Emmen weather in July

In July, Emmen sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 212 mm of precipitation across 18.5 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 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Emmen's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Emmen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Precipitation
212 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:52 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Emmen is Switzerland.

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 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Emmen reaches about 21°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 15°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)
12112
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42112
52112
62112
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112112
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How July really feels in Emmen

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.

Emmen 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 / -2°11813.711.98.70.0
Feb / -3°11112.610.8100.0
Mar / 12615.110.111.61.2
Apr12° / 13515.27.113.32.6
May16° / 18818.5214.84.0
Jun19° / 11°20018.60.215.64.9
Jul21° / 13°21218.50.115.35.4
Aug21° / 13°21117.70145.4
Sep17° / 10°16615.40.512.44.7
Oct13° / 13013.62.810.63.1
Nov / 13414.17.69.10.8
Dec / -1°13114.311.28.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55050
65050
74951
84951
94951
104951
115050
125149
135149
145149
155248
165248
175248
185347
195446
205446
215446
225545
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255545
265446
275446
285446
295446
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Emmen gets around 212 mm of rain and snow over 18.5 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 precipitation averages around 60% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
159
259
360
460
560
661
761
861
961
1060
1160
1260
1360
1460
1559
1659
1759
1859
1959
2059
2159
2259
2359
2459
2559
2659
2759
2859
2959
3059
3159

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
162362
262362
362362
462362
562362
662362
763352
863352
962353
1062353
1162353
1262353
1360364
1460364
1558375
1657385
1756395
1854406
1953416
2052426
2150437
2249447
2348457
2446468
2545478
2644489
2743489
28424810
29414910
30414910
31414911

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
15calm
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65calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
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215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 4:41 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 7:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:418:20
215.64:418:20
315.64:428:20
415.64:428:19
515.64:438:19
615.64:448:19
715.64:448:18
815.54:458:18
915.54:468:17
1015.54:478:17
1115.54:478:16
1215.54:488:16
1315.44:498:15
1415.44:508:14
1515.44:518:14
1615.44:528:13
1715.34:538:12
1815.34:548:11
1915.34:558:11
2015.24:568:10
2115.24:578:09
2215.24:588:08
2315.14:598:07
2415.15:008:06
2515.05:028:05
2615.05:038:03
2715.05:048:02
2814.95:058:01
2914.95:068:00
3014.85:087:59
3114.85:097:57

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Emmen?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Emmen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Emmen in July

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

In July, Emmen sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Emmen 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 Emmen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Emmen?

Emmen sits at 47.1°N, 8.3°E, 464 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Littau, 3.0 km away.

ZugBaarSchwyzHorgen

Topography around Emmen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Emmen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 483 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,697 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,864 m.

The land around Emmen is covered by trees (36%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
1,697 m
80 km
3,864 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Littau 3.0 km · Lucerne 4.0 km · Kriens 5.0 km · Cham 18 km · Zug 21 km · Baar 23 km · Schwyz 30 km · Horgen 32 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 Emmen (47.0782°, 8.2733°, elevation 464 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).