Urk weather in July

In July, Urk sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 93 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 36 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Urk's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:39 AM – 8:48 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Urk is town and municipality in Flevoland, the Netherlands.

Density
202/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 20°C by the end.

A typical July day in Urk reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 23°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 Urk

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.

Urk weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8214.21.180.2
Feb / 6311.51.69.50.2
Mar / 6011.80.811.51.2
Apr11° / 499.60.113.62.8
May15° / 11°6611.6015.54.2
Jun17° / 14°7612.4016.55.2
Jul20° / 16°9313.5016.15.8
Aug20° / 16°10114.3014.55.7
Sep17° / 14°9113.2012.45.0
Oct14° / 10°9614.6010.33.4
Nov / 8415.60.28.51.7
Dec / 9215.21.27.50.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34555
44555
54555
64555
74555
84555
94654
104753
114753
124753
134753
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Urk gets around 93 mm of rain over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
342
442
543
643
743
843
944
1044
1144
1244
1344
1444
1544
1644
1744
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2642
2742
2842
2942
3042
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 (%)
15037121
24938121
34839131
44739131
54540141
64441141
74341151
84242151
94142161
104043161
113943171
123844171
133744181
143644191
153445192
163345202
173245212
183145213
192945223
202846234
212746244
222646244
232546255
242446265
252346265
262246275
272146285
282046285
292046295
301946295
311946295

Wind in July

Winds average 18 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 36 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 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:24 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 8:58 PM to 8:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.64:248:58
216.54:258:57
316.54:268:57
416.54:268:57
516.54:278:56
616.54:288:56
716.44:298:55
816.44:308:55
916.44:318:54
1016.44:328:53
1116.34:338:52
1216.34:348:52
1316.34:358:51
1416.24:368:50
1516.24:378:49
1616.24:398:48
1716.14:408:47
1816.14:418:46
1916.04:428:45
2016.04:448:43
2116.04:458:42
2215.94:468:41
2315.94:488:40
2415.84:498:38
2515.84:518:37
2615.74:528:35
2715.74:548:34
2815.64:558:32
2915.64:578:31
3015.54:588:29
3115.55:008:28

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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105.4Bright
115.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Urk?

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
2.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Urk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Urk in July

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

In July, Urk sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Urk 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 at the nearest coast (about 54 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
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Urk 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 Urk 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Urk?

Urk sits at 52.7°N, 5.6°E, 3 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Emmeloord, 11 km away.

LelystadEnkhuizenKampenElburgGiethoornNunspeet

Topography around Urk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of -1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Urk is covered by water (54%) within 3 km, water (49%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Emmeloord 11 km · Dronten 17 km · Lelystad 19 km · Enkhuizen 21 km · Kampen 24 km · Elburg 29 km · Giethoorn 33 km · Nunspeet 34 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 Urk (52.6625°, 5.6014°, 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).