Emmen weather in July

In July, Emmen sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 82 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 16.1 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 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 36 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Emmen's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Emmen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:33 AM – 8:43 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Emmen is town in Emmen Municipality, 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 Emmen 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 17°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)
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How July really feels in Emmen

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.

Emmen 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 / 6713.21.87.90.0
Feb / 53112.29.50.3
Mar / 5411.8111.51.8
Apr14° / 4810.60.113.63.9
May18° / 6111.3015.55.4
Jun20° / 11°7112.5016.55.7
Jul22° / 13°8213.9016.16.0
Aug22° / 13°7813.6014.56.0
Sep18° / 11°6611.2012.45.6
Oct14° / 6212010.33.7
Nov / 5712.10.38.41.5
Dec / 6913.127.50.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43565
53565
63664
73565
83565
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113466
123565
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Emmen gets around 82 mm of rain over 13.9 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 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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244
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745
845
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1145
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1344
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1544
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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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15831101
25732101
35633101
45534101
55335111
65335111
75136112
85136112
95037122
104937122
114937122
124837132
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144738142
154638142
164539152
174439152
184340162
194140162
204041172
213942173
223742183
233643183
243544193
253345193
263246193
273147193
283048193
293049192
302950192
312950192

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 36 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:18 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 8:53 PM to 8:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.64:188:53
216.64:198:53
316.54:208:52
416.54:218:52
516.54:218:52
616.54:228:51
716.54:238:51
816.44:248:50
916.44:258:49
1016.44:268:49
1116.34:278:48
1216.34:288:47
1316.34:298:46
1416.24:308:45
1516.24:318:44
1616.24:338:43
1716.14:348:42
1816.14:358:41
1916.14:378:40
2016.04:388:39
2116.04:398:38
2215.94:418:36
2315.94:428:35
2415.84:438:34
2515.84:458:32
2615.74:468:31
2715.74:488:29
2815.64:498:28
2915.64:518:26
3015.54:538:25
3115.54:548:23

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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115.0Bright
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Emmen?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Emmen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Emmen in July

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Emmen 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 66 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Emmen 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 Emmen peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Emmen?

Emmen sits at 52.8°N, 6.9°E, 19 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Haren, 23 km away.

HarenStadskanaalMeppenHoogeveenHardenbergAssenVeendamLingen

Topography around Emmen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Emmen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m.

The land around Emmen is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), grassland (25%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (35%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Haren 23 km · Stadskanaal 24 km · Meppen 28 km · Hoogeveen 30 km · Hardenberg 30 km · Assen 33 km · Veendam 36 km · Lingen 40 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 Emmen (52.7792°, 6.9069°, elevation 19 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).