Kaiserslautern weather in July

In July, Kaiserslautern sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kaiserslautern's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaiserslautern's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:45 AM – 8:24 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.3 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 23°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in Kaiserslautern 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)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52314
62314
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102314
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212415
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232415
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292415
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312415

How July really feels in Kaiserslautern

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.

Kaiserslautern 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 / -1°5811.33.88.40.0
Feb / -0°519.93.89.80.1
Mar / 5811.51.711.51.8
Apr14° / 5411.20.213.43.8
May18° / 7412.7015.15.3
Jun21° / 12°6711.80166.1
Jul23° / 14°7212.7015.66.5
Aug23° / 14°6511.7014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°6010.2012.45.8
Oct13° / 6211.50.110.53.5
Nov / 6011.91.28.91.0
Dec / 7213.43.880.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
114159
124159
134159
144159
154159
164258
174357
184456
194456
204456
214456
224555
234555
244654
254753
264753
274852
284852
294951
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kaiserslautern gets around 72 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
239
339
440
541
641
742
842
942
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2140
2240
2340
2440
2540
2640
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1642781
2642871
3642871
4632971
5642970
6633070
7633070
8623170
9623170
10613270
11603280
12603280
13603280
14593290
15593290
165733100
175633110
185633110
195533120
205434120
215334130
225334130
235135140
245135140
255135140
265035150
275036150
284936150
294936150
304937150
314937140

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
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1610calm
1710calm
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2010calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:32 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 8:32 PM to 8:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:328:32
216.04:338:32
316.04:338:32
416.04:348:32
515.94:358:31
615.94:358:31
715.94:368:30
815.94:378:30
915.94:388:29
1015.84:398:29
1115.84:408:28
1215.84:418:28
1315.84:428:27
1415.74:438:26
1515.74:448:25
1615.74:458:24
1715.64:468:24
1815.64:478:23
1915.64:488:22
2015.54:498:21
2115.54:508:20
2215.54:518:18
2315.44:538:17
2415.44:548:16
2515.34:558:15
2615.34:568:14
2715.24:588:12
2815.24:598:11
2915.25:008:10
3015.15:028:08
3115.15:038:07

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.45 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kaiserslautern?

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 Kaiserslautern for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kaiserslautern in July

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

In July, Kaiserslautern 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 Kaiserslautern in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kaiserslautern peaks around July 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaiserslautern?

Kaiserslautern sits at 49.4°N, 7.8°E, 240 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neustadt an der Weinstraße, 29 km away.

Topography around Kaiserslautern

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaiserslautern has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 279 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m.

The land around Kaiserslautern is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
416 m
80 km
754 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Neustadt an der Weinstraße 29 km · Bad Dürkheim 29 km · Pirmasens 29 km · Homburg 34 km · Haßloch 36 km · Zweibrücken 36 km · Landau in der Pfalz 37 km · Bexbach 39 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 Kaiserslautern (49.443°, 7.7716°, elevation 240 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).