Idar-Oberstein in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Idar-Oberstein sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 196 mm of rain over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Idar-Oberstein's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Idar-Oberstein's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 22°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 13°C
- Rainfall
- 196 mm
- 36 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.3
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Idar-Oberstein in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.
A typical summer day in Idar-Oberstein reaches about 22°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Idar-Oberstein
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Idar-Oberstein weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3° / -1° | 67 | 12.4 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 4° / -1° | 57 | 10.3 | 4.2 | 9.8 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 9° / 2° | 62 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 11.5 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 13° / 5° | 53 | 11.2 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 3.5 |
| May | 17° / 8° | 71 | 12.7 | 0 | 15.1 | 5.0 |
| Jun | 20° / 12° | 67 | 11.8 | 0 | 16 | 5.9 |
| Jul | 23° / 13° | 67 | 12.5 | 0 | 15.7 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 22° / 13° | 63 | 11.2 | 0 | 14.2 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 18° / 10° | 61 | 9.8 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.6 |
| Oct | 13° / 6° | 63 | 11.6 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 3.2 |
| Nov | 7° / 3° | 65 | 12.1 | 1.4 | 8.8 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 4° / 0° | 81 | 13.6 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Idar-Oberstein gets around 196 mm of rain over 36 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 10 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.2 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Idar-Oberstein?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Idar-Oberstein for sightseeing.
What to pack for Idar-Oberstein in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Idar-Oberstein sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 36 days see rain.
UV index in Idar-Oberstein in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Idar-Oberstein peaks around July 16 at about 7 (very 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 7 | High |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Idar-Oberstein in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Idar-Oberstein is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Level | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Good |
| Feb | 11 | Good |
| Mar | 14 | Moderate |
| Apr | 15 | Moderate |
| May | 13 | Moderate |
| Jun | 14 | Moderate |
| Jul | 12 | Good |
| Aug | 12 | Good |
| Sep | 11 | Good |
| Oct | 10 | Good |
| Nov | 9 | Good |
| Dec | 9 | Good |
Where is Idar-Oberstein?
Idar-Oberstein sits at 49.7°N, 7.3°E, 288 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sankt Wendel, 29 km away.
Topography around Idar-Oberstein
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Idar-Oberstein.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Idar-Oberstein has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 375 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 641 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m.
The land around Idar-Oberstein is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (20%) within 80 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
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 Idar-Oberstein (49.7144°, 7.3078°, elevation 288 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.