Cottbus weather in July

In July, Cottbus sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 81 mm of rain across 11.8 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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Cottbus's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cottbus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:08 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.6 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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical July day in Cottbus reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°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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How July really feels in Cottbus

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.

Cottbus 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°5011.84.28.10.0
Feb / -1°389.33.99.60.1
Mar / 4811.32.211.51.6
Apr14° / 378.80.413.64.4
May19° / 10°5310.7015.46.0
Jun22° / 13°5910.7016.36.4
Jul24° / 15°8111.80166.6
Aug24° / 14°6210.4014.46.7
Sep19° / 11°529.7012.46.0
Oct14° / 459.50.110.43.9
Nov / 469.71.28.61.1
Dec / 4811.33.47.60.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54159
64159
74159
84060
93961
103961
114060
123961
133961
143961
154060
164159
174258
184357
194456
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224753
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254951
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295149
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Cottbus gets around 81 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
238
338
439
539
640
740
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1440
1540
1639
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1838
1937
2037
2136
2235
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3033
3133

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16128101
26029101
35829112
45730112
55531122
65432122
75333122
85134132
95134132
104935142
114836142
124836152
134736152
144637162
154637161
164537161
174538171
184438171
194338171
204338181
214338182
224238182
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244138192
254138192
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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
111calm
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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 3:54 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 7:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.43:548:18
216.43:558:17
316.43:568:17
416.33:568:17
516.33:578:16
616.33:588:16
716.33:598:15
816.34:008:15
916.24:018:14
1016.24:028:14
1116.24:038:13
1216.14:048:12
1316.14:058:11
1416.14:068:10
1516.04:078:10
1616.04:088:09
1716.04:098:08
1815.94:108:07
1915.94:128:05
2015.94:138:04
2115.84:148:03
2215.84:168:02
2315.74:178:01
2415.74:187:59
2515.64:207:58
2615.64:217:57
2715.54:237:55
2815.54:247:54
2915.44:257:52
3015.44:277:51
3115.34:287:49

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.16 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
65.2Bright
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265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Cottbus?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Cottbus for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cottbus in July

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

In July, Cottbus sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cottbus 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 Cottbus peaks around June 18 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 18UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cottbus?

Cottbus sits at 51.8°N, 14.3°E, 80 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Forst, 22 km away.

Topography around Cottbus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cottbus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m.

The land around Cottbus is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (45%), grassland (26%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
585 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Forst 22 km · Lubnjow 28 km · Guben 34 km · Senftenberg 34 km · Gubin 35 km · Weißwasser 35 km · Hoyerswerda 36 km · Finsterwalde 45 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 Cottbus (51.7577°, 14.3289°, elevation 80 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).