Benthuizen weather in July

In July, Benthuizen sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 79 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Benthuizen's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Benthuizen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:46 AM – 8:49 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Benthuizen is farm village in the Netherlands.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Benthuizen reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°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)
12113
22113
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52114
62114
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How July really feels in Benthuizen

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.

Benthuizen 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 / 6212.20.980.4
Feb / 5210.81.49.60.7
Mar10° / 5311.30.611.52.0
Apr13° / 4810.9013.63.7
May17° / 6111.5015.45.2
Jun19° / 12°6411.1016.45.8
Jul22° / 14°7913.40166.1
Aug22° / 14°7913.1014.46.1
Sep18° / 12°6912.2012.45.5
Oct14° / 6812.7010.43.9
Nov10° / 6613.50.38.51.9
Dec / 7113.51.17.60.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74258
84258
94159
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
164456
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194555
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214555
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234654
244654
254753
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274753
284753
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304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Benthuizen gets around 79 mm of rain over 13.4 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
341
441
542
642
742
842
942
1042
1142
1242
1341
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2141
2242
2342
2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2942
3042
3141

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15236111
25037121
34938121
44838131
54739131
64639141
74540141
84440151
94340151
104241161
114241161
124141161
134042171
143942171
153843181
163743182
173644192
183544202
193345202
203245212
213146212
223046222
232946222
242847232
252747233
262648243
272548243
282549243
292449243
302449243
312450243

Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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1814light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:32 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 8:59 PM to 8:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:328:59
216.44:328:58
316.44:338:58
416.44:348:58
516.44:358:57
616.44:358:57
716.34:368:56
816.34:378:56
916.34:388:55
1016.34:398:54
1116.24:408:54
1216.24:418:53
1316.24:428:52
1416.14:438:51
1516.14:448:50
1616.14:468:49
1716.04:478:48
1816.04:488:47
1915.94:498:46
2015.94:518:45
2115.94:528:44
2215.84:538:42
2315.84:558:41
2415.74:568:40
2515.74:578:39
2615.64:598:37
2715.65:008:36
2815.55:028:34
2915.55:038:33
3015.45:058:31
3115.45:068:30

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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115.4Bright
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205.4Bright
215.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Benthuizen?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Benthuizen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Benthuizen in July

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

In July, Benthuizen sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Benthuizen in July

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Benthuizen in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Benthuizen peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Benthuizen?

Benthuizen sits at 52.1°N, 4.5°E, -2 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Zoetermeer, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Benthuizen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Benthuizen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of -4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m.

The land around Benthuizen is covered by grassland (38%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 16 km, and water (32%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
99 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Zoetermeer 4.0 km · Boskoop 8.0 km · Waddinxveen 8.0 km · Voorschoten 9.0 km · Leiderdorp 9.0 km · Alphen aan den Rijn 10 km · Leiden 10 km · Pijnacker 10 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 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 Benthuizen (52.0775°, 4.5444°, elevation -2 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).