Sunshine Atlas

Heide weather by month & the best time to visit

Germany · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate

Heide, Germany
Heide — photo by Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY-SA 2.0 de via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Heide is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 72/100), with August and June close behind. Heide averages about 1,552 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 86 mm of rain in July.

When is the best time to visit Heide?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Heide is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 81 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Heide?

Heide isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,552 hours of sunshine a year. 72 Sunshine Score points separate July (72) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #28 of 37 destinations in Germany for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,563 hours. The year's 871 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 0February: 0March: 0April: 20May: 45June: 62July: 7272August: 71September: 55October: 30November: 0December: 0JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUVSea
January0 4° / 39°F1° / 34°F 81 mm04° / 39°F
February0 4° / 39°F1° / 34°F 65 mm14° / 39°F
March0 6° / 43°F2° / 36°F 55 mm16° / 43°F
April20 11° / 52°F5° / 41°F 41 mm39° / 48°F
May45 15° / 59°F9° / 48°F 58 mm413° / 55°F
June62 18° / 64°F13° / 55°F 73 mm517° / 63°F
July72 20° / 68°F15° / 59°F 86 mm419° / 66°F
August71 20° / 68°F16° / 61°F 88 mm420° / 68°F
September55 17° / 63°F13° / 55°F 74 mm319° / 66°F
October30 13° / 55°F9° / 48°F 85 mm114° / 57°F
November0 8° / 46°F6° / 43°F 80 mm09° / 48°F
December0 5° / 41°F3° / 37°F 85 mm06° / 43°F

Sea temperature in Heide by month

The sea off Heide is warmest in August at around 20°C / 68°F, and coolest in January at 4°C / 39°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.

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Heide: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Heide?

Heide is a seaside town in Germany with a oceanic / maritime climate — the sea reaches 20°C at its warmest.

How many hours of sunshine does Heide get a year?

Heide gets about 1,552 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.

When is the best time to visit Heide?

The sunniest time to visit Heide is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 72/100 (with August and June close behind). Expect daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F.

What is the least sunny month in Heide?

January is the least sunny month in Heide, scoring 0/100 with about 81 mm of rain.

What is the sea temperature in Heide?

The sea in Heide ranges from about 4°C (January) to 20°C (August). Month-by-month sea temperatures are on this page.

How strong is the sun in Heide?

The typical midday UV index in Heide peaks around 5 (moderate) in June, easing to about 0 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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