Gorinchem weather in July

In July, Gorinchem sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 77 mm of rain across 13.7 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 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Gorinchem's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gorinchem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:45 AM – 8:46 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Gorinchem is town 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 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Gorinchem 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 18°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 Gorinchem

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.

Gorinchem 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 / 6312.11.18.10.4
Feb / 55111.49.60.7
Mar10° / 5511.60.711.52.2
Apr14° / 4810.7013.64.0
May18° / 5911.6015.45.4
Jun20° / 12°6210.8016.46.0
Jul22° / 14°7713.70166.2
Aug22° / 14°7712.6014.46.2
Sep19° / 11°6111.3012.45.7
Oct14° / 6311.60.110.44.0
Nov10° / 6212.20.38.61.9
Dec / 7013.21.47.60.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33664
43664
53664
63664
73466
83565
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gorinchem gets around 77 mm of rain over 13.7 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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442
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844
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1044
1143
1243
1342
1442
1542
1642
1742
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2142
2243
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2643
2743
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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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15135122
25036132
34837132
44737142
54638142
64538152
74538152
84439162
94339162
104339162
114240162
124140172
134040172
143941172
153841182
163742182
173642193
183443203
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203244213
213045214
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232846224
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312449235

Wind in July

Winds average 12 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
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913light breeze
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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 4:31 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 8:56 PM to 8:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:318:56
216.44:328:55
316.44:338:55
416.44:338:55
516.34:348:54
616.34:358:54
716.34:368:53
816.34:378:53
916.24:388:52
1016.24:398:51
1116.24:408:51
1216.24:418:50
1316.14:428:49
1416.14:438:48
1516.14:448:47
1616.04:458:46
1716.04:468:45
1815.94:478:44
1915.94:498:43
2015.94:508:42
2115.84:518:41
2215.84:538:40
2315.74:548:38
2415.74:558:37
2515.64:578:36
2615.64:588:34
2715.65:008:33
2815.55:018:31
2915.55:038:30
3015.45:048:28
3115.45:068:27

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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205.0Bright
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255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Gorinchem?

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
4.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Gorinchem for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gorinchem in July

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gorinchem 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 52 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 Gorinchem 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 Gorinchem peaks around July 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gorinchem?

Gorinchem sits at 51.8°N, 5.0°E, 3 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Leerdam, 10 km away.

ZaltbommelVianenPapendrechtDordrecht

Topography around Gorinchem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gorinchem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around Gorinchem is covered by grassland (37%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
46 m
80 km
139 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Leerdam 10 km · Sliedrecht 14 km · Geertruidenberg 17 km · Waalwijk 18 km · Zaltbommel 19 km · Vianen 19 km · Papendrecht 20 km · Dordrecht 21 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 Gorinchem (51.8365°, 4.9724°, elevation 3 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).