Burgdorf weather in July

In July, Burgdorf sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 140 mm of precipitation across 17.3 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Burgdorf's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burgdorf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Precipitation
140 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:55 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Burgdorf is town and municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Density
1,055/km²
people per km²

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 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Burgdorf reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°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)
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312314

How July really feels in Burgdorf

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.

Burgdorf 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 / -3°9013.210.68.70.0
Feb / -2°8111.910100.1
Mar / 9414.39.311.61.6
Apr13° / 10114.66.613.33.0
May17° / 13617.7214.84.3
Jun20° / 11°13817.70.215.65.2
Jul22° / 13°14017.30.115.35.7
Aug22° / 13°13716.90145.7
Sep18° / 10914.10.512.45.1
Oct13° / 9512.92.710.63.3
Nov / 99136.99.10.9
Dec / -2°10214.110.48.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
34951
44951
54951
64753
74753
84753
94753
104852
114852
124852
135050
145050
155050
165149
175248
185248
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205347
215446
225545
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285446
295446
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Burgdorf gets around 140 mm of rain and snow over 17.3 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 precipitation averages around 56% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
157
258
358
459
559
659
759
859
958
1058
1158
1257
1357
1456
1556
1656
1755
1855
1954
2054
2153
2253
2353
2453
2553
2654
2754
2854
2954
3054
3155

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
161354
261354
361354
461354
562344
662344
762344
862344
961345
1061345
1161345
1261345
1360355
1460355
1559365
1658375
1757385
1855405
1954415
2053425
2152435
2250455
2349465
2448476
2547486
2646486
2745496
2844496
2944506
3043507
3143507

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 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 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:43 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:438:22
215.64:448:22
315.64:448:22
415.64:458:22
515.64:468:22
615.64:468:21
715.64:478:21
815.54:488:20
915.54:488:20
1015.54:498:19
1115.54:508:19
1215.54:518:18
1315.44:528:18
1415.44:538:17
1515.44:548:16
1615.34:558:16
1715.34:568:15
1815.34:578:14
1915.34:588:13
2015.24:598:12
2115.25:008:11
2215.25:018:10
2315.15:028:09
2415.15:038:08
2515.05:048:07
2615.05:058:06
2715.05:078:05
2814.95:088:04
2914.95:098:02
3014.85:108:01
3114.85:118:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.59 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
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145.6Bright
155.6Bright
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175.6Bright
185.6Bright
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205.6Bright
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225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Burgdorf?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Burgdorf for sightseeing.

What to pack for Burgdorf in July

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

In July, Burgdorf sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Burgdorf 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 Burgdorf peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Burgdorf?

Burgdorf sits at 47.1°N, 7.6°E, 535 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Solothurn, 18 km away.

KönizGrenchenBiel/BienneSteffisburgThunOlten

Topography around Burgdorf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burgdorf has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m around an average of 592 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,887 m.

The land around Burgdorf is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (41%), grassland (32%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
304 m
16 km
758 m
80 km
3,887 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
July weather nearby: Solothurn 18 km · Bern 18 km · Köniz 22 km · Grenchen 23 km · Biel/Bienne 30 km · Steffisburg 31 km · Thun 34 km · Olten 38 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 Burgdorf (47.059°, 7.6279°, elevation 535 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).