Lüneburg in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Lüneburg sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 222 mm of rain over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
22°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
13°C
Rainfall
222 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
6.2
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Lüneburg in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical summer day in Lüneburg reaches about 22°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Lüneburg

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.

Lüneburg 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°5511.82.57.90.0
Feb / -0°4410.33.39.40.1
Mar / 4910.51.811.51.4
Apr13° / 4610.40.313.63.8
May18° / 6010.8015.65.6
Jun21° / 11°6811.5016.66.0
Jul23° / 14°8213016.26.3
Aug23° / 13°7312.2014.66.3
Sep19° / 10°549.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 5210.7010.33.5
Nov / 4810.70.98.41.1
Dec / 5511.72.67.40.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Lüneburg gets around 222 mm of rain over 37 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 12 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min in early June to 13 h 36 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 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Lüneburg?

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.

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Lüneburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lüneburg in Summer

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

In summer, Lüneburg sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

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UV index in Lüneburg in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Lüneburg peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lüneburg?

Lüneburg sits at 53.3°N, 10.4°E, 12 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Winsen, 18 km away.

Topography around Lüneburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lüneburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Lüneburg is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
142 m
80 km
182 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Winsen 18 km · Geesthacht 21 km · Bergedorf 29 km · Reinbek 32 km · Uelzen 33 km · Seevetal 34 km · Glinde 35 km · Munster 37 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 Lüneburg (53.2512°, 10.4155°, elevation 12 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.