Hildesheim weather in July

In July, Hildesheim sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.9 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 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Hildesheim's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hildesheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:24 AM – 8:28 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

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 Hildesheim 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)
12213
22213
32213
42213
52213
62213
72213
82213
92213
102213
112313
122314
132314
142314
152314
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202314
212414
222414
232414
242414
252414
262414
272414
282414
292414
302414
312414

How July really feels in Hildesheim

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.

Hildesheim 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 / -0°5912.73.580.0
Feb / -0°4510.63.49.50.1
Mar / 5412.1211.51.6
Apr14° / 4710.40.313.63.9
May18° / 6011015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6411.7016.46.0
Jul23° / 14°7812.90166.3
Aug23° / 14°7012.1014.56.4
Sep19° / 10°5710.3012.45.7
Oct13° / 5912010.43.5
Nov / 5311.418.51.2
Dec / 6012.93.37.60.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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
23565
33466
43466
53466
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123466
133466
143466
153565
163664
173763
183763
193862
203961
214060
224060
234159
244258
254357
264357
274456
284456
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Hildesheim gets around 78 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 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
242
342
443
543
643
744
844
943
1043
1143
1243
1342
1442
1541
1641
1741
1840
1940
2040
2140
2239
2339
2439
2539
2639
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1652690
2652690
36327100
46327100
56128101
66128101
75929111
85929111
95830111
105830111
115731111
125731111
135632111
145533111
155633110
165534110
175435110
185236120
195137120
205137120
214938130
224839130
234739141
244639141
254540151
264440151
274341151
284341151
294342151
304242151
314342141

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2911calm
3011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 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 4:10 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 8:37 PM to 8:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:108:37
216.44:108:37
316.44:118:37
416.44:128:36
516.44:138:36
616.44:138:36
716.34:148:35
816.34:158:34
916.34:168:34
1016.34:178:33
1116.24:188:32
1216.24:198:32
1316.24:208:31
1416.14:218:30
1516.14:228:29
1616.14:248:28
1716.04:258:27
1816.04:268:26
1916.04:278:25
2015.94:298:24
2115.94:308:22
2215.84:318:21
2315.84:338:20
2415.74:348:19
2515.74:368:17
2615.64:378:16
2715.64:388:14
2815.54:408:13
2915.54:418:11
3015.44:438:10
3115.44:448:08

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 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 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
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
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 Hildesheim?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Hildesheim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hildesheim in July

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

In July, Hildesheim 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 Hildesheim 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 Hildesheim peaks around July 10 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 10UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hildesheim?

Hildesheim sits at 52.2°N, 10.0°E, 93 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sarstedt, 11 km away.

Topography around Hildesheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hildesheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Hildesheim is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
343 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Sarstedt 11 km · Sehnde 18 km · Alfeld 21 km · Laatzen 21 km · Bemerode 24 km · Hemmingen 24 km · Lehrte 25 km · Peine 27 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 Hildesheim (52.1508°, 9.9511°, elevation 93 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).