Steffisburg weather in July

In July, Steffisburg sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 216 mm of precipitation across 19.3 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 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Steffisburg's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Steffisburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Precipitation
216 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:56 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Steffisburg is Settlement within the municipality of the same name in 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 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Steffisburg reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Steffisburg

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.

Steffisburg 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 / -7°1131312.68.80.0
Feb / -6°10411.811.5100.0
Mar / -3°11514.21211.60.3
Apr / 125159.413.31.5
May13° / 18918.95.314.82.9
Jun17° / 20019.41.615.64.2
Jul19° / 10°21619.30.815.35.0
Aug19° / 10°204180.9145.0
Sep15° / 15014.72.212.44.0
Oct11° / 12012.85.210.62.4
Nov / -2°12313.710.79.20.3
Dec / -5°12713.913.18.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
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65050
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115149
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Steffisburg gets around 216 mm of rain and snow over 19.3 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 62% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1622
2622
3623
4633
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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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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 4:44 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 8:21 PM to 7:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:448:21
215.64:458:21
315.64:458:21
415.64:468:21
515.64:478:20
615.54:478:20
715.54:488:20
815.54:498:19
915.54:508:19
1015.54:508:18
1115.44:518:18
1215.44:528:17
1315.44:538:17
1415.44:548:16
1515.34:558:15
1615.34:568:14
1715.34:578:14
1815.34:588:13
1915.24:598:12
2015.25:008:11
2115.25:018:10
2215.15:028:09
2315.15:038:08
2415.15:048:07
2515.05:058:06
2615.05:068:05
2714.95:078:04
2814.95:098:03
2914.95:108:01
3014.85:118:00
3114.85:127:59

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.67 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.5Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Steffisburg?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Steffisburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Steffisburg in July

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

In July, Steffisburg sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Steffisburg 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 Steffisburg peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Steffisburg?

Steffisburg sits at 46.8°N, 7.6°E, 584 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Thun, 3.0 km away.

InterlakenKönizBernLauterbrunnenBurgdorfGrindelwaldFribourg

Topography around Steffisburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Steffisburg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m around an average of 681 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,835 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,112 m.

The land around Steffisburg is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
484 m
16 km
1,835 m
80 km
4,112 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Thun 3.0 km · Interlaken 21 km · Köniz 23 km · Bern 24 km · Lauterbrunnen 29 km · Burgdorf 31 km · Grindelwald 35 km · Fribourg 37 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 Steffisburg (46.7781°, 7.6325°, elevation 584 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).