Dillenburg in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Dillenburg sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 232 mm of rain over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Dillenburg's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Dillenburg's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
21°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
12°C
Rainfall
232 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
6.0
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Dillenburg in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.

A typical summer day in Dillenburg reaches about 21°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Dillenburg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dillenburg weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°8113.45.28.20.0
Feb / -2°65115.39.70.0
Mar / 70132.811.51.3
Apr13° / 5811.20.813.53.4
May17° / 6912.4015.24.9
Jun20° / 11°7312.4016.25.8
Jul22° / 13°8113.5015.86.1
Aug22° / 13°7912.1014.36.2
Sep17° / 7011012.45.3
Oct12° / 7112.40.110.42.9
Nov / 7112.51.98.70.7
Dec / -1°9014.45.67.80.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Dillenburg gets around 232 mm of rain over 38 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 10 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Dillenburg?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Dillenburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dillenburg in Summer

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

In summer, Dillenburg sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 38 days see rain.

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UV index in Dillenburg in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Dillenburg peaks around July 14 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dillenburg?

Dillenburg sits at 50.7°N, 8.3°E, 232 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Haiger, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Dillenburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dillenburg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 318 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 829 m.

The land around Dillenburg is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
263 m
16 km
533 m
80 km
829 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Haiger 6.0 km · Herborn 7.0 km · Wilnsdorf 16 km · Bad Laasphe 23 km · Netphen 24 km · Siegen 24 km · Wetzlar 25 km · Hilchenbach 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 Dillenburg (50.7411°, 8.287°, elevation 232 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.