Erfurt weather in July

In July, Erfurt sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 21% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Erfurt's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Erfurt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:25 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Erfurt is city in Erfurt, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.5 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 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in Erfurt reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°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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How July really feels in Erfurt

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.

Erfurt 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 / -2°43114.58.20.0
Feb / -1°359.14.39.70.0
Mar / 4711.52.711.51.4
Apr13° / 419.40.413.53.7
May18° / 6311015.35.4
Jun21° / 11°5811.3016.26.1
Jul23° / 13°7011.8015.86.5
Aug23° / 13°6010.6014.36.7
Sep18° / 10°529.4012.45.8
Oct13° / 4610.40.110.43.5
Nov / 4910.41.88.70.9
Dec / -1°4911.63.87.80.0

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 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
83961
93961
103961
113862
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Erfurt gets around 70 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
337
437
538
638
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1538
1638
1738
1838
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2037
2137
2237
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2437
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3035
3135

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1662761
2662761
3652861
4642871
5632971
6642970
7633070
8623080
9623080
10613180
11613180
12613180
13593290
14593290
15593290
165832100
175733100
185733100
195534110
205534110
215435110
225335120
235335120
245235130
255136130
265136130
275136130
285136130
295136130
305136130
315136130

Wind in July

Winds average 10 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
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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 12 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 4:12 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 7:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:128:27
216.24:128:27
316.24:138:26
416.24:148:26
516.24:148:26
616.24:158:25
716.14:168:25
816.14:178:24
916.14:188:24
1016.14:198:23
1116.04:208:22
1216.04:218:21
1316.04:228:21
1416.04:238:20
1515.94:248:19
1615.94:258:18
1715.94:268:17
1815.84:278:16
1915.84:288:15
2015.74:308:14
2115.74:318:13
2215.74:328:12
2315.64:338:10
2415.64:358:09
2515.54:368:08
2615.54:378:07
2715.44:398:05
2815.44:408:04
2915.34:428:02
3015.34:438:01
3115.24:457:59

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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105.2Bright
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235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Erfurt?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Erfurt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Erfurt in July

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

In July, Erfurt sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Erfurt in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Erfurt peaks around July 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Erfurt?

Erfurt sits at 51.0°N, 11.0°E, 194 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Arnstadt, 16 km away.

Topography around Erfurt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Erfurt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 217 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 962 m.

The land around Erfurt is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
364 m
80 km
962 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Arnstadt 16 km · Weimar 21 km · Sömmerda 21 km · Gotha 24 km · Bad Langensalza 31 km · Ilmenau 34 km · Apolda 34 km · Rudolstadt 36 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 Erfurt (50.9773°, 11.0354°, elevation 194 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).