Harlingen weather in July

In July, Harlingen sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 84 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Harlingen's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Harlingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:37 AM – 8:51 PM
Cloud cover
58%
2nd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Harlingen is town in Friesland, the Netherlands.

Density
644/km²
people per km²

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical July day in Harlingen reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°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 Harlingen

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.

Harlingen weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 731417.90.2
Feb / 5411.31.49.40.1
Mar / 5111.20.711.50.9
Apr10° / 408.9013.62.4
May13° / 10°5710.4015.63.9
Jun16° / 13°6711.5016.64.9
Jul19° / 16°8412.5016.25.8
Aug19° / 16°10114014.55.6
Sep17° / 14°9213.4012.44.9
Oct13° / 11°9614.9010.33.3
Nov10° / 8715.80.18.41.7
Dec / 8615.10.97.40.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Harlingen gets around 84 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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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 (%)
1523990
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Wind in July

Winds average 20 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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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 4:22 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 9:01 PM to 8:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.74:229:01
216.64:239:01
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416.64:249:00
516.64:259:00
616.64:268:59
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Harlingen?

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
2.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Harlingen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Harlingen in July

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

In July, Harlingen sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Harlingen 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 offshore 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
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May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Harlingen 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 Harlingen peaks around June 23 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Harlingen?

Harlingen sits at 53.2°N, 5.4°E, 3 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Sneek, 22 km away.

SneekLeeuwardenHeerenveenDrachtenMedemblikDen HelderEnkhuizenJulianadorp

Topography around Harlingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Harlingen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 0 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m.

The land around Harlingen is covered by water (47%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (55%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

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July weather nearby: Sneek 22 km · Leeuwarden 26 km · Heerenveen 41 km · Drachten 46 km · Medemblik 50 km · Den Helder 50 km · Enkhuizen 53 km · Julianadorp 56 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 Harlingen (53.1748°, 5.4224°, 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).