Rapperswil weather in July

In July, Rapperswil sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 157 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 31% 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 Rapperswil's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rapperswil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
157 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:49 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Rapperswil is former town in the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 12.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1220

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 Rapperswil 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)
12212
22212
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42213
52213
62213
72213
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102213
112213
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312314

How July really feels in Rapperswil

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.

Rapperswil weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°10412.8108.70.0
Feb / -3°94129.8100.0
Mar / 11014.88.511.61.4
Apr13° / 11615.15.513.32.9
May17° / 16418.11.214.84.3
Jun20° / 11°16817.50.115.65.2
Jul22° / 13°15716.6015.35.8
Aug22° / 13°16515.20145.9
Sep18° / 10°13413.50.312.45.1
Oct13° / 10812.82.210.63.4
Nov / 11513.16.39.10.9
Dec / -1°11914.39.78.40.0

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35248
45248
55248
65248
75149
85050
95050
105149
115149
125149
135347
145347
155347
165446
175545
185545
195644
205644
215743
225743
235644
245743
255743
265743
275743
285545
295545
305545
315446

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Rapperswil gets around 157 mm of rain over 16.6 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 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
355
455
555
656
756
856
955
1055
1155
1254
1354
1453
1553
1652
1752
1852
1952
2052
2152
2252
2352
2452
2552
2652
2752
2852
2952
3052
3152

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
158357
257367
357367
457367
557367
657367
757367
857367
957367
1057367
1157367
1256368
1356368
1455378
1554388
1654388
1752399
1851409
1949419
2048439
21464410
22454510
23434610
24424711
25414811
26394912
27385012
28375013
29365113
30365014
31365014

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
296calm
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 4:38 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:388:18
215.74:388:18
315.74:398:18
415.64:398:18
515.64:408:17
615.64:418:17
715.64:428:17
815.64:428:16
915.54:438:16
1015.54:448:15
1115.54:458:15
1215.54:468:14
1315.54:468:14
1415.44:478:13
1515.44:488:12
1615.44:498:11
1715.34:508:11
1815.34:518:10
1915.34:528:09
2015.24:538:08
2115.24:548:07
2215.24:568:06
2315.14:578:05
2415.14:588:04
2515.14:598:03
2615.05:008:02
2715.05:018:01
2814.95:027:59
2914.95:047:58
3014.95:057:57
3114.85:067:56

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.6 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
85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
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205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Rapperswil?

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

July is a reasonable time to visit Rapperswil for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rapperswil in July

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

In July, Rapperswil 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 Rapperswil 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 Rapperswil 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 Rapperswil?

Rapperswil sits at 47.2°N, 8.8°E, 408 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Jona, 1.0 km away.

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Topography around Rapperswil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rapperswil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 425 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,444 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,286 m.

The land around Rapperswil is covered by water (48%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
1,444 m
80 km
3,286 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Jona 1.0 km · Wetzikon 11 km · Einsiedeln 12 km · Uster 16 km · Horgen 17 km · Baar 22 km · Zug 24 km · Adliswil 24 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 Rapperswil (47.2256°, 8.8223°, elevation 408 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).