Slagelse weather in July

In July, Slagelse sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 67 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 26% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Slagelse's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Slagelse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:01 AM – 8:40 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Slagelse is town in Denmark.

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 Slagelse reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Slagelse

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.

Slagelse 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 / 5712.33.87.50.0
Feb / 449.73.69.20.0
Mar / 4510.22.211.40.3
Apr10° / 3790.413.82.2
May14° / 5210.2015.94.2
Jun18° / 12°6510.8017.15.5
Jul20° / 15°6711.1016.66.2
Aug20° / 15°6911.5014.86.1
Sep16° / 12°6010.4012.55.0
Oct12° / 6712.2010.12.9
Nov / 5812.30.88.11.0
Dec / 5911.92.36.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
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54753
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84852
94753
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Slagelse gets around 67 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1603280
2593380
3583381
4563491
5563491
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95335111
105335111
115235121
125136121
135037121
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263148183
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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 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
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418light breeze
518light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 17 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:44 AM to 4:25 AM, and sunset from 8:51 PM to 8:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.13:448:51
217.13:458:51
317.13:468:51
417.13:478:50
517.03:488:50
617.03:498:49
717.03:508:48
817.03:518:48
916.93:528:47
1016.93:538:46
1116.93:548:45
1216.83:558:44
1316.83:568:43
1416.73:588:42
1516.73:598:41
1616.74:018:40
1716.64:028:39
1816.64:038:37
1916.54:058:36
2016.54:068:35
2116.44:088:33
2216.44:108:32
2316.34:118:30
2416.34:138:29
2516.24:148:27
2616.24:168:25
2716.14:188:24
2816.04:198:22
2916.04:218:20
3015.94:238:18
3115.94:258:17

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Slagelse?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Slagelse for sightseeing.

What to pack for Slagelse in July

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

In July, Slagelse sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Slagelse 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 15 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
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Slagelse 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 Slagelse peaks around June 22 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 22UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Slagelse?

Slagelse sits at 55.4°N, 11.4°E, 51 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Klinteby Frihed, 28 km away.

Klinteby FrihedRingstedNæstvedKalundborgNyborgHolbækKøgeRoskilde

Topography around Slagelse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Slagelse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m.

The land around Slagelse is covered by artificial surfaces (30%), grassland (24%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
145 m
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July weather nearby: Klinteby Frihed 28 km · Ringsted 28 km · Næstved 32 km · Kalundborg 35 km · Nyborg 37 km · Holbæk 42 km · Køge 53 km · Roskilde 53 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 Slagelse (55.4028°, 11.3546°, elevation 51 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).