Schmallenberg in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Schmallenberg sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 330 mm of rain over about 48 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 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Schmallenberg's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Schmallenberg's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 20°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 11°C
- Rainfall
- 330 mm
- 48 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.3
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Schmallenberg in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.
A typical summer day in Schmallenberg reaches about 20°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Schmallenberg
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.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Schmallenberg 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2° / -2° | 99 | 15.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 3° / -2° | 81 | 13.1 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 7° / 1° | 89 | 15.2 | 5.7 | 11.5 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 12° / 4° | 77 | 13.2 | 2.2 | 13.5 | 2.7 |
| May | 16° / 7° | 94 | 14.6 | 0.1 | 15.3 | 4.2 |
| Jun | 18° / 10° | 103 | 15.6 | 0 | 16.2 | 5.1 |
| Jul | 21° / 12° | 117 | 16.5 | 0 | 15.9 | 5.4 |
| Aug | 20° / 12° | 110 | 15.6 | 0 | 14.4 | 5.4 |
| Sep | 16° / 9° | 90 | 13.4 | 0 | 12.4 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 11° / 6° | 85 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 10.4 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 6° / 2° | 85 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 3° / -1° | 98 | 15.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Schmallenberg gets around 330 mm of rain over 48 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 11 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 hours in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.9 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Schmallenberg?
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.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Schmallenberg for sightseeing.
What to pack for Schmallenberg in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Schmallenberg sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 48 days see rain.
UV index in Schmallenberg in Summer
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 Schmallenberg peaks around July 12 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 7 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 7 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Schmallenberg?
Schmallenberg sits at 51.2°N, 8.3°E, 411 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Berleburg, 14 km away.
Topography around Schmallenberg
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Schmallenberg.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Schmallenberg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m around an average of 448 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 576 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 m.
The land around Schmallenberg is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (53%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 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
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 Schmallenberg (51.1547°, 8.2851°, elevation 411 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.