Purmerend weather in July

In July, Purmerend sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 75 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 22% 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 Purmerend's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Purmerend's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:42 AM – 8:50 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Purmerend is city in Purmerend, Netherlands.

Density
3,262/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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Purmerend reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°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 Purmerend

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.

Purmerend 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 / 6212.1180.3
Feb / 5010.31.39.50.5
Mar / 5010.60.711.51.8
Apr13° / 4510.5013.63.5
May16° / 5811.2015.55.0
Jun19° / 12°6211.6016.55.7
Jul21° / 14°7513016.16.1
Aug21° / 14°7912.7014.56.0
Sep18° / 12°6911.9012.45.4
Oct14° / 6912.8010.33.7
Nov10° / 62130.38.51.8
Dec / 681317.50.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74258
84258
94357
104258
114258
124357
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144456
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Purmerend gets around 75 mm of rain over 13 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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441
541
641
741
841
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1140
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1340
1439
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1739
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2140
2241
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2642
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3142

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15236111
25037121
34938121
44839131
54739131
64540141
74440141
84441151
94341151
104242161
114142161
124043161
133943171
143843171
153744182
163644182
173445192
183345202
193245212
203046222
212946223
222846233
232747243
242647243
252547253
262447254
272348254
282348264
292248264
302248264
312148264

Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 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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815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light 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 4:28 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 8:59 PM to 8:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:288:59
216.54:288:59
316.54:298:59
416.54:308:58
516.54:318:58
616.44:318:57
716.44:328:57
816.44:338:56
916.44:348:56
1016.34:358:55
1116.34:368:54
1216.34:378:53
1316.24:388:53
1416.24:398:52
1516.24:418:51
1616.14:428:50
1716.14:438:49
1816.14:448:48
1916.04:468:46
2016.04:478:45
2115.94:488:44
2215.94:508:43
2315.84:518:41
2415.84:528:40
2515.74:548:39
2615.74:558:37
2715.64:578:36
2815.64:588:34
2915.55:008:33
3015.55:018:31
3115.45:038:30

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is July a good time to visit Purmerend?

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
3.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Purmerend for sightseeing.

What to pack for Purmerend in July

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

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

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Purmerend in July

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 26 km away) 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
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Purmerend 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 Purmerend peaks around June 23 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Purmerend?

Purmerend sits at 52.5°N, 5.0°E, 2 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Volendam, 8.0 km away.

AssendelftHeemskerk

Topography around Purmerend

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Purmerend has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of -1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m.

The land around Purmerend is covered by grassland (36%), artificial surfaces (34%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and water (32%) within 16 km, and water (37%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
136 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Volendam 8.0 km · Zaanstad 11 km · Zaandam 12 km · Assendelft 15 km · Amsterdam 15 km · Hoorn 17 km · Diemen 18 km · Heemskerk 20 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 Purmerend (52.505°, 4.9597°, elevation 2 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).