Borssele weather in July

In July, Borssele sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Borssele's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borssele's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:52 AM – 8:49 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Borssele is village in Borsele, 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 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Borssele reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 7°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)
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How July really feels in Borssele

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.

Borssele weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6012.20.78.10.5
Feb / 5110.71.19.60.8
Mar10° / 5111.20.511.52.1
Apr13° / 4510.4013.53.7
May17° / 10°5711.7015.35.1
Jun19° / 13°6010.6016.35.9
Jul22° / 15°7212.5015.96.2
Aug22° / 15°7212.3014.46.2
Sep19° / 12°6211.4012.45.6
Oct15° / 6712.6010.44.0
Nov10° / 6713.30.38.62.0
Dec / 7313.70.97.70.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44159
54258
64159
74258
84159
94159
104258
114159
124159
134357
144357
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Borssele gets around 72 mm of rain over 12.5 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
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441
542
642
742
842
942
1042
1141
1241
1340
1439
1539
1638
1738
1838
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15038111
24939111
34740121
44641121
54541131
64342141
74242141
84142151
94143161
104043161
113943171
123844171
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143644181
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Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 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 4:38 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 8:58 PM to 8:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:388:58
216.34:398:58
316.34:408:58
416.34:408:57
516.34:418:57
616.24:428:57
716.24:438:56
816.24:448:56
916.24:458:55
1016.14:468:54
1116.14:478:54
1216.14:488:53
1316.14:498:52
1416.04:508:51
1516.04:518:50
1616.04:528:49
1715.94:538:48
1815.94:548:47
1915.84:568:46
2015.84:578:45
2115.84:588:44
2215.74:598:43
2315.75:018:42
2415.65:028:40
2515.65:038:39
2615.55:058:38
2715.55:068:36
2815.55:088:35
2915.45:098:33
3015.45:118:32
3115.35:128:30

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.39 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
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Borssele?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Borssele for sightseeing.

What to pack for Borssele in July

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

In July, Borssele sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Borssele 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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 6°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
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Borssele 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 Borssele peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Borssele?

Borssele sits at 51.4°N, 3.7°E, 5 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Vlissingen, 11 km away.

EekloMaldegemStekeneKnokke-Heist

Topography around Borssele

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borssele has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Borssele is covered by water (45%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and water (31%), cropland (25%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
262 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Vlissingen 11 km · Terneuzen 12 km · Middelburg 12 km · Goes 14 km · Eeklo 29 km · Maldegem 31 km · Stekene 32 km · Knokke-Heist 33 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 Borssele (51.4233°, 3.7347°, elevation 5 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).