Oegstgeest weather in July

In July, Oegstgeest sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 77 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Oegstgeest's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oegstgeest's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:45 AM – 8:50 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Oegstgeest is town and municipality in the Netherlands.

Density
2,725/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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical July day in Oegstgeest reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°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 Oegstgeest

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.

Oegstgeest 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 / 7213.60.980.4
Feb / 5611.51.49.50.5
Mar / 5411.30.411.51.5
Apr12° / 4510.1013.63.0
May15° / 10°5910.4015.44.5
Jun18° / 13°6111016.45.5
Jul20° / 15°7712.40166.0
Aug20° / 15°9013.3014.55.9
Sep18° / 13°8713012.45.2
Oct14° / 10°9314010.33.6
Nov10° / 8315.30.38.51.9
Dec / 8414.60.87.60.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Oegstgeest gets around 77 mm of rain over 12.4 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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239
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440
540
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840
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1040
1140
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1439
1538
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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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15039101
24940111
34841111
44642121
54542121
64443131
74344131
84244141
94145141
104045151
113945151
123846161
133746161
143646171
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183147201
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212848232
222748242
232648252
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Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 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 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:31 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 8:59 PM to 8:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:318:59
216.54:328:59
316.44:338:59
416.44:348:58
516.44:348:58
616.44:358:58
716.44:368:57
816.34:378:56
916.34:388:56
1016.34:398:55
1116.24:408:54
1216.24:418:54
1316.24:428:53
1416.14:438:52
1516.14:448:51
1616.14:458:50
1716.04:478:49
1816.04:488:48
1916.04:498:47
2015.94:508:46
2115.94:528:44
2215.84:538:43
2315.84:558:42
2415.74:568:41
2515.74:578:39
2615.74:598:38
2715.65:008:36
2815.65:028:35
2915.55:038:33
3015.55:058:32
3115.45:068:30

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Oegstgeest?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Oegstgeest for sightseeing.

What to pack for Oegstgeest in July

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

In July, Oegstgeest sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Oegstgeest 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
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Oegstgeest 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 Oegstgeest peaks around June 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Oegstgeest?

Oegstgeest sits at 52.2°N, 4.5°E, 3 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Merenwijk, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Oegstgeest

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oegstgeest has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m.

The land around Oegstgeest is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (30%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
99 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Merenwijk 3.0 km · Leiden 3.0 km · Leiderdorp 5.0 km · Katwijk aan Zee 5.0 km · Wassenaar 6.0 km · Voorschoten 6.0 km · Sassenheim 6.0 km · Noordwijk-Binnen 6.0 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 Oegstgeest (52.18°, 4.4694°, 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).