Salo weather in July

In July, Salo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 75 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 17.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 30 min at the start of July to 16 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Salo's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
17 h 54 min
3:37 AM – 9:29 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Salo is urban area in Salo, Finland.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Salo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°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 3°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22011
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How July really feels in Salo

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.

Salo 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-2° / -7°4910.39.56.30.0
Feb-2° / -8°388.58.28.60.0
Mar / -5°368.26.611.30.0
Apr / -1°348.82.614.21.5
May15° / 439.10.116.84.5
Jun19° / 6911.2018.45.8
Jul21° / 12°7511.9017.86.2
Aug20° / 11°7311.8015.46.0
Sep15° / 519.3012.64.3
Oct / 5710.40.79.71.4
Nov / -1°5210.84.37.10.0
Dec-0° / -4°5511.68.25.50.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34555
44555
54654
64654
74753
84654
94654
104753
114753
124753
134753
144753
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Salo gets around 75 mm of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
339
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1938
2038
2138
2238
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2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2936
3036
3136

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1831430
2811540
3791740
4781840
5761941
6742141
7732241
8712351
9702451
10692551
11682651
12662761
13652861
14652861
15642961
16623071
17603172
18603172
19583282
20583282
21573292
22563392
235533102
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285235112
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305135122
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 30 min at the start of July to 16 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:15 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 9:46 PM to 8:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.53:159:46
218.53:169:46
318.53:179:45
418.43:189:44
518.43:209:44
618.43:219:43
718.33:229:42
818.33:249:40
918.23:259:39
1018.23:279:38
1118.13:289:37
1218.13:309:35
1318.03:329:34
1418.03:339:32
1517.93:359:31
1617.93:379:29
1717.83:399:27
1817.73:419:26
1917.73:439:24
2017.63:459:22
2117.53:479:20
2217.53:499:18
2317.43:519:16
2417.33:549:14
2517.33:569:11
2617.23:589:09
2717.14:009:07
2817.04:039:05
2917.04:059:02
3016.94:079:00
3116.84:108:58

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Salo?

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

July is a reasonable time to visit Salo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salo in July

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

In July, Salo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Salo in July

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Salo 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 Salo peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Salo?

Salo sits at 60.4°N, 23.1°E, 20 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Lieto, 39 km away.

Topography around Salo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m.

The land around Salo is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Lieto 39 km · Kaarina 42 km · Väståboland 47 km · Turku 48 km · Raseborg 48 km · Loimaa 52 km · Lohja 53 km · Raisio 54 km

Finland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$56,149
2025
Happiness
7.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 603
Religion
Lutheran 67%none 31%other 2%Greek Orthodox 1%

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 Salo (60.3833°, 23.1333°, elevation 20 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).