Kerkrade weather in July

In July, Kerkrade sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 83 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kerkrade's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kerkrade's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:45 AM – 8:37 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Kerkrade is city in Limburg, 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 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Kerkrade reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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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42213
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How July really feels in Kerkrade

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.

Kerkrade weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7413.82.98.20.0
Feb / 6812.54.29.70.3
Mar / 7013.71.911.51.8
Apr13° / 5511.60.213.53.6
May17° / 6612.9015.25.1
Jun20° / 12°7613.1016.25.7
Jul22° / 14°8313.8015.86.1
Aug22° / 14°7912.9014.36.1
Sep18° / 11°6610.9012.45.6
Oct14° / 6511.9010.43.7
Nov / 6913.20.98.71.5
Dec / 8514.63.67.80.2

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 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
33664
43664
53565
63466
73367
83466
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103367
113367
123466
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304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kerkrade gets around 83 mm of rain over 13.8 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
344
444
545
646
746
846
946
1046
1145
1245
1345
1444
1544
1644
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2342
2442
2542
2642
2742
2841
2941
3041
3141

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16227101
26128101
35929111
45929111
55830111
65731111
75731111
85632111
95632111
105632111
115433121
125433121
135433121
145333131
155433130
165333140
175333140
185233150
195233150
205034161
214934161
224834171
234835171
244735171
254636171
264537171
274438171
284439171
294340161
304241160
314242150

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 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 4:32 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 8:46 PM to 8:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:328:46
216.24:338:46
316.24:338:46
416.24:348:45
516.24:358:45
616.14:368:44
716.14:368:44
816.14:378:43
916.14:388:43
1016.14:398:42
1116.04:408:42
1216.04:418:41
1316.04:428:40
1415.94:438:39
1515.94:448:38
1615.94:458:37
1715.84:468:37
1815.84:488:36
1915.84:498:35
2015.74:508:33
2115.74:518:32
2215.64:538:31
2315.64:548:30
2415.64:558:29
2515.54:568:27
2615.54:588:26
2715.44:598:25
2815.45:018:23
2915.35:028:22
3015.35:038:20
3115.25:058:19

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kerkrade?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kerkrade for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kerkrade in July

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

In July, Kerkrade 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

UV index in Kerkrade in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kerkrade peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kerkrade in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kerkrade is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kerkrade?

Kerkrade sits at 50.9°N, 6.1°E, 157 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Herzogenrath, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Kerkrade

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kerkrade has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,003 m.

The land around Kerkrade is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), trees (30%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), cropland (26%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
331 m
80 km
1,003 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Herzogenrath 2.0 km · Heerlen 6.0 km · Übach-Palenberg 7.0 km · Alsdorf 7.0 km · Würselen 7.0 km · Aachen 10 km · Baesweiler 10 km · Brunssum 11 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 Kerkrade (50.8658°, 6.0625°, elevation 157 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).