Bern weather in July

In July, Bern sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 104 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bern's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bern's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:56 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.1 µg/m³ · 2020

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 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bern reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°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)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52314
62314
72314
82314
92314
102314
112314
122414
132414
142414
152414
162414
172414
182414
192414
202414
212414
222414
232414
242414
252414
262414
272415
282415
292415
302415
312415

How July really feels in Bern

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.

Bern weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°8012.86.88.80.0
Feb / -1°7211.66.9100.4
Mar10° / 8413.34.711.62.3
Apr14° / 9013.62.113.33.8
May18° / 11715.40.314.85.1
Jun22° / 12°10614.7015.65.9
Jul24° / 14°10413.6015.36.5
Aug23° / 14°10113.30146.5
Sep19° / 10°8811.8012.45.7
Oct14° / 8411.90.310.63.9
Nov / 9012.63.49.21.3
Dec / -1°9313.56.18.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45149
55149
65149
75050
84951
95050
105050
115050
125149
135248
145347
155347
165446
175545
185545
195644
205743
215743
225743
235941
245941
255941
265941
275842
285743
295743
305743
315644

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bern gets around 104 mm of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
246
347
447
548
648
748
848
947
1047
1146
1246
1345
1444
1543
1643
1742
1841
1941
2040
2140
2240
2340
2440
2541
2641
2741
2842
2942
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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1503812
2493812
3493812
4493812
5493812
6503812
7503813
8503813
9503813
10503713
11503713
12503713
13493714
14493714
15483715
16483715
17473815
18463816
19453916
20444016
21424117
22414217
23404317
24394417
25374517
26364618
27354718
28344818
29334818
30334819
31334819

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 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 4:44 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:448:23
215.64:458:23
315.64:458:22
415.64:468:22
515.64:478:22
615.64:478:21
715.54:488:21
815.54:498:21
915.54:508:20
1015.54:508:20
1115.54:518:19
1215.44:528:19
1315.44:538:18
1415.44:548:17
1515.44:558:17
1615.34:568:16
1715.34:578:15
1815.34:588:14
1915.24:598:13
2015.25:008:12
2115.25:018:12
2215.15:028:11
2315.15:038:10
2415.15:048:08
2515.05:058:07
2615.05:078:06
2715.05:088:05
2814.95:098:04
2914.95:108:03
3014.85:118:01
3114.85:128:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.66 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 5.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bern?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bern for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bern in July

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

In July, Bern sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bern in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bern peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bern?

Bern sits at 46.9°N, 7.4°E, 549 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Köniz, 4.0 km away.

SteffisburgThunBiel/BienneGrenchenFribourgSolothurn

Topography around Bern

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bern has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m around an average of 558 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,873 m.

The land around Bern is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (30%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
370 m
16 km
599 m
80 km
3,873 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
July weather nearby: Köniz 4.0 km · Burgdorf 18 km · Steffisburg 24 km · Thun 26 km · Biel/Bienne 26 km · Grenchen 27 km · Fribourg 28 km · Solothurn 30 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Bern (46.9481°, 7.4474°, elevation 549 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).