Eckernförde weather in July

In July, Eckernförde sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Eckernförde's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eckernförde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
4:12 AM – 8:41 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Eckernförde 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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Eckernförde reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°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 Eckernförde

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.

Eckernförde 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 / 6312.22.77.60.0
Feb / -0°48103.19.30.0
Mar / 5010.81.911.50.9
Apr12° / 439.60.213.73.0
May16° / 5710.7015.74.9
Jun19° / 11°6811.8016.95.7
Jul21° / 13°7512.2016.46.1
Aug21° / 13°7412.7014.76.0
Sep17° / 11°6010.8012.55.3
Oct13° / 6312010.23.2
Nov / 5511.60.58.21.0
Dec / 6112.62.57.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33961
44060
54060
63961
73862
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Eckernförde gets around 75 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
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740
839
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1039
1139
1239
1339
1438
1538
1638
1738
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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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1603271
2573481
3563581
4563581
5553681
6533791
7533791
8523891
9523891
105138101
115039101
125039101
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144939111
154839121
164740121
174640131
184541141
194342141
204242151
214043161
223944161
233744171
243645181
253446182
263347192
273247192
283148192
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303048202
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 h 42 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 3:57 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 8:51 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.93:578:51
216.93:578:51
316.93:588:51
416.93:598:50
516.84:008:50
616.84:018:49
716.84:028:49
816.84:038:48
916.74:048:47
1016.74:058:46
1116.74:068:46
1216.64:078:45
1316.64:088:44
1416.64:098:43
1516.54:118:42
1616.54:128:41
1716.44:138:39
1816.44:158:38
1916.34:168:37
2016.34:188:36
2116.34:198:34
2216.24:218:33
2316.24:228:31
2416.14:248:30
2516.14:258:28
2616.04:278:27
2715.94:288:25
2815.94:308:24
2915.84:328:22
3015.84:338:20
3115.74:358:18

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 0.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 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
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Eckernförde?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Eckernförde for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eckernförde in July

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

In July, Eckernförde sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Eckernförde 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 at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Eckernförde in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Eckernförde peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Eckernförde?

Eckernförde sits at 54.5°N, 9.8°E, 4 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Schleswig, 18 km away.

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Topography around Eckernförde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eckernförde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m.

The land around Eckernförde is covered by water (34%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), water (31%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
275 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Schleswig 18 km · Rendsburg 21 km · Kiel 25 km · Elmschenhagen 30 km · Preetz 39 km · Flensburg 44 km · Neumünster 45 km · Sønderborg 49 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 Eckernförde (54.4685°, 9.8382°, elevation 4 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).