Rothenburg ob der Tauber weather in July

In July, Rothenburg ob der Tauber sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 72 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Rothenburg ob der Tauber's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rothenburg ob der Tauber's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:35 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Rothenburg ob der Tauber is main settlement of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Middle Franconia, Germany.

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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical July day in Rothenburg ob der Tauber 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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How July really feels in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber 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 / -2°6112.25.18.40.0
Feb / -1°5310.74.79.80.1
Mar / 62122.311.51.7
Apr14° / 5010.60.613.44.0
May18° / 7813.1015.15.4
Jun22° / 12°6412.20166.2
Jul24° / 14°7213.1015.66.4
Aug23° / 14°6411.7014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°5910.2012.45.8
Oct13° / 6111.30.110.53.6
Nov / 6110.728.90.9
Dec / -0°6513.15.180.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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24555
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Rothenburg ob der Tauber gets around 72 mm of rain over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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263307
362317
462317
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961318
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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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:23 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:238:22
216.04:238:22
316.04:248:22
416.04:258:22
515.94:258:21
615.94:268:21
715.94:278:20
815.94:288:20
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1115.84:308:18
1215.84:318:18
1315.74:328:17
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1615.74:358:15
1715.64:368:14
1815.64:378:13
1915.64:398:12
2015.54:408:11
2115.54:418:10
2215.44:428:09
2315.44:438:07
2415.44:458:06
2515.34:468:05
2615.34:478:04
2715.24:488:03
2815.24:508:01
2915.14:518:00
3015.14:527:58
3115.14:547:57

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Rothenburg ob der Tauber for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rothenburg ob der Tauber in July

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

In July, Rothenburg ob der Tauber sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rothenburg ob der Tauber in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rothenburg ob der Tauber peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rothenburg ob der Tauber?

Rothenburg ob der Tauber sits at 49.4°N, 10.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Crailsheim, 28 km away.

Topography around Rothenburg ob der Tauber

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rothenburg ob der Tauber has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 408 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m.

The land around Rothenburg ob der Tauber is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
310 m
80 km
677 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Crailsheim 28 km · Ansbach 31 km · Bad Mergentheim 32 km · Künzelsau 38 km · Kitzingen 40 km · Lauda-Königshofen 40 km · Schwäbisch Hall 44 km · Ellwangen 47 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 Rothenburg ob der Tauber (49.3788°, 10.1871°, elevation 0 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).