Rathenow weather in July

In July, Rathenow sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 76 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Rathenow's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rathenow's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:12 AM – 8:21 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical July day in Rathenow reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°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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22314
32314
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52314
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112414
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How July really feels in Rathenow

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.

Rathenow 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°5011.43.180.0
Feb / -1°369.53.19.50.1
Mar / 4610.71.811.51.6
Apr14° / 359.10.213.64.2
May19° / 5510.2015.56.0
Jun22° / 12°569.9016.56.4
Jul24° / 14°7611.7016.16.6
Aug24° / 14°6010.5014.56.7
Sep19° / 11°528.8012.46.1
Oct14° / 479.6010.33.8
Nov / 4410.20.98.51.1
Dec / 4711.52.77.50.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63664
73664
83664
93565
103565
113565
123565
133664
143664
153664
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194060
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224258
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274555
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294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Rathenow gets around 76 mm of rain over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
239
339
440
540
640
741
841
940
1040
1140
1239
1338
1438
1537
1637
1737
1836
1936
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1652681
2632791
3622891
46128101
56029101
65830111
75830111
85631121
95532121
105532121
115433121
125433121
135334121
145334121
155135131
165135131
175036131
185037131
194938131
204838131
214739131
224739131
234640141
244540141
254440151
264440151
274340161
284241161
294241161
304241171
314240171

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 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 3:58 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 8:30 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.53:588:30
216.53:588:30
316.53:598:30
416.54:008:29
516.54:018:29
616.54:018:28
716.44:028:28
816.44:038:27
916.44:048:27
1016.34:058:26
1116.34:068:25
1216.34:078:24
1316.34:088:24
1416.24:098:23
1516.24:118:22
1616.14:128:21
1716.14:138:20
1816.14:148:19
1916.04:168:17
2016.04:178:16
2115.94:188:15
2215.94:208:14
2315.94:218:12
2415.84:238:11
2515.84:248:10
2615.74:258:08
2715.74:278:07
2815.64:288:05
2915.64:308:04
3015.54:328:02
3115.54:338:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.09 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
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Rathenow?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Rathenow for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rathenow in July

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

In July, Rathenow sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rathenow 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 Rathenow peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rathenow?

Rathenow sits at 52.6°N, 12.3°E, 31 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Brandenburg an der Havel, 26 km away.

WerderBurg bei MagdeburgFalkenseePotsdam

Topography around Rathenow

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rathenow has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m.

The land around Rathenow is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (44%), grassland (29%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (36%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
201 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Brandenburg an der Havel 26 km · Stendal 32 km · Nauen 36 km · Neuruppin 48 km · Werder 48 km · Burg bei Magdeburg 50 km · Falkensee 51 km · Potsdam 54 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 Rathenow (52.6066°, 12.337°, elevation 31 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).