Silkeborg weather in July

In July, Silkeborg sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 16.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 18 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Silkeborg's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Silkeborg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
4:03 AM – 8:52 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Silkeborg is city in central Denmark.

Density
195/km²
people per km²
Founded
1470

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 Silkeborg reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°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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How July really feels in Silkeborg

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.

Silkeborg weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5811.63.97.30.0
Feb / -1°4710.14.19.10.0
Mar / 4810.92.511.40.6
Apr11° / 4810.30.613.82.7
May15° / 6411.50164.5
Jun18° / 10°7811.6017.25.5
Jul20° / 12°7612.1016.86.0
Aug20° / 12°7912.9014.95.8
Sep17° / 10°6411.8012.54.8
Oct12° / 7012.10.110.12.9
Nov / 5411.20.97.90.9
Dec / 5811.52.56.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
84159
94159
104060
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Silkeborg gets around 76 mm of rain over 12.1 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
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439
539
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739
839
938
1038
1137
1237
1337
1437
1536
1636
1737
1837
1937
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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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1752140
2732250
3722350
4722350
5712450
6702550
7702550
8692650
9682660
10672760
11662860
12662860
13652960
14643060
15633160
16623260
17603370
18593470
19573580
20563680
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22543790
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254940110
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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 18 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:46 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 9:04 PM to 8:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.33:469:04
217.33:479:04
317.33:489:03
417.23:499:03
517.23:509:02
617.23:519:02
717.23:529:01
817.13:539:00
917.13:548:59
1017.13:558:58
1117.03:568:57
1217.03:588:56
1316.93:598:55
1416.94:008:54
1516.94:028:53
1616.84:038:52
1716.84:058:51
1816.74:068:49
1916.74:088:48
2016.64:098:46
2116.64:118:45
2216.54:128:43
2316.54:148:42
2416.44:168:40
2516.34:178:38
2616.34:198:37
2716.24:218:35
2816.24:238:33
2916.14:258:31
3016.14:268:29
3116.04:288:28

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Silkeborg?

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
3.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Silkeborg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Silkeborg in July

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

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

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Silkeborg 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 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°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
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Silkeborg in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Silkeborg peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Silkeborg?

Silkeborg sits at 56.2°N, 9.5°E, 19 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Viborg, 33 km away.

ViborgTilstHerningVibyHorsensAarhusRandersHedensted

Topography around Silkeborg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Silkeborg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Silkeborg is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (41%), cropland (28%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Viborg 33 km · Tilst 35 km · Herning 35 km · Viby 38 km · Horsens 39 km · Aarhus 41 km · Randers 44 km · Hedensted 45 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 92% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$76,970
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 611
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 71%other/none/unspecified 24%Muslim 4%

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 Silkeborg (56.1697°, 9.5451°, elevation 19 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).