Gera weather in July

In July, Gera sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 81 mm of rain across 12.3 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 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gera's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:21 AM – 8:13 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
Air quality
Good
PM10 15.4 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 Gera reaches about 23°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 18°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)
12213
22213
32313
42313
52313
62313
72313
82313
92313
102314
112314
122314
132314
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202414
212414
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232414
242414
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262414
272414
282414
292514
302514
312514

How July really feels in Gera

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.

Gera 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 / -1°4912.158.20.0
Feb / -1°4010.24.59.70.1
Mar / 5412.42.911.51.5
Apr14° / 429.90.513.53.8
May18° / 6611.6015.35.5
Jun21° / 12°6611.8016.26.1
Jul23° / 14°8112.3015.86.5
Aug23° / 14°6811.7014.36.6
Sep19° / 10°6110.4012.45.7
Oct13° / 5310.50.110.43.6
Nov / 5510.928.71.0
Dec / -0°5412.74.27.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
53862
63961
73763
83763
93565
103565
113664
123664
133664
143763
153763
163763
173862
184060
194060
204060
214357
224357
234456
244555
254555
264654
274654
284654
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gera gets around 81 mm of rain over 12.3 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 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
339
439
540
641
741
842
942
1042
1142
1242
1342
1441
1541
1641
1741
1840
1940
2040
2139
2239
2338
2438
2537
2637
2737
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 (%)
166268
265278
363289
462299
561309
660319
7593110
8583210
9583210
10563311
11563311
12563311
13553312
14553312
15543313
16533314
17533314
18523315
19523315
20513316
21513316
22503417
23493417
24493417
25483418
26473418
27473518
28463518
29463618
30463618
31453718

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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 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 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:08 AM to 4:41 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:088:22
216.24:088:22
316.24:098:22
416.24:108:21
516.24:118:21
616.24:118:20
716.14:128:20
816.14:138:19
916.14:148:19
1016.14:158:18
1116.04:168:18
1216.04:178:17
1316.04:188:16
1415.94:198:15
1515.94:208:14
1615.94:218:13
1715.84:228:13
1815.84:238:12
1915.84:258:10
2015.74:268:09
2115.74:278:08
2215.64:288:07
2315.64:308:06
2415.64:318:05
2515.54:328:03
2615.54:348:02
2715.44:358:01
2815.44:367:59
2915.34:387:58
3015.34:397:56
3115.24:417:55

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 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 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
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Gera?

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
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Gera for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gera in July

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

In July, Gera sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gera 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 Gera 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 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 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gera?

Gera sits at 50.9°N, 12.1°E, 203 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Lusan, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Gera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 246 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,187 m.

The land around Gera is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
255 m
80 km
1,187 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Lusan 4.0 km · Zeitz 19 km · Crimmitschau 23 km · Greiz 26 km · Werdau 26 km · Zeulenroda-Triebes 26 km · Meerane 27 km · Altenburg 28 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 Gera (50.8803°, 12.0819°, elevation 203 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).