Forchheim weather in July

In July, Forchheim sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 80 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Forchheim's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Forchheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:30 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Forchheim is main part of Forchheim city, 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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical July day in Forchheim reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 30°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 Forchheim

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.

Forchheim 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°6813.15.58.40.0
Feb / -1°5410.459.80.1
Mar / 6512.52.311.51.6
Apr14° / 49110.413.43.9
May18° / 7112.5015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°7412.50166.1
Jul24° / 14°8013.1015.76.4
Aug23° / 13°7011.4014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°659.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 6511.30.110.53.4
Nov / 6611.32.28.80.8
Dec / -1°76145.780.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44555
54555
64456
74456
84456
94456
104456
114357
124258
134258
144258
154159
164258
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184357
194357
204357
214456
224456
234555
244654
254654
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274753
284852
294951
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Forchheim gets around 80 mm of rain over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
241
342
443
543
644
745
845
945
1046
1145
1245
1345
1444
1544
1643
1743
1842
1942
2041
2140
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2340
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2938
3038
3138

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
164297
263307
362308
462308
561318
661318
761318
860319
959329
1059329
11583210
12583210
13583210
14573211
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:18 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 8:21 PM to 7:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:188:21
216.04:188:20
316.04:198:20
416.04:208:20
516.04:208:19
616.04:218:19
715.94:228:19
815.94:238:18
915.94:238:18
1015.94:248:17
1115.94:258:16
1215.84:268:16
1315.84:278:15
1415.84:288:14
1515.74:298:13
1615.74:308:12
1715.74:318:12
1815.64:338:11
1915.64:348:10
2015.64:358:09
2115.54:368:08
2215.54:378:06
2315.44:388:05
2415.44:408:04
2515.44:418:03
2615.34:428:02
2715.34:448:00
2815.24:457:59
2915.24:467:58
3015.14:487:56
3115.14:497:55

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Forchheim?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Forchheim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Forchheim in July

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

In July, Forchheim sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Forchheim 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 Forchheim peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Forchheim?

Forchheim sits at 49.7°N, 11.1°E, 261 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Erlangen, 15 km away.

Topography around Forchheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Forchheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 290 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 876 m.

The land around Forchheim is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (49%), cropland (21%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
357 m
80 km
876 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Erlangen 15 km · Herzogenaurach 21 km · Bamberg 23 km · Fürth 27 km · Lauf an der Pegnitz 28 km · Nuremberg 29 km · Zirndorf 32 km · Oberasbach 34 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 Forchheim (49.7175°, 11.0588°, elevation 261 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).