Esch-sur-Alzette weather in July

In July, Esch-sur-Alzette sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 62 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Esch-sur-Alzette's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esch-sur-Alzette's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:52 AM – 8:32 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Esch-sur-Alzette is city in Luxembourg.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1128

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 Esch-sur-Alzette reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°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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How July really feels in Esch-sur-Alzette

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.

Esch-sur-Alzette weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°7412.22.78.40.0
Feb / -0°6110.53.29.80.2
Mar10° / 6411.61.411.52.0
Apr14° / 5511.10.313.43.9
May18° / 6912.6015.15.3
Jun21° / 12°65110166.1
Jul23° / 14°6211.3015.66.6
Aug23° / 13°6610.9014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°649.7012.45.9
Oct14° / 7011.4010.53.7
Nov / 7112.61.18.91.2
Dec / 9113.93.480.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Esch-sur-Alzette gets around 62 mm of rain over 11.3 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16027121
25928121
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45829121
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:39 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 8:40 PM to 8:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:398:40
216.04:408:40
316.04:408:39
416.04:418:39
516.04:428:39
615.94:428:38
715.94:438:38
815.94:448:37
915.94:458:37
1015.84:468:36
1115.84:478:36
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1315.84:488:34
1415.74:498:33
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1615.74:528:32
1715.64:538:31
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1915.64:558:29
2015.54:568:28
2115.54:578:27
2215.54:588:26
2315.45:008:25
2415.45:018:24
2515.35:028:22
2615.35:038:21
2715.35:058:20
2815.25:068:18
2915.25:078:17
3015.15:098:16
3115.15:108:14

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.4Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Esch-sur-Alzette?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Esch-sur-Alzette for sightseeing.

What to pack for Esch-sur-Alzette in July

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

In July, Esch-sur-Alzette sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Esch-sur-Alzette 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 Esch-sur-Alzette peaks around July 16 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Esch-sur-Alzette?

Esch-sur-Alzette sits at 49.5°N, 6.0°E, 295 m above sea level, in Luxembourg. The nearest listed city is Dudelange, 8.0 km away.

DudelangeLuxembourgArlon

Topography around Esch-sur-Alzette

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Esch-sur-Alzette.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esch-sur-Alzette has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Esch-sur-Alzette is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, trees (40%), cropland (26%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (27%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
305 m
80 km
656 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Dudelange 8.0 km · Luxembourg 17 km · Hayange 19 km · Thionville 20 km · Yutz 22 km · Arlon 24 km · Metz 44 km · Montigny-lès-Metz 46 km

Luxembourg travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 94% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$147,252
2025
Happiness
7.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
4.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 71%unaffiliated 27%Muslim 2%other 0%

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 Esch-sur-Alzette (49.4958°, 5.9806°, elevation 295 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).