Bayreuth weather in July

In July, Bayreuth sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 90 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 15.7 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 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bayreuth's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bayreuth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:27 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Bayreuth is main settlement of Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM10 16.6 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 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Bayreuth reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Bayreuth

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.

Bayreuth 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 / -3°8013.97.88.40.0
Feb / -3°6211.16.79.70.0
Mar / 7113.14.511.51.1
Apr13° / 5511.6113.53.4
May17° / 74130.115.15.0
Jun20° / 11°8213.40165.8
Jul23° / 13°9013.9015.76.1
Aug22° / 13°7912.5014.36.3
Sep18° / 7010.8012.45.3
Oct12° / 6811.70.410.52.9
Nov / 7111.93.48.80.5
Dec / -1°8614.58.37.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44159
54159
63961
74060
83961
93961
103862
113862
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bayreuth gets around 90 mm of rain over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
243
344
445
546
646
747
848
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1148
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2144
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2641
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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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168266
267276
367276
467276
567276
666277
766277
866277
966277
1066277
1166277
1265278
1364288
1464288
1564288
1663298
1763298
1861309
1960319
2059329
2158339
2257349
23563410
24553510
25553510
26543610
27543610
28533611
29533611
30533611
31533611

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min 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 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:14 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.14:148:20
216.14:158:19
316.14:168:19
416.04:168:19
516.04:178:18
616.04:188:18
716.04:198:18
816.04:198:17
915.94:208:16
1015.94:218:16
1115.94:228:15
1215.94:238:15
1315.84:248:14
1415.84:258:13
1515.84:268:12
1615.74:278:11
1715.74:288:10
1815.74:298:10
1915.64:318:09
2015.64:328:07
2115.64:338:06
2215.54:348:05
2315.54:358:04
2415.44:378:03
2515.44:388:02
2615.44:398:00
2715.34:417:59
2815.34:427:58
2915.24:437:56
3015.24:457:55
3115.14:467:53

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bayreuth?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bayreuth for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bayreuth in July

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

In July, Bayreuth sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bayreuth 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 Bayreuth peaks around July 15 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 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bayreuth?

Bayreuth sits at 49.9°N, 11.6°E, 338 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kulmbach, 19 km away.

Topography around Bayreuth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bayreuth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 364 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 836 m.

The land around Bayreuth is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (49%), grassland (25%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
572 m
80 km
836 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Kulmbach 19 km · Marktredwitz 37 km · Kronach 37 km · Lichtenfels 43 km · Forchheim 45 km · Selb 47 km · Hof 47 km · Bamberg 49 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 Bayreuth (49.9478°, 11.5789°, elevation 338 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).