Lübeck weather in July

In July, Lübeck sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°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 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Lübeck's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lübeck's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
4:12 AM – 8:34 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 10 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 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Lübeck reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°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 Lübeck

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.

Lübeck 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 / -1°5511.83.17.70.0
Feb / -1°449.93.69.40.0
Mar / 4810.22.111.51.2
Apr13° / 4410.10.313.73.5
May17° / 6010.8015.75.3
Jun20° / 11°6711.5016.75.9
Jul22° / 13°7812.5016.36.3
Aug22° / 13°7512014.66.3
Sep18° / 10°519.5012.55.7
Oct13° / 5110.9010.23.4
Nov / 4610.80.78.31.0
Dec / 5611.92.77.20.0

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 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33664
43664
53664
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lübeck gets around 78 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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540
641
741
841
941
1040
1140
1240
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1440
1540
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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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1613081
2603091
3593191
45732101
55633101
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75534101
85335111
95236111
105236111
115137111
125038111
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164740121
174641121
184542131
194442131
204343141
214143141
224044151
233944161
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253745171
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273645182
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 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 3:57 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 8:44 PM to 8:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.83:578:44
216.83:588:44
316.83:588:44
416.73:598:43
516.74:008:43
616.74:018:42
716.74:028:42
816.64:038:41
916.64:048:40
1016.64:058:39
1116.54:068:39
1216.54:078:38
1316.54:088:37
1416.44:098:36
1516.44:118:35
1616.44:128:34
1716.34:138:33
1816.34:158:32
1916.24:168:30
2016.24:178:29
2116.24:198:28
2216.14:208:26
2316.14:228:25
2416.04:238:24
2516.04:258:22
2615.94:268:21
2715.94:288:19
2815.84:298:17
2915.74:318:16
3015.74:338:14
3115.64:348:12

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Lübeck?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Lübeck for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lübeck in July

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

In July, Lübeck sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lübeck 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 31 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°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
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Lübeck 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 Lübeck peaks around June 23 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lübeck?

Lübeck sits at 53.9°N, 10.7°E, 16 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Stockelsdorf, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Lübeck

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lübeck has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m.

The land around Lübeck is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), trees (25%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
275 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Stockelsdorf 4.0 km · Bad Schwartau 6.0 km · Ratekau 9.0 km · Bad Oldesloe 22 km · Bad Segeberg 26 km · Mölln 28 km · Neustadt in Holstein 28 km · Eutin 30 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 Lübeck (53.8689°, 10.6873°, elevation 16 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).