Pirna weather in July

In July, Pirna sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 97 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Pirna's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pirna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:13 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Pirna is municipality seat.

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 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in Pirna reaches about 23°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 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)
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How July really feels in Pirna

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.

Pirna 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 / -3°6113.588.20.0
Feb / -2°48116.59.70.0
Mar / 6112.6511.51.1
Apr13° / 4810.61.413.53.5
May18° / 7513.30.115.35.2
Jun21° / 11°8512.9016.25.8
Jul23° / 13°9713.5015.86.3
Aug23° / 13°9212.1014.36.4
Sep18° / 10°6911.4012.45.4
Oct12° / 5711.30.310.43.1
Nov / 57112.88.70.7
Dec / -1°61136.27.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44456
54555
64456
74357
84357
94258
104258
114159
124060
134159
144258
154258
164258
174357
184357
194456
204456
214654
224654
234852
244951
255050
265050
275149
285149
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Pirna gets around 97 mm of rain over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
342
443
543
644
744
845
945
1045
1146
1246
1346
1445
1545
1645
1744
1844
1943
2043
2143
2242
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2641
2741
2840
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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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1632881
2632881
3622990
4613090
56030100
65931100
75931100
85732110
95732110
105633110
115533120
125533120
135533120
145434120
155434120
165334130
175334130
185235130
195235130
205235130
215036140
225036140
235036140
244936150
254936150
264836160
274736170
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294736180
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:00 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 7:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:008:15
216.24:018:15
316.24:018:15
416.24:028:14
516.24:038:14
616.24:048:13
716.14:048:13
816.14:058:12
916.14:068:12
1016.14:078:11
1116.04:088:11
1216.04:098:10
1316.04:108:09
1416.04:118:08
1515.94:128:07
1615.94:138:06
1715.84:148:05
1815.84:168:04
1915.84:178:03
2015.74:188:02
2115.74:198:01
2215.74:218:00
2315.64:227:59
2415.64:237:58
2515.54:257:56
2615.54:267:55
2715.44:277:54
2815.44:297:52
2915.34:307:51
3015.34:327:49
3115.24:337:48

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
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235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Pirna?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Pirna for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pirna in July

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

In July, Pirna sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pirna 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 Pirna peaks around June 20 at about 7 (very 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Pirna in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Pirna is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1216 µg/m³Dec 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pirna?

Pirna sits at 51.0°N, 13.9°E, 119 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Heidenau, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Pirna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pirna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 973 m.

The land around Pirna is covered by trees (36%), grassland (21%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (45%), cropland (26%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
465 m
80 km
973 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Heidenau 5.0 km · Leuben 10 km · Loschwitz 14 km · Blasewitz 14 km · Radeberg 17 km · Dresden 17 km · Äußere Neustadt 18 km · Löbtau 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 Pirna (50.9584°, 13.937°, elevation 119 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).