Lüdenscheid weather in July

In July, Lüdenscheid sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 105 mm of rain across 15.7 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 22°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 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Lüdenscheid's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lüdenscheid's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:37 AM – 8:33 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 21 µg/m³ · 2015

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 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Lüdenscheid reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°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)
12112
22112
32112
42112
52112
62112
72112
82112
92113
102113
112113
122113
132113
142113
152113
162113
172113
182213
192213
202213
212213
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232213
242213
252213
262213
272214
282214
292214
302214
312214

How July really feels in Lüdenscheid

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.

Lüdenscheid 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°10315.56.18.20.0
Feb / -1°8513.16.69.60.0
Mar / 8814.73.911.51.2
Apr13° / 6812.51.113.53.2
May17° / 8213.7015.34.7
Jun19° / 11°8814.4016.35.4
Jul21° / 13°10515.7015.95.7
Aug21° / 13°9914.9014.45.7
Sep17° / 10°8713.3012.44.9
Oct12° / 8713.50.110.43.0
Nov / 8914.82.38.70.8
Dec / 10616.36.27.70.0

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 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43466
53466
63268
73268
83367
93268
103169
113268
123268
133268
143367
153466
163466
173466
183466
193565
203565
213664
223664
233763
243862
253961
263961
273961
284060
294159
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lüdenscheid gets around 105 mm of rain over 15.7 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 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
348
449
549
650
750
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1452
1552
1652
1752
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2450
2550
2649
2749
2848
2948
3047
3147

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167258
266268
365278
465278
563289
662299
761309
860319
960319
1059329
1159329
12573310
13573310
14573310
15563311
16563311
17543412
18533413
19533413
20513514
21513514
22513514
23503615
24493615
25483715
26483715
27473815
28473815
29463915
30464014
31464014

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
1012calm
1112calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:24 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 8:42 PM to 8:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:248:42
216.34:258:41
316.34:258:41
416.24:268:41
516.24:278:40
616.24:278:40
716.24:288:39
816.24:298:39
916.14:308:38
1016.14:318:38
1116.14:328:37
1216.14:338:36
1316.04:348:35
1416.04:358:35
1516.04:368:34
1615.94:378:33
1715.94:398:32
1815.94:408:31
1915.84:418:30
2015.84:428:29
2115.74:438:28
2215.74:458:26
2315.74:468:25
2415.64:478:24
2515.64:498:23
2615.54:508:21
2715.54:528:20
2815.44:538:18
2915.44:548:17
3015.34:568:15
3115.34:578:14

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
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
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Lüdenscheid?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Lüdenscheid for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lüdenscheid in July

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

In July, Lüdenscheid sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Lüdenscheid in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Lüdenscheid peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lüdenscheid?

Lüdenscheid sits at 51.2°N, 7.6°E, 410 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Altena, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Lüdenscheid

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lüdenscheid has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 393 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 560 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 873 m.

The land around Lüdenscheid is covered by trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
224 m
16 km
560 m
80 km
873 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Altena 9.0 km · Halver 10 km · Kierspe 10 km · Werdohl 11 km · Meinerzhagen 13 km · Plettenberg 17 km · Iserlohn 18 km · Radevormwald 19 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 Lüdenscheid (51.2198°, 7.6273°, elevation 410 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).