Dusseldorf weather in July

In July, Dusseldorf sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 85 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Dusseldorf's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dusseldorf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:41 AM – 8:36 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Dusseldorf is capital city of the German federated state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,846/km²
people per km²
Founded
1135

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 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in Dusseldorf reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°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 Dusseldorf

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.

Dusseldorf weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7913.92.18.20.1
Feb / 6712.32.89.60.5
Mar10° / 6713111.52.2
Apr14° / 5310.90.113.54.1
May18° / 10°6411.6015.35.5
Jun21° / 13°7612.5016.35.9
Jul23° / 15°8513.7015.96.2
Aug23° / 14°8312.6014.46.3
Sep19° / 11°7011.3012.45.7
Oct14° / 7712.2010.43.9
Nov / 7613.30.68.71.6
Dec / 89152.67.70.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
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33565
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53565
63466
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Dusseldorf gets around 85 mm of rain over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3142

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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15631121
25432131
35333131
45134132
55035132
64936142
74936142
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104737141
114738141
124638151
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164339162
174239172
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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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 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 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:27 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 8:45 PM to 8:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:278:45
216.34:288:45
316.34:298:45
416.24:298:44
516.24:308:44
616.24:318:43
716.24:328:43
816.24:338:42
916.14:338:42
1016.14:348:41
1116.14:358:40
1216.14:368:40
1316.04:378:39
1416.04:388:38
1516.04:408:37
1615.94:418:36
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1815.94:438:34
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2015.84:468:32
2115.74:478:31
2215.74:488:30
2315.74:498:29
2415.64:518:27
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2615.54:548:25
2715.54:558:23
2815.44:568:22
2915.44:588:20
3015.34:598:19
3115.35:018:17

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 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 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
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Dusseldorf?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Dusseldorf for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dusseldorf in July

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

In July, Dusseldorf sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dusseldorf 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 Dusseldorf peaks around July 12 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
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Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Dusseldorf?

Dusseldorf sits at 51.2°N, 6.8°E, 42 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Düsseldorf-Pempelfort, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Dusseldorf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dusseldorf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m.

The land around Dusseldorf is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
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195 m
80 km
958 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Düsseldorf-Pempelfort 2.0 km · Wersten 5.0 km · Neuss 7.0 km · Meerbusch 7.0 km · Erkrath 9.0 km · Ratingen 10 km · Kaarst 11 km · Hilden 12 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 Dusseldorf (51.2232°, 6.7793°, elevation 42 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).