Göttingen weather in July

In July, Göttingen sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Göttingen's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Göttingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:27 AM – 8:25 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Göttingen is large city in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,045/km²
people per km²
Founded
~953 CE

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in Göttingen reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12112
22112
32212
42212
52212
62212
72213
82213
92213
102213
112213
122213
132213
142213
152213
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172213
182313
192313
202313
212313
222313
232313
242313
252314
262314
272314
282414
292414
302414
312414

How July really feels in Göttingen

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.

Göttingen 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°6613.14.98.10.0
Feb / -1°5211.14.89.60.0
Mar / 5912.62.711.51.3
Apr13° / 4710.50.313.53.6
May17° / 6111.5015.35.2
Jun20° / 11°6612.3016.35.8
Jul22° / 13°7512.9015.96.2
Aug22° / 13°6711.2014.46.4
Sep18° / 10°5610012.45.5
Oct13° / 6011.60.110.43.2
Nov / 6011.91.68.60.8
Dec / -0°67144.67.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43367
53466
63367
73169
83367
93268
103268
113367
123466
133466
143466
153664
163664
173862
183862
193862
203961
214060
224159
234159
244258
254357
264456
274555
284555
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Göttingen gets around 75 mm of rain over 12.9 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
441
541
642
742
842
943
1043
1143
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1742
1842
1941
2041
2141
2241
2340
2440
2540
2639
2739
2838
2938
3037
3137

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
166277
266277
365287
465287
564288
663298
763298
863298
962299
1061309
1161309
1261309
1361309
1460319
1560319
16583210
17573310
18563410
19553411
20543511
21533611
22523612
23513712
24503812
25493813
26483913
27483913
28474013
29474013
30474013
31474112

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
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 4:13 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 8:34 PM to 8:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:138:34
216.34:148:34
316.34:148:34
416.34:158:33
516.34:168:33
616.34:178:32
716.24:178:32
816.24:188:31
916.24:198:31
1016.24:208:30
1116.14:218:29
1216.14:228:29
1316.14:238:28
1416.04:248:27
1516.04:268:26
1616.04:278:25
1715.94:288:24
1815.94:298:23
1915.94:308:22
2015.84:328:21
2115.84:338:20
2215.74:348:19
2315.74:358:17
2415.74:378:16
2515.64:388:15
2615.64:408:13
2715.54:418:12
2815.54:428:10
2915.44:448:09
3015.44:458:07
3115.34:478:06

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Göttingen?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Göttingen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Göttingen in July

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

In July, Göttingen sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Göttingen 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 Göttingen peaks around July 12 at about 6 (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 12UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Göttingen?

Göttingen sits at 51.5°N, 9.9°E, 153 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Northeim, 20 km away.

Topography around Göttingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Göttingen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,081 m.

The land around Göttingen is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
211 m
16 km
381 m
80 km
1,081 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Northeim 20 km · Witzenhausen 22 km · Heilbad Heiligenstadt 22 km · Duderstadt 23 km · Hannoversch Münden 24 km · Uslar 25 km · Einbeck 32 km · Vellmar 37 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 Göttingen (51.5344°, 9.9323°, elevation 153 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).