Bielefeld in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Bielefeld sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 216 mm of rain over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Bielefeld's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bielefeld's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
22°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
13°C
Rainfall
216 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
6.1
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Bielefeld in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical summer day in Bielefeld reaches about 22°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Bielefeld

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bielefeld weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 77143.88.10.0
Feb / 59124.19.60.2
Mar / 6412.81.911.51.7
Apr14° / 5211.20.413.63.8
May18° / 6111.6015.45.4
Jun21° / 12°6612016.45.9
Jul23° / 14°7613.20166.2
Aug23° / 14°7512.6014.46.2
Sep19° / 10°6510.7012.45.6
Oct14° / 7012.9010.43.5
Nov / 6713.30.98.61.3
Dec / 7714.13.37.60.1

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Bielefeld gets around 216 mm of rain over 38 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 11 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min in early June to 13 h 30 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Bielefeld?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Bielefeld for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bielefeld in Summer

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

In summer, Bielefeld sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 38 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bielefeld in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Bielefeld peaks around July 12 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bielefeld?

Bielefeld sits at 52.0°N, 8.5°E, 111 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Steinhagen, 10 km away.

Topography around Bielefeld

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bielefeld has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 121 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 797 m.

The land around Bielefeld is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
283 m
80 km
797 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Steinhagen 10 km · Leopoldshöhe 12 km · Enger 12 km · Halle 12 km · Spenge 12 km · Oerlinghausen 12 km · Herford 13 km · Bad Salzuflen 16 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 Bielefeld (52.0333°, 8.5333°, elevation 111 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.