26
1915.94:298:25
2015.94:308:23
2115.84:318:22
2215.84:338:21
2315.84:348:20
2415.74:358:18
2515.74:378:17
2615.64:388:16
2715.64:408:14
2815.54:418:13
2915.54:438:11
3015.44:448:10
3115.44:468:08

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Alfeld?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Alfeld for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alfeld in July

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

In July, Alfeld sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Alfeld in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alfeld peaks around July 10 at about 6 (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 10UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alfeld?

Alfeld sits at 52.0°N, 9.8°E, 145 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Einbeck, 19 km away.

Topography around Alfeld

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alfeld has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 150 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,130 m.

The land around Alfeld is covered by trees (41%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
247 m
16 km
418 m
80 km
1,130 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Einbeck 19 km · Hildesheim 21 km · Seesen 27 km · Sarstedt 28 km · Springe 31 km · Holzminden 31 km · Northeim 33 km · Bad Münder am Deister 34 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

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 Alfeld (51.9838°, 9.8199°, elevation 145 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).