Varel weather in July

In July, Varel sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 87 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Varel's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Varel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
4:25 AM – 8:42 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Varel is municipality seat.

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Varel reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°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 Varel

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.

Varel 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 / 6413.62.27.80.0
Feb / 4910.22.29.40.1
Mar / 52111.411.51.4
Apr13° / 5011.20.213.73.4
May17° / 5811.5015.65.0
Jun19° / 12°7612.8016.75.6
Jul22° / 14°8714.5016.25.8
Aug21° / 14°8114.3014.65.9
Sep18° / 11°6611.2012.55.4
Oct13° / 6212.4010.33.4
Nov / 5511.70.38.41.3
Dec / 6412.82.47.30.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83367
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Varel gets around 87 mm of rain over 14.5 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 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
246
346
447
547
648
748
848
949
1049
1149
1249
1349
1448
1548
1648
1747
1847
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2046
2146
2246
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2744
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3044
3144

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15732101
25533111
35434111
45335111
55335111
65136121
75037121
84938121
94839121
104740121
114641121
124541131
134442131
144343131
154243141
164044141
173944151
183845161
193645172
203546182
213446182
223246192
233147202
243047212
252947212
262848222
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292749222
302649232
312649232

Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:10 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 8:52 PM to 8:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.74:108:52
216.74:118:51
316.74:118:51
416.64:128:51
516.64:138:50
616.64:148:50
716.64:158:49
816.54:168:48
916.54:178:48
1016.54:188:47
1116.54:198:46
1216.44:208:45
1316.44:218:45
1416.44:228:44
1516.34:238:43
1616.34:258:42
1716.24:268:40
1816.24:278:39
1916.24:298:38
2016.14:308:37
2116.14:318:36
2216.04:338:34
2316.04:348:33
2415.94:368:32
2515.94:378:30
2615.84:398:29
2715.84:408:27
2815.74:428:25
2915.74:438:24
3015.64:458:22
3115.64:478:21

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Varel?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Varel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Varel in July

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

In July, Varel sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Varel in July

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 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.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Varel in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Varel peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Varel?

Varel sits at 53.4°N, 8.1°E, 9 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wilhelmshaven, 17 km away.

Topography around Varel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Varel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m.

The land around Varel is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), water (26%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
104 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Wilhelmshaven 17 km · Rastede 17 km · Schortens 20 km · Westerstede 21 km · Brake (Unterweser) 24 km · Bad Zwischenahn 25 km · Nordenham 26 km · Oldenburg 29 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 Varel (53.3969°, 8.1362°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).