Lahr in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Lahr sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 209 mm of rain over about 35 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Lahr's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lahr's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
25°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
15°C
Rainfall
209 mm
35 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
6.6
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Lahr in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.

A typical summer day in Lahr reaches about 25°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Lahr

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.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lahr 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°7313.33.48.60.0
Feb / 63113.69.90.6
Mar11° / 6812.41.711.62.6
Apr15° / 5811.50.213.44.5
May20° / 10°8413.70155.6
Jun23° / 13°7212015.86.5
Jul25° / 15°7312.1015.56.5
Aug25° / 15°6510.9014.16.8
Sep20° / 11°659.9012.46.3
Oct15° / 7311.50.110.64.3
Nov / 7511.71.391.7
Dec / 8714.43.68.20.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Lahr gets around 209 mm of rain over 35 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 7 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min in early June to 13 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Lahr?

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.

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Lahr for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lahr in Summer

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

In summer, Lahr sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 35 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lahr in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Lahr peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lahr in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lahr 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).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Nov 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lahr?

Lahr sits at 48.3°N, 7.9°E, 176 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Offenburg, 16 km away.

Topography around Lahr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lahr has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m around an average of 217 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,383 m.

The land around Lahr is covered by trees (49%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
277 m
16 km
599 m
80 km
1,383 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Offenburg 16 km · Illkirch-Graffenstaden 24 km · Emmendingen 24 km · Kehl 26 km · Oberkirch 26 km · Lingolsheim 28 km · Waldkirch 28 km · Strasbourg 29 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 Lahr (48.3404°, 7.8689°, elevation 176 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.