Giethoorn weather in July

In July, Giethoorn sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 80 mm of rain across 14.2 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 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Giethoorn's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Giethoorn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:36 AM – 8:46 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Giethoorn is farm village in the Netherlands.

Founded
1230

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 Giethoorn 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)
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How July really feels in Giethoorn

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.

Giethoorn 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 / 6512.71.47.90.1
Feb / 5410.929.50.4
Mar / 5411.60.911.51.8
Apr13° / 459.70.113.63.8
May17° / 6111.7015.55.2
Jun19° / 12°6612.5016.55.6
Jul22° / 14°8014.2016.15.9
Aug22° / 14°7913.8014.55.9
Sep18° / 11°6511.1012.45.5
Oct14° / 6412.6010.33.7
Nov / 5612.70.28.51.7
Dec / 6813.21.57.50.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33961
44060
54060
64060
74060
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Giethoorn gets around 80 mm of rain over 14.2 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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348
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548
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748
848
947
1047
1146
1246
1345
1445
1544
1643
1743
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2042
2143
2243
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2643
2743
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3043
3143

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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15434111
25235121
35136121
44937131
54838131
64738131
74639141
84539141
94439151
104440151
114340151
124241161
134141161
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153942182
163842182
173643192
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 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
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914light 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 4:22 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 8:56 PM to 8:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.64:228:56
216.64:238:56
316.54:238:56
416.54:248:55
516.54:258:55
616.54:268:54
716.54:278:54
816.44:278:53
916.44:288:52
1016.44:298:52
1116.34:308:51
1216.34:328:50
1316.34:338:49
1416.24:348:48
1516.24:358:47
1616.24:368:46
1716.14:378:45
1816.14:398:44
1916.14:408:43
2016.04:418:42
2116.04:438:41
2215.94:448:39
2315.94:468:38
2415.84:478:37
2515.84:488:35
2615.74:508:34
2715.74:518:32
2815.64:538:31
2915.64:548:29
3015.54:568:28
3115.54:588:26

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
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305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Giethoorn?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Giethoorn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Giethoorn in July

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

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

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Giethoorn 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 64 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
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Giethoorn 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 Giethoorn peaks around July 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Giethoorn?

Giethoorn sits at 52.7°N, 6.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Steenwijk, 6.0 km away.

EmmeloordKampenZwolleHeerenveenHoogeveen

Topography around Giethoorn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Giethoorn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of -1 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 134 m.

The land around Giethoorn is covered by grassland (53%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
134 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Steenwijk 6.0 km · Meppel 9.0 km · Staphorst 14 km · Emmeloord 22 km · Kampen 23 km · Zwolle 25 km · Heerenveen 27 km · Hoogeveen 27 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 Giethoorn (52.74°, 6.0792°, elevation 0 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).