Cuxhaven weather in July

In July, Cuxhaven sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 101 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Cuxhaven's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuxhaven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
4:20 AM – 8:42 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Cuxhaven is Wikimedia duplicated page of Q4197.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.2 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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical July day in Cuxhaven reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°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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21914
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41915
51915
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How July really feels in Cuxhaven

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.

Cuxhaven weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8214.92.47.70.0
Feb / 6211.72.59.40.0
Mar / 6311.91.611.50.9
Apr11° / 5110.80.213.72.7
May15° / 10°6611.9015.74.3
Jun18° / 13°8914.1016.75.1
Jul20° / 15°10114.5016.35.6
Aug20° / 16°10815.3014.65.6
Sep17° / 13°9313.4012.54.9
Oct13° / 9614.7010.23.1
Nov / 8314.50.48.31.2
Dec / 8714.82.47.20.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
43961
53961
63961
74060
84060
93961
103961
113961
124060
134060
143961
154060
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174159
184159
194258
204159
214357
224357
234456
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264555
274555
284555
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Cuxhaven gets around 101 mm of rain over 14.5 wet days in July. 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 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
248
348
448
548
648
748
849
949
1049
1149
1249
1349
1449
1549
1648
1748
1847
1947
2047
2146
2246
2345
2445
2545
2644
2744
2844
2944
3043
3144

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1553690
25237101
35138101
44939111
54840111
64741121
74641121
84542121
94442131
104442131
114343131
124243141
134143141
144044151
154044161
163944161
173744171
183645172
193545182
203445192
213246202
223146203
233046213
242847223
252747233
262647233
272548243
282548243
292449243
302349243
312349253

Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
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1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
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2017light breeze
2116light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:05 AM to 4:42 AM, and sunset from 8:52 PM to 8:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.84:058:52
216.84:068:52
316.84:068:52
416.74:078:51
516.74:088:51
616.74:098:50
716.74:108:50
816.64:118:49
916.64:128:48
1016.64:138:47
1116.54:148:47
1216.54:158:46
1316.54:168:45
1416.44:178:44
1516.44:198:43
1616.44:208:42
1716.34:218:41
1816.34:238:40
1916.24:248:38
2016.24:258:37
2116.24:278:36
2216.14:288:34
2316.14:308:33
2416.04:318:32
2516.04:338:30
2615.94:348:29
2715.94:368:27
2815.84:378:25
2915.74:398:24
3015.74:418:22
3115.64:428:20

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.14 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
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Cuxhaven?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Cuxhaven for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cuxhaven in July

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

In July, Cuxhaven sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cuxhaven in July

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Cuxhaven 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 Cuxhaven peaks around July 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 21UV 5Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cuxhaven?

Cuxhaven sits at 53.9°N, 8.7°E, 3 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Langen, 30 km away.

BremervördeWilhelmshavenItzehoe

Topography around Cuxhaven

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuxhaven has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m.

The land around Cuxhaven is covered by water (38%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (61%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
201 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Langen 30 km · Bremerhaven 36 km · Nordenham 43 km · Loxstedt 44 km · Heide 45 km · Bremervörde 52 km · Wilhelmshaven 53 km · Itzehoe 54 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 Cuxhaven (53.8683°, 8.699°, elevation 3 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).