Veendam weather in July

In July, Veendam sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 82 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 17% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Veendam's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Veendam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:31 AM – 8:45 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Veendam is town in the municipality of Veendam, 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 Veendam reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Veendam

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.

Veendam 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 / 6612.91.77.90.0
Feb / 5010.629.50.3
Mar / 5311.40.911.51.8
Apr14° / 4810.80.113.63.7
May17° / 6111.5015.55.2
Jun20° / 11°7412.6016.65.6
Jul22° / 13°8214016.25.9
Aug22° / 13°7913.7014.55.9
Sep18° / 11°6611.5012.45.5
Oct14° / 6211.8010.33.7
Nov / 5612.40.28.41.5
Dec / 6612.91.97.40.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Veendam gets around 82 mm of rain over 14 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 4:17 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 8:55 PM to 8:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.64:178:55
216.64:178:55
316.64:188:54
416.64:198:54
516.64:208:54
616.54:208:53
716.54:218:52
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916.54:238:51
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1316.34:288:48
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1616.24:318:45
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1816.24:348:43
1916.14:358:42
2016.14:368:40
2116.04:388:39
2216.04:398:38
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2715.74:478:31
2815.74:488:29
2915.64:508:28
3015.64:518:26
3115.54:538:24

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Veendam?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Veendam for sightseeing.

What to pack for Veendam in July

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

In July, Veendam sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Veendam 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 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Veendam 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 Veendam 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
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Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Veendam?

Veendam sits at 53.1°N, 6.9°E, 2 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Hoogezand, 10 km away.

GroningenAssenDelfzijlKorrewegwijkWeener

Topography around Veendam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Veendam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m.

The land around Veendam is covered by cropland (28%), grassland (23%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

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123 m
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July weather nearby: Hoogezand 10 km · Winschoten 11 km · Stadskanaal 14 km · Groningen 24 km · Assen 24 km · Delfzijl 25 km · Korrewegwijk 25 km · Weener 32 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 Veendam (53.1067°, 6.8792°, 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).