Viborg weather in July

In July, Viborg sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 72 mm of rain across 11.6 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 21% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 24 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Viborg's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viborg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
16 h 54 min
4:02 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Viborg is city in central Jutland, Denmark.

Founded
~750 CE

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 Viborg 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 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°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 Viborg

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.

Viborg 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°5811.63.87.30.0
Feb / -1°459.93.89.10.0
Mar / 4610.82.411.40.6
Apr11° / 46100.613.92.7
May15° / 6111.1016.14.5
Jun18° / 10°7511017.35.6
Jul20° / 12°7211.6016.86.1
Aug20° / 13°7512.6014.95.9
Sep17° / 10°6211.1012.54.9
Oct12° / 70120.110.12.9
Nov / 5311.20.97.90.9
Dec / 5611.62.46.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44060
54159
64258
74159
84159
94159
104159
114060
124060
134060
144060
154060
164060
174060
183961
194060
204060
214060
223961
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244060
254060
264159
274258
284258
294258
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Viborg gets around 72 mm of rain over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
539
638
738
838
938
1037
1137
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1735
1835
1935
2036
2136
2236
2336
2437
2537
2638
2738
2838
2938
3039
3139

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1742150
2732250
3722350
4702460
5702460
6692560
7682660
8682660
9672760
10662860
11662860
12652960
13643060
14623170
15613270
16603370
17583570
18563680
19553780
20533890
21523990
225040100
234841110
244742110
254642121
264543121
274443121
284344121
294245121
304245121
314245121

Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July, the calmest month.

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
215light breeze
315light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 24 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 84 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:45 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 9:07 PM to 8:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.43:459:07
217.33:469:06
317.33:469:06
417.33:479:05
517.33:489:05
617.23:499:04
717.23:509:03
817.23:519:03
917.23:529:02
1017.13:549:01
1117.13:559:00
1217.03:568:59
1317.03:588:58
1417.03:598:57
1516.94:008:55
1616.94:028:54
1716.84:038:53
1816.84:058:52
1916.74:068:50
2016.74:088:49
2116.64:108:47
2216.64:118:46
2316.54:138:44
2416.54:158:42
2516.44:168:41
2616.34:188:39
2716.34:208:37
2816.24:228:35
2916.24:248:33
3016.14:268:31
3116.04:278:30

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Viborg?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Viborg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Viborg in July

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

In July, Viborg 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 Viborg 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 63 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°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
Feb3Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Viborg 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 Viborg peaks around June 20 at about 5 (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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Viborg?

Viborg sits at 56.5°N, 9.4°E, 50 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Skive, 26 km away.

SkiveSilkeborgRandersHerningHolstebroTilstVibyAarhus

Topography around Viborg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viborg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Viborg is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), trees (30%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), grassland (27%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Skive 26 km · Silkeborg 33 km · Randers 39 km · Herning 44 km · Holstebro 49 km · Tilst 52 km · Viby 59 km · Aarhus 60 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 Viborg (56.4532°, 9.402°, elevation 50 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).