Neuchâtel weather in July

In July, Neuchâtel sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 143 mm of rain across 16.8 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 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Neuchâtel's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Neuchâtel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:58 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Neuchâtel is capital of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
1,855/km²
people per km²
Founded
1011

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 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Neuchâtel reaches about 23°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 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)
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How July really feels in Neuchâtel

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.

Neuchâtel 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°9913.298.70.0
Feb / -2°8911.98.9100.1
Mar / 9813.66.211.61.6
Apr13° / 10515.23.413.33.1
May17° / 14217.60.514.84.4
Jun20° / 11°13516.9015.65.3
Jul23° / 13°14316.8015.35.8
Aug22° / 13°13915.70145.9
Sep18° / 10°10913.3012.45.2
Oct13° / 10713.30.710.63.3
Nov / 10713.64.79.10.9
Dec / -1°11714.28.78.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
44951
54852
64852
74852
84852
94753
104852
114852
124951
134951
144951
155050
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315248

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Neuchâtel gets around 143 mm of rain over 16.8 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 54% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
354
454
554
654
754
854
954
1053
1153
1253
1353
1452
1552
1652
1753
1853
1953
2053
2153
2253
2354
2454
2554
2655
2755
2855
2955
3055
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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1553411
2553411
3553411
4553411
5553411
6553411
7553411
8553411
9563410
10563410
11553510
12543511
13543511
14543511
15533512
16513613
17503713
18493714
19483814
20463914
21454015
22444115
23434215
24424316
25404316
26404416
27394417
28384517
29384518
30374518
31374518

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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316calm

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 4:46 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 8:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:468:25
215.64:478:25
315.64:478:25
415.64:488:24
515.64:498:24
615.64:498:24
715.64:508:23
815.54:518:23
915.54:528:22
1015.54:528:22
1115.54:538:21
1215.44:548:21
1315.44:558:20
1415.44:568:20
1515.44:578:19
1615.34:588:18
1715.34:598:17
1815.35:008:16
1915.25:018:16
2015.25:028:15
2115.25:038:14
2215.15:048:13
2315.15:058:12
2415.15:068:11
2515.05:078:10
2615.05:088:08
2715.05:108:07
2814.95:118:06
2914.95:128:05
3014.85:138:04
3114.85:148:02

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.76 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.9Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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155.8Bright
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215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Neuchâtel?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Neuchâtel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Neuchâtel in July

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

In July, Neuchâtel sees daytime highs around 23°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 Neuchâtel 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 Neuchâtel 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Neuchâtel?

Neuchâtel sits at 47.0°N, 6.9°E, 441 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is La Chaux-de-Fonds, 14 km away.

FribourgBiel/BienneYverdon-les-BainsKönizBernGrenchenBulle

Topography around Neuchâtel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Neuchâtel has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 713 m around an average of 549 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,084 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,005 m.

The land around Neuchâtel is covered by water (47%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (32%), grassland (23%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
713 m
16 km
1,084 m
80 km
3,005 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: La Chaux-de-Fonds 14 km · Fribourg 27 km · Biel/Bienne 29 km · Yverdon-les-Bains 32 km · Köniz 37 km · Bern 39 km · Grenchen 42 km · Bulle 43 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 Neuchâtel (46.9918°, 6.931°, elevation 441 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).