Groningen weather in July

In July, Groningen sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 87 mm of rain across 14.3 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°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 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Groningen's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Groningen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
4:32 AM – 8:47 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Groningen is capital city of the province of Groningen, the Netherlands.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,925/km²
people per km²
Founded
1040

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Groningen reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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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How July really feels in Groningen

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.

Groningen weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6312.61.47.90.0
Feb / 4910.41.99.40.3
Mar / 4910.90.711.51.7
Apr13° / 4810.8013.63.5
May16° / 6011.8015.64.9
Jun19° / 11°7412.2016.65.6
Jul21° / 13°8714.3016.25.8
Aug21° / 13°8314014.65.8
Sep18° / 11°6812.1012.45.3
Oct14° / 6312.5010.33.6
Nov / 5712.30.18.41.5
Dec / 6312.41.67.40.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73664
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Groningen gets around 87 mm of rain over 14.3 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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246
346
446
547
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748
848
948
1048
1148
1247
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1546
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1745
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2643
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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 (%)
1563491
25435101
35336101
45137111
55137111
65038111
74939121
84839121
94740131
104640131
114541131
124541141
134441141
144342151
154242151
164142161
174043171
183843171
193744181
203644182
213445192
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243146203
253047203
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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 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
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515light breeze
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714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 42 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 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:17 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 8:57 PM to 8:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.74:178:57
216.64:188:57
316.64:198:56
416.64:198:56
516.64:208:55
616.64:218:55
716.54:228:54
816.54:238:54
916.54:248:53
1016.54:258:52
1116.44:268:52
1216.44:278:51
1316.44:288:50
1416.34:298:49
1516.34:318:48
1616.34:328:47
1716.24:338:46
1816.24:348:45
1916.14:368:44
2016.14:378:42
2116.04:388:41
2216.04:408:40
2316.04:418:38
2415.94:438:37
2515.94:448:36
2615.84:468:34
2715.84:478:33
2815.74:498:31
2915.64:508:29
3015.64:528:28
3115.54:548:26

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Groningen?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Groningen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Groningen in July

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

In July, Groningen sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Groningen 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 27 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 Groningen 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 Groningen peaks around June 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Groningen?

Groningen sits at 53.2°N, 6.6°E, 16 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Korrewegwijk, 1.0 km away.

VeendamAssenDelfzijlWinschotenDrachten

Topography around Groningen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Groningen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m.

The land around Groningen is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), water (30%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
93 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Korrewegwijk 1.0 km · Leek 14 km · Hoogezand 14 km · Veendam 24 km · Assen 25 km · Delfzijl 26 km · Winschoten 32 km · Drachten 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 Groningen (53.2192°, 6.5667°, elevation 16 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).