Nijmegen weather in July

In July, Nijmegen sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 78 mm of rain across 13.3 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 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:42 AM – 8:43 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Nijmegen is city in the Netherlands.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in Nijmegen reaches about 23°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 18°C and 29°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 Nijmegen

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.

Nijmegen 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 / 6612.61.38.10.2
Feb / 5711.21.79.60.6
Mar10° / 5611.30.811.52.2
Apr14° / 4710.3013.64.1
May18° / 5911.7015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6511.7016.45.9
Jul23° / 14°7813.30166.2
Aug22° / 14°7612.6014.46.2
Sep19° / 11°6110.9012.45.7
Oct14° / 6411.5010.44.0
Nov / 6211.90.48.61.8
Dec / 72131.67.60.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43367
53367
63367
73367
83367
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123466
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Nijmegen gets around 78 mm of rain over 13.3 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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541
642
742
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942
1042
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1342
1442
1542
1643
1743
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2243
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2743
2842
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3042
3142

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 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15631121
25432122
35233132
45233132
55034142
64935142
74835152
84836152
94736152
104637152
114537152
124538162
134438162
144338162
154239172
164139173
173940183
183841183
193741193
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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
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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1112light breeze
1212light 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 4:28 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 8:52 PM to 8:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:288:52
216.44:288:52
316.44:298:52
416.44:308:51
516.34:318:51
616.34:318:50
716.34:328:50
816.34:338:49
916.24:348:49
1016.24:358:48
1116.24:368:47
1216.24:378:46
1316.14:388:46
1416.14:398:45
1516.14:408:44
1616.04:428:43
1716.04:438:42
1815.94:448:41
1915.94:458:40
2015.94:468:39
2115.84:488:37
2215.84:498:36
2315.74:508:35
2415.74:528:34
2515.74:538:32
2615.64:558:31
2715.64:568:29
2815.54:588:28
2915.54:598:26
3015.45:018:25
3115.45:028:23

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.05 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
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Nijmegen?

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
4.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Nijmegen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nijmegen in July

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

In July, Nijmegen sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nijmegen 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 Nijmegen peaks around July 13 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 13UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nijmegen?

Nijmegen sits at 51.8°N, 5.9°E, 25 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Lindenholt, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Nijmegen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nijmegen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m.

The land around Nijmegen is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), trees (28%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
187 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Lindenholt 4.0 km · Beuningen 6.0 km · Elst 9.0 km · Groesbeek 9.0 km · Wijchen 10 km · Huissen 12 km · Arnhem 16 km · Duiven 16 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 Nijmegen (51.8425°, 5.8528°, elevation 25 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).