Clausthal-Zellerfeld weather in July

In July, Clausthal-Zellerfeld sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 83 mm of rain across 14.5 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Clausthal-Zellerfeld's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clausthal-Zellerfeld's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:24 AM – 8:25 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Clausthal-Zellerfeld is human settlement in 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 Clausthal-Zellerfeld 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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How July really feels in Clausthal-Zellerfeld

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.

Clausthal-Zellerfeld 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 / -2°7513.86.68.10.0
Feb / -2°5711.86.19.60.0
Mar / 6613.5411.50.9
Apr12° / 53110.613.63.2
May17° / 6812.6015.44.8
Jun20° / 11°7313.3016.45.5
Jul22° / 13°8314.50165.9
Aug22° / 12°7312.6014.46.1
Sep17° / 6511012.45.2
Oct12° / 6612.10.210.42.9
Nov / 6612.42.48.60.6
Dec / -1°7414.467.60.0

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 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53268
63268
73169
83169
93169
103070
113070
123169
133268
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Clausthal-Zellerfeld gets around 83 mm of rain over 14.5 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
347
447
548
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749
849
949
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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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170246
269256
369256
468266
567267
666277
766277
865287
965287
1064297
1164297
1263307
1362308
1462308
1561318
1661318
1759329
1858339
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20563410
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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
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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 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 4:10 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 8:34 PM to 8:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:108:34
216.44:118:34
316.44:118:33
416.34:128:33
516.34:138:33
616.34:148:32
716.34:148:32
816.34:158:31
916.24:168:30
1016.24:178:30
1116.24:188:29
1216.24:198:28
1316.14:208:28
1416.14:218:27
1516.14:238:26
1616.04:248:25
1716.04:258:24
1815.94:268:23
1915.94:278:22
2015.94:298:21
2115.84:308:19
2215.84:318:18
2315.74:338:17
2415.74:348:16
2515.64:358:14
2615.64:378:13
2715.64:388:11
2815.54:408:10
2915.54:418:08
3015.44:438:07
3115.44:448:05

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

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
4.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Clausthal-Zellerfeld for sightseeing.

What to pack for Clausthal-Zellerfeld in July

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

In July, Clausthal-Zellerfeld 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 Clausthal-Zellerfeld 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 Clausthal-Zellerfeld 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 Clausthal-Zellerfeld?

Clausthal-Zellerfeld sits at 51.8°N, 10.3°E, 556 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Goslar, 12 km away.

Topography around Clausthal-Zellerfeld

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Clausthal-Zellerfeld has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Clausthal-Zellerfeld is covered by trees (65%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
786 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Goslar 12 km · Seesen 14 km · Bad Harzburg 17 km · Northeim 26 km · Wernigerode 31 km · Einbeck 32 km · Duderstadt 33 km · Salzgitter 39 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 Clausthal-Zellerfeld (51.8095°, 10.3382°, elevation 556 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).