Heide weather in July

In July, Heide sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 80 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Heide's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heide's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
4:16 AM – 8:42 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Heide reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°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 Heide

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.

Heide weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6913.22.47.70.0
Feb / 5210.52.49.30.0
Mar / 5311.31.711.51.0
Apr12° / 4510.10.213.73.1
May16° / 5711.6015.74.8
Jun19° / 11°7212.2016.85.6
Jul21° / 13°8013016.46.0
Aug21° / 13°8413.8014.65.9
Sep18° / 11°7112.5012.55.1
Oct13° / 7413.8010.23.2
Nov / 63130.48.21.2
Dec / 6813.12.27.20.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44159
54159
64159
74159
84159
94159
104159
114258
124258
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Heide gets around 80 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
343
443
543
643
743
843
943
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2341
2441
2541
2641
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1623080
2613180
3583291
4573391
5573391
6563491
7553591
8543691
95336101
105237101
115138101
125139100
135139100
144940100
154840110
164741110
174641120
184542131
194342141
204243141
214143151
223944161
233844171
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253645181
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303248181
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Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:01 AM to 4:39 AM, and sunset from 8:53 PM to 8:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.94:018:53
216.84:028:52
316.84:038:52
416.84:038:52
516.84:048:51
616.84:058:51
716.74:068:50
816.74:078:49
916.74:088:49
1016.64:098:48
1116.64:108:47
1216.64:118:46
1316.54:138:45
1416.54:148:44
1516.54:158:43
1616.44:168:42
1716.44:188:41
1816.34:198:40
1916.34:218:38
2016.34:228:37
2116.24:238:36
2216.24:258:34
2316.14:268:33
2416.14:288:32
2516.04:308:30
2616.04:318:28
2715.94:338:27
2815.84:348:25
2915.84:368:24
3015.74:388:22
3115.74:398:20

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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105.3Bright
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Heide?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Heide for sightseeing.

What to pack for Heide in July

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

In July, Heide sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Heide in July

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Heide 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 Heide peaks around July 20 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 20UV 5Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Heide?

Heide sits at 54.2°N, 9.1°E, 14 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Husum, 32 km away.

SchleswigEckernfördeNeumünsterElmshorn

Topography around Heide

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heide has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m.

The land around Heide is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and water (33%), grassland (27%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
218 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Husum 32 km · Rendsburg 39 km · Itzehoe 41 km · Cuxhaven 45 km · Schleswig 47 km · Eckernförde 57 km · Neumünster 59 km · Elmshorn 62 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 Heide (54.1956°, 9.0974°, elevation 14 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).