Schaffhausen weather in July

In July, Schaffhausen sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 92 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Schaffhausen's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schaffhausen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:48 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Schaffhausen reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°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)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52314
62314
72314
82314
92314
102314
112314
122414
132414
142414
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202414
212414
222414
232415
242415
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302515
312515

How July really feels in Schaffhausen

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.

Schaffhausen weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6712.15.18.70.0
Feb / -1°5510.25.19.90.2
Mar10° / 6812.43.511.62.1
Apr14° / 7112.21.413.33.9
May18° / 9814.5014.95.2
Jun22° / 13°9014.3015.75.9
Jul24° / 14°9213.4015.46.5
Aug24° / 14°8312.7014.16.5
Sep19° / 10°7010.8012.45.8
Oct14° / 7111.60.310.63.7
Nov / 72112.59.11.0
Dec / -1°7912.95.38.30.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45050
54951
64951
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
145050
155050
165149
175149
185248
195248
205248
215347
225347
235347
245446
255446
265446
275446
285347
295347
305347
315248

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Schaffhausen gets around 92 mm of rain over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
244
344
444
545
645
745
845
945
1045
1145
1244
1344
1443
1543
1643
1743
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2642
2743
2843
2943
3043
3143

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1573112
2573112
3573112
4583012
5583012
6573013
7573013
8563113
9563113
10563113
11573112
12573112
13553213
14553213
15553213
16543313
17533413
18523513
19513613
20503713
21493813
22483913
23474014
24464114
25444114
26434214
27424315
28414415
29404415
30394516
31394516

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 54 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 4:36 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 8:21 PM to 7:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:368:21
215.74:378:21
315.74:388:21
415.74:388:20
515.74:398:20
615.74:408:20
715.74:408:19
815.64:418:19
915.64:428:18
1015.64:438:18
1115.64:448:17
1215.54:448:17
1315.54:458:16
1415.54:468:15
1515.54:478:15
1615.44:488:14
1715.44:498:13
1815.44:508:12
1915.34:518:11
2015.34:528:10
2115.34:538:09
2215.24:558:08
2315.24:568:07
2415.24:578:06
2515.14:588:05
2615.14:598:04
2715.05:008:03
2815.05:028:02
2915.05:038:00
3014.95:047:59
3114.95:057:58

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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June 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
25.8Bright
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
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Schaffhausen?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Schaffhausen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Schaffhausen in July

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

In July, Schaffhausen sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Schaffhausen 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 Schaffhausen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 Schaffhausen?

Schaffhausen sits at 47.7°N, 8.6°E, 403 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Singen, 17 km away.

BülachWinterthurOberwinterthur (Kreis 2)Stadt Winterthur (Kreis 1)FrauenfeldRadolfzellSeen (Kreis 3)

Topography around Schaffhausen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schaffhausen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m around an average of 476 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 602 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,596 m.

The land around Schaffhausen is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
249 m
16 km
602 m
80 km
2,596 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Singen 17 km · Bülach 21 km · Winterthur 22 km · Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2) 22 km · Stadt Winterthur (Kreis 1) 23 km · Frauenfeld 25 km · Radolfzell 26 km · Seen (Kreis 3) 27 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 Schaffhausen (47.6973°, 8.6349°, elevation 403 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).