Sonthofen weather in July

In July, Sonthofen sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 211 mm of precipitation across 20.1 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sonthofen's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sonthofen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Precipitation
211 mm
20.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:42 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Sonthofen is inner city of the urban municipality of Sonthofen, Bavaria, Germany.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sonthofen reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°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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How July really feels in Sonthofen

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.

Sonthofen 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 / -7°11913.412.88.70.0
Feb / -6°10812.412.19.90.0
Mar / -3°13316.113.611.60.3
Apr10° / 124169.713.31.7
May14° / 19721.44.414.93.0
Jun17° / 21220.90.815.74.2
Jul19° / 10°21120.10.215.44.8
Aug19° / 10°20119.40.314.14.8
Sep15° / 146161.912.43.9
Oct11° / 11413.44.910.62.5
Nov / -2°11812.99.89.10.4
Dec / -6°1301513.28.30.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44456
54456
64357
74357
84456
94456
104456
114654
124654
134654
144753
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sonthofen gets around 211 mm of rain and snow over 20.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 64% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
165
265
366
466
567
667
767
867
967
1067
1166
1266
1366
1465
1565
1664
1764
1863
1963
2063
2162
2262
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2462
2562
2662
2762
2863
2963
3063
3163

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185150
285150
386140
486140
586140
686140
786140
886140
986140
1086140
1186140
1285150
1385150
1484160
1584160
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2279210
2378220
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2676240
2776240
2875250
2975250
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:31 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:318:14
215.74:318:14
315.74:328:13
415.74:328:13
515.74:338:13
615.64:348:12
715.64:348:12
815.64:358:12
915.64:368:11
1015.64:378:11
1115.54:388:10
1215.54:398:09
1315.54:398:09
1415.54:408:08
1515.44:418:07
1615.44:428:07
1715.44:438:06
1815.34:448:05
1915.34:458:04
2015.34:468:03
2115.24:488:02
2215.24:498:01
2315.24:508:00
2415.14:517:59
2515.14:527:58
2615.14:537:57
2715.04:547:56
2815.04:567:54
2914.94:577:53
3014.94:587:52
3114.94:597:51

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Sonthofen?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Sonthofen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sonthofen in July

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

In July, Sonthofen sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sonthofen in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sonthofen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
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Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sonthofen?

Sonthofen sits at 47.5°N, 10.3°E, 746 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kempten (Allgäu), 23 km away.

Topography around Sonthofen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sonthofen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m around an average of 807 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,566 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,087 m.

The land around Sonthofen is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
587 m
16 km
1,566 m
80 km
3,087 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Kempten (Allgäu) 23 km · Fussen 32 km · Marktoberdorf 38 km · Wangen 39 km · Leutkirch 40 km · Bregenz 40 km · Dornbirn 42 km · Lindau 45 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 Sonthofen (47.5182°, 10.2826°, elevation 746 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).