Olten weather in July

In July, Olten sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 170 mm of rain across 17.8 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 28% 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 Olten's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Olten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
170 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:52 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14 µg/m³ · 2014

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 Olten 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22313
32313
42314
52314
62314
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122314
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How July really feels in Olten

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.

Olten 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 / -1°8613.37.28.70.0
Feb / -1°7611.66.89.90.2
Mar10° / 9414.65.111.62.0
Apr14° / 10615.32.313.33.5
May18° / 15417.40.214.84.7
Jun21° / 12°15518.5015.75.2
Jul23° / 14°17017.8015.35.8
Aug23° / 14°16117014.15.8
Sep19° / 10°11713.8012.45.3
Oct14° / 98130.410.63.5
Nov / 9413.23.89.11.0
Dec / -0°10114.16.78.30.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34753
44753
54753
64753
74654
84654
94654
104654
114753
124753
134852
144951
155050
165050
175050
185149
195248
205248
215347
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255446
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275446
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295446
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Olten gets around 170 mm of rain over 17.8 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 57% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
158
259
359
459
559
659
759
859
959
1058
1158
1257
1357
1457
1556
1656
1756
1856
1956
2056
2155
2255
2356
2456
2556
2656
2757
2857
2957
3057
3157

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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15032171
25032171
34933171
44933171
54934161
64934161
74935161
84935161
94936150
104836150
114837150
124837150
134737150
144638160
154638160
164538170
174439170
184339180
194240190
204040190
213941200
223842200
233742210
243643220
253543220
263343230
273344240
283244240
293144250
303044260
313044260

Wind in July

Winds average 6 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
16calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 8:23 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:418:23
215.74:418:22
315.74:428:22
415.74:438:22
515.64:438:22
615.64:448:21
715.64:458:21
815.64:458:20
915.64:468:20
1015.54:478:19
1115.54:488:19
1215.54:498:18
1315.54:508:18
1415.44:518:17
1515.44:518:16
1615.44:528:16
1715.44:538:15
1815.34:548:14
1915.34:568:13
2015.34:578:12
2115.24:588:11
2215.24:598:10
2315.25:008:09
2415.15:018:08
2515.15:028:07
2615.05:038:06
2715.05:058:05
2815.05:068:03
2914.95:078:02
3014.95:088:01
3114.85:098:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.58 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
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
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135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
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205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.5Bright
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 Olten?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Olten for sightseeing.

What to pack for Olten in July

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

In July, Olten sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Olten 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 Olten 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 Olten?

Olten sits at 47.4°N, 7.9°E, 406 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Aarau, 12 km away.

Bad SäckingenRheinfeldenMuttenzReinachSolothurnRiehenBaden

Topography around Olten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Olten has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 m around an average of 480 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 819 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,417 m.

The land around Olten is covered by trees (58%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
423 m
16 km
819 m
80 km
3,417 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Aarau 12 km · Bad Säckingen 23 km · Rheinfelden 25 km · Muttenz 27 km · Reinach 29 km · Solothurn 32 km · Riehen 32 km · Baden 33 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 Olten (47.35°, 7.9033°, elevation 406 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).