Wilhelmshaven weather in July

In July, Wilhelmshaven sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 87 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Wilhelmshaven's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wilhelmshaven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
4:24 AM – 8:42 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Wilhelmshaven is municipality seat.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.1 µg/m³ · 2019

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 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Wilhelmshaven reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 28°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)
12013
22113
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How July really feels in Wilhelmshaven

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.

Wilhelmshaven 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 / 6413.327.80.0
Feb / 499.92.19.40.1
Mar / 5111.21.311.51.5
Apr13° / 50110.213.73.5
May17° / 5711.5015.65.1
Jun19° / 11°7612.6016.75.6
Jul22° / 13°8714.4016.35.9
Aug22° / 13°8214.2014.65.9
Sep18° / 11°6711.3012.55.4
Oct13° / 6212.4010.33.5
Nov / 5511.90.38.31.4
Dec / 6312.92.17.30.1

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 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43466
53367
63367
73268
83268
93268
103367
113367
123466
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304060
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Wilhelmshaven gets around 87 mm of rain over 14.4 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
246
346
446
547
647
748
848
948
1048
1148
1248
1348
1448
1548
1647
1747
1847
1947
2046
2146
2246
2345
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2644
2744
2844
2943
3043
3143

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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16030100
25831110
35732110
45633110
55434111
65335111
75136121
85037121
95037121
104938121
114839121
124740121
134640131
144541131
154441131
164342141
174243151
184043151
193944161
203844172
213644182
223545182
233445192
243345202
253246202
263146202
273047202
283048212
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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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
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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 4:09 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 8:53 PM to 8:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.74:098:53
216.74:108:52
316.74:118:52
416.74:118:52
516.74:128:51
616.64:138:51
716.64:148:50
816.64:158:49
916.54:168:49
1016.54:178:48
1116.54:188:47
1216.54:198:46
1316.44:208:45
1416.44:218:45
1516.34:238:44
1616.34:248:42
1716.34:258:41
1816.24:278:40
1916.24:288:39
2016.14:298:38
2116.14:318:36
2216.14:328:35
2316.04:348:34
2416.04:358:32
2515.94:378:31
2615.94:388:29
2715.84:408:28
2815.74:418:26
2915.74:438:25
3015.64:448:23
3115.64:468:21

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.27 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
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
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105.3Bright
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215.2Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Wilhelmshaven?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Wilhelmshaven for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wilhelmshaven in July

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

In July, Wilhelmshaven sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Wilhelmshaven 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 offshore 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 Wilhelmshaven 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 Wilhelmshaven 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 18UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wilhelmshaven?

Wilhelmshaven sits at 53.5°N, 8.1°E, 2 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Schortens, 10 km away.

Topography around Wilhelmshaven

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wilhelmshaven has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m.

The land around Wilhelmshaven is covered by trees (41%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (36%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
104 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Schortens 10 km · Varel 17 km · Wittmund 22 km · Nordenham 26 km · Bremerhaven 31 km · Langen 33 km · Rastede 34 km · Westerstede 34 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 Wilhelmshaven (53.5476°, 8.1039°, elevation 2 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).