Forst weather in July

In July, Forst sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 81 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°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 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Forst's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Forst's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:07 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Forst is municipality seat 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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical July day in Forst reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°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 Forst

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.

Forst 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°5111.74.58.10.0
Feb / -1°4093.99.60.1
Mar / 4911.12.611.51.5
Apr14° / 388.80.413.64.4
May19° / 5511015.46.0
Jun22° / 13°6011.2016.36.4
Jul25° / 15°8112.10166.6
Aug24° / 14°6610.7014.46.7
Sep19° / 11°549.9012.46.0
Oct14° / 479.70.110.43.8
Nov / 4610.31.38.61.1
Dec / -0°4911.63.77.60.0

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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44357
54357
64258
74258
84159
94060
104060
114159
124060
134060
144060
154060
164060
174159
184159
194357
204357
214456
224555
234654
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254852
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315050

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Forst gets around 81 mm of rain over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
439
539
640
740
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1740
1840
1939
2039
2138
2238
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2437
2537
2637
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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1622792
2612892
35929102
45830102
55731102
65532112
75433112
85234122
95234122
105035132
115036132
124936141
134836141
144736151
154736151
164736161
174636161
184636171
194636171
204536171
214536171
224536181
234536181
244535182
254435192
264435192
274434202
284434202
294334202
304334202
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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
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 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 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:53 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 8:16 PM to 7:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.43:538:16
216.43:548:16
316.43:558:16
416.33:558:15
516.33:568:15
616.33:578:15
716.33:588:14
816.23:598:13
916.23:598:13
1016.24:008:12
1116.24:018:12
1216.14:028:11
1316.14:038:10
1416.14:058:09
1516.04:068:08
1616.04:078:07
1716.04:088:06
1815.94:098:05
1915.94:118:04
2015.94:128:03
2115.84:138:02
2215.84:148:01
2315.74:167:59
2415.74:177:58
2515.64:197:57
2615.64:207:55
2715.54:217:54
2815.54:237:52
2915.44:247:51
3015.44:267:49
3115.34:277:48

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
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205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Forst?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Forst for sightseeing.

What to pack for Forst in July

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

In July, Forst sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Forst 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 Forst peaks around June 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Forst?

Forst sits at 51.7°N, 14.6°E, 80 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Cottbus, 22 km away.

Żagań

Topography around Forst

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Forst has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 593 m.

The land around Forst is covered by trees (37%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
593 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Cottbus 22 km · Guben 24 km · Gubin 25 km · Weißwasser 26 km · Żary 36 km · Hoyerswerda 43 km · Eisenhüttenstadt 46 km · Żagań 48 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 Forst (51.7354°, 14.6397°, elevation 80 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).