Gelnhausen weather in July

In July, Gelnhausen sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 74 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 24°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 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gelnhausen's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gelnhausen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
4:36 AM – 8:22 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

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 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in Gelnhausen reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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)
12313
22313
32313
42313
52313
62313
72314
82314
92314
102314
112314
122314
132314
142314
152314
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182414
192414
202414
212414
222414
232414
242414
252414
262414
272414
282414
292415
302415
312515

How July really feels in Gelnhausen

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.

Gelnhausen weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°8113.24.98.30.0
Feb / -1°6511.24.69.70.1
Mar / 6912.72.111.51.7
Apr14° / 55110.313.53.9
May18° / 6811.6015.25.5
Jun21° / 12°6612016.16.1
Jul23° / 14°7413015.76.4
Aug23° / 14°6510.8014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°659.9012.45.8
Oct13° / 6811.70.110.53.4
Nov / 7212.11.78.80.9
Dec / -0°9215.35.57.90.0

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 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34456
44456
54357
64456
74357
84357
94357
104357
114357
124357
134456
144456
154555
164555
174555
184555
194555
204654
214654
224753
234753
244753
254753
264852
274852
284852
294852
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gelnhausen gets around 74 mm of rain over 13 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
339
440
541
641
742
842
943
1043
1143
1244
1344
1444
1544
1644
1743
1843
1943
2043
2142
2242
2341
2440
2540
2639
2738
2837
2936
3035
3134

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1622891
2612991
3612991
4603091
5613090
66030100
76030100
85931100
95831110
105831110
115731120
125731120
135631130
145631130
155531140
165431150
175431150
185331160
195132170
205132170
215032180
225032180
234933180
244933180
254833190
264834180
274834180
284735180
294735170
304736170
314836160

Wind in July

Winds average 10 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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 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 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:23 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 8:30 PM to 8:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.14:238:30
216.14:238:30
316.14:248:30
416.14:258:30
516.14:258:29
616.04:268:29
716.04:278:28
816.04:288:28
916.04:298:27
1016.04:308:27
1115.94:318:26
1215.94:328:25
1315.94:338:25
1415.84:348:24
1515.84:358:23
1615.84:368:22
1715.74:378:21
1815.74:388:20
1915.74:398:19
2015.64:408:18
2115.64:428:17
2215.64:438:16
2315.54:448:15
2415.54:458:13
2515.44:478:12
2615.44:488:11
2715.34:498:10
2815.34:518:08
2915.24:528:07
3015.24:538:05
3115.24:558:04

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Gelnhausen?

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
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Gelnhausen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gelnhausen in July

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

In July, Gelnhausen sees daytime highs around 23°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 Gelnhausen 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 Gelnhausen peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gelnhausen?

Gelnhausen sits at 50.2°N, 9.2°E, 139 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Büdingen, 11 km away.

Topography around Gelnhausen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gelnhausen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 870 m.

The land around Gelnhausen is covered by trees (53%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
233 m
16 km
451 m
80 km
870 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Büdingen 11 km · Alzenau in Unterfranken 15 km · Bruchköbel 19 km · Hanau am Main 21 km · Nidderau 23 km · Seligenstadt 23 km · Aschaffenburg 25 km · Maintal 26 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 Gelnhausen (50.2016°, 9.1874°, elevation 139 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).