Schortens in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Schortens sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 245 mm of rain over about 41 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 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Schortens's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Schortens's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 21°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 13°C
- Rainfall
- 245 mm
- 41 wet days
- Avg wind
- 14 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.8
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Schortens in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.
A typical summer day in Schortens reaches about 21°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Schortens
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.
Schortens 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 | 5° / 1° | 64 | 13.3 | 2 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 5° / 1° | 49 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 9.4 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 8° / 2° | 51 | 11.2 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 13° / 5° | 50 | 11 | 0.2 | 13.7 | 3.5 |
| May | 17° / 8° | 57 | 11.5 | 0 | 15.6 | 5.1 |
| Jun | 19° / 11° | 76 | 12.6 | 0 | 16.7 | 5.6 |
| Jul | 22° / 13° | 87 | 14.4 | 0 | 16.3 | 5.9 |
| Aug | 22° / 13° | 82 | 14.2 | 0 | 14.6 | 5.9 |
| Sep | 18° / 11° | 67 | 11.3 | 0 | 12.5 | 5.4 |
| Oct | 13° / 7° | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | 10.3 | 3.5 |
| Nov | 8° / 4° | 55 | 11.9 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 5° / 1° | 63 | 12.9 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 0.1 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Schortens gets around 245 mm of rain over 41 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 14 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min in early June to 13 h 36 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 5.0 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Schortens?
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 Schortens for sightseeing.
What to pack for Schortens in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Schortens sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 41 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Schortens in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 17°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 4°C.
The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Bracing |
| Feb | 4 | Bracing |
| Mar | 5 | Bracing |
| Apr | 8 | Bracing |
| May | 11 | Bracing |
| Jun | 15 | Cool |
| Jul | 18 | Cool |
| Aug | 19 | Cool |
| Sep | 17 | Cool |
| Oct | 13 | Bracing |
| Nov | 9 | Bracing |
| Dec | 6 | Bracing |
UV index in Schortens in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Schortens peaks around July 18 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | High |
| Jun | 5 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 5 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Low |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
Where is Schortens?
Schortens sits at 53.5°N, 7.9°E, 4 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wilhelmshaven, 10 km away.
Topography around Schortens
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Schortens.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Schortens has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m.
The land around Schortens is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and grassland (28%) 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 Schortens (53.538°, 7.9477°, elevation 4 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.