Chemnitz weather in July

In July, Chemnitz sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 108 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 15.8 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 21% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Chemnitz's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chemnitz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:18 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Chemnitz is city in Saxony, Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,119/km²
people per km²
Founded
1143

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 Chemnitz 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 16°C and 28°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
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42112
52112
62112
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How July really feels in Chemnitz

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.

Chemnitz 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°7614.49.78.20.0
Feb / -3°591289.70.0
Mar / -0°7414.56.711.50.7
Apr12° / 5811.9213.52.9
May16° / 8514.50.215.24.6
Jun19° / 11°9614.3016.25.5
Jul22° / 13°10814.7015.85.9
Aug21° / 12°9513.9014.36.0
Sep17° / 7612.3012.45.0
Oct12° / 68120.710.42.8
Nov / 69124.28.70.5
Dec / -2°7714.48.87.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
63961
73961
83862
93862
103862
113763
123763
133763
143763
153862
163961
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183961
193961
204159
214159
224258
234357
244456
254555
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274753
284753
294753
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Chemnitz gets around 108 mm of rain over 14.7 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 47% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
247
347
448
548
649
749
850
950
1051
1151
1251
1351
1450
1550
1650
1749
1849
1948
2047
2147
2246
2346
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2644
2744
2843
2943
3043
3143

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
173225
273225
373225
471236
571236
671236
770246
869247
969247
1068257
1168257
1268257
1367267
1467267
1566268
1665278
1765278
1864288
1963298
2063298
2162308
2261309
2360319
2459329
2559329
26573310
27573310
28563410
29563410
30553411
31553411

Wind in July

Winds average 10 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
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 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 4:05 AM to 4:38 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:058:19
216.24:058:18
316.24:068:18
416.24:078:18
516.24:078:17
616.14:088:17
716.14:098:16
816.14:108:16
916.14:118:15
1016.04:128:15
1116.04:138:14
1216.04:148:13
1316.04:158:12
1415.94:168:12
1515.94:178:11
1615.94:188:10
1715.84:198:09
1815.84:208:08
1915.84:218:07
2015.74:238:06
2115.74:248:05
2215.64:258:04
2315.64:268:02
2415.64:288:01
2515.54:298:00
2615.54:307:58
2715.44:327:57
2815.44:337:56
2915.34:357:54
3015.34:367:53
3115.24:387:51

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
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195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
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235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Chemnitz?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Chemnitz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chemnitz in July

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

In July, Chemnitz sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Chemnitz 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 Chemnitz peaks around June 23 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chemnitz?

Chemnitz sits at 50.8°N, 12.9°E, 306 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Limbach-Oberfrohna, 12 km away.

Topography around Chemnitz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chemnitz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m.

The land around Chemnitz is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (45%) within 3 km, trees (38%), cropland (33%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
465 m
80 km
1,205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Limbach-Oberfrohna 12 km · Hohenstein-Ernstthal 16 km · Mittweida 17 km · Marienberg 26 km · Glauchau 27 km · Annaberg-Buchholz 29 km · Freiberg 30 km · Aue 31 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 Chemnitz (50.8357°, 12.9292°, elevation 306 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).