Brakel weather in July

In July, Brakel sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 80 mm of rain across 13.5 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 21°C in the first days to 23°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Brakel's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brakel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:29 AM – 8:29 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Brakel is Germany.

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 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Brakel reaches about 22°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)
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22112
32113
42113
52113
62213
72213
82213
92213
102213
112213
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How July really feels in Brakel

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.

Brakel 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°7413.84.88.10.0
Feb / -1°5911.85.19.60.0
Mar / 6613.12.911.51.4
Apr13° / 5511.50.513.63.5
May17° / 6712.2015.45.0
Jun20° / 11°7012.6016.35.7
Jul22° / 13°8013.50166.1
Aug22° / 13°7712.8014.46.1
Sep18° / 10°6811.2012.45.4
Oct13° / 7012.7010.43.2
Nov / 6612.81.78.60.9
Dec / 7514.34.77.70.0

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 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43466
53367
63367
73268
83268
93268
103367
113268
123169
133268
143268
153268
163367
173466
183466
193466
203466
213664
223664
233763
243763
253862
263961
274060
284159
294159
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Brakel gets around 80 mm of rain over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
443
543
644
744
844
944
1044
1144
1244
1344
1444
1544
1644
1744
1844
1944
2044
2143
2243
2343
2442
2542
2641
2741
2840
2940
3040
3139

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1682471
2672571
3672571
4672670
5652780
6642880
7632980
8632980
9623080
10623080
11613180
12613180
13593290
14593290
15583390
165733100
175634100
185534110
195435110
205335120
215236120
225236120
235037130
244937130
254938130
264838130
274739130
284740130
294741130
304641120
314642120

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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:15 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 8:38 PM to 8:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:158:38
216.44:168:38
316.44:168:38
416.34:178:37
516.34:188:37
616.34:198:36
716.34:208:36
816.24:208:35
916.24:218:35
1016.24:228:34
1116.24:238:33
1216.14:248:32
1316.14:258:32
1416.14:268:31
1516.04:288:30
1616.04:298:29
1716.04:308:28
1815.94:318:27
1915.94:328:26
2015.84:348:25
2115.84:358:24
2215.84:368:22
2315.74:388:21
2415.74:398:20
2515.64:408:18
2615.64:428:17
2715.54:438:16
2815.54:458:14
2915.44:468:13
3015.44:488:11
3115.34:498:10

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.05 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
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
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
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Brakel?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Brakel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brakel in July

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

In July, Brakel sees daytime highs around 22°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 Brakel 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 Brakel peaks around July 11 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 11UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brakel?

Brakel sits at 51.7°N, 9.2°E, 136 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Driburg, 12 km away.

Topography around Brakel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brakel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Brakel is covered by cropland (50%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
363 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Bad Driburg 12 km · Beverungen 14 km · Höxter 15 km · Holzminden 22 km · Warburg 25 km · Blomberg 26 km · Bad Lippspringe 26 km · Hofgeismar 28 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 Brakel (51.7175°, 9.186°, elevation 136 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).