Sömmerda weather in July

In July, Sömmerda sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 15.9 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 21% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sömmerda's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sömmerda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:24 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.6 µg/m³ · 2013

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 Sömmerda reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°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)
12212
22212
32212
42213
52213
62213
72213
82213
92213
102213
112213
122313
132313
142313
152313
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172313
182313
192313
202313
212414
222414
232414
242414
252414
262414
272414
282414
292414
302414
312414

How July really feels in Sömmerda

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.

Sömmerda 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 / -2°42103.78.20.0
Feb / -1°348.53.99.60.0
Mar / 4410.92.211.51.4
Apr13° / 378.80.413.53.7
May17° / 5610.5015.35.4
Jun21° / 11°5310016.26.2
Jul23° / 13°6311015.96.6
Aug23° / 13°5510.4014.46.7
Sep18° / 10°489.2012.45.8
Oct13° / 4510.30.110.43.4
Nov / 459.91.28.70.9
Dec / -1°4711.23.87.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
33961
43862
53862
63763
73763
83664
93565
103565
113565
123565
133565
143664
153664
163763
173763
183961
194060
204159
214258
224258
234456
244456
254555
264654
274654
284753
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sömmerda gets around 63 mm of rain over 11 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
233
333
434
534
635
736
836
936
1037
1137
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1935
2035
2135
2234
2334
2434
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
3033
3133

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168266
268266
366277
466277
565287
665287
763298
863298
962308
1062308
1162308
1261309
1360319
1460319
1560319
1659329
17583210
18573310
19573310
20563410
21553411
22543511
23543511
24533512
25533512
26533512
27513613
28513613
29513613
30513613
31523612

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 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
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 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 4:10 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:108:27
216.34:118:27
316.34:128:27
416.24:128:27
516.24:138:26
616.24:148:26
716.24:158:25
816.24:168:25
916.14:168:24
1016.14:178:23
1116.14:188:23
1216.04:198:22
1316.04:208:21
1416.04:218:20
1515.94:238:20
1615.94:248:19
1715.94:258:18
1815.84:268:17
1915.84:278:16
2015.84:288:14
2115.74:308:13
2215.74:318:12
2315.64:328:11
2415.64:348:10
2515.64:358:08
2615.54:368:07
2715.54:388:06
2815.44:398:04
2915.44:418:03
3015.34:428:01
3115.34:448:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
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 Sömmerda?

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
5.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Sömmerda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sömmerda in July

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

In July, Sömmerda sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sömmerda 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 Sömmerda peaks around July 11 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sömmerda?

Sömmerda sits at 51.2°N, 11.1°E, 140 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Erfurt, 21 km away.

Topography around Sömmerda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sömmerda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 146 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m.

The land around Sömmerda is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
271 m
80 km
1,115 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Erfurt 21 km · Weimar 25 km · Sondershausen 29 km · Apolda 32 km · Bad Langensalza 33 km · Sangerhausen 37 km · Gotha 37 km · Arnstadt 37 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 Sömmerda (51.1591°, 11.1152°, elevation 140 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).