Salgótarján weather in July

In July, Salgótarján sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 89 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Salgótarján's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salgótarján's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:02 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
53%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Salgótarján is city in Hungary.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Salgótarján reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12514
22614
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62614
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112614
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312716

How July really feels in Salgótarján

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.

Salgótarján 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 / -4°347.54.58.60.0
Feb / -3°368.34.19.90.1
Mar10° / 417.9211.62.2
Apr16° / 529.70.313.45.0
May21° / 10°7913.1014.96.0
Jun24° / 13°8712.7015.86.5
Jul26° / 15°8912.1015.46.4
Aug26° / 14°6910.2014.16.8
Sep21° / 10°608.4012.46.6
Oct15° / 568.60.110.64.6
Nov / 508.61.891.3
Dec / -3°418.13.18.20.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35842
45842
55842
65842
76040
85941
95941
105941
115941
125941
135941
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266139
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296238
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Salgótarján gets around 89 mm of rain over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
636
736
836
936
1037
1137
1237
1338
1438
1539
1639
1740
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1940
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2141
2242
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2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2942
3042
3141

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 34% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14529233
24529233
34430233
44431233
54331233
64332233
74233223
84133223
94134223
104034233
113935234
123835234
133735244
143536244
153436254
163336265
173236275
183136285
192936295
202836315
212736325
222636335
232535355
242435365
252335376
262234396
272134406
282033416
292033416
302033426
312033425

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:50 AM to 4:19 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.83:507:38
215.83:517:38
315.83:517:38
415.83:527:38
515.73:537:37
615.73:537:37
715.73:547:36
815.73:557:36
915.73:567:35
1015.63:567:35
1115.63:577:34
1215.63:587:34
1315.63:597:33
1415.54:007:32
1515.54:017:32
1615.54:027:31
1715.54:037:30
1815.44:047:29
1915.44:057:28
2015.44:067:27
2115.34:077:26
2215.34:087:25
2315.24:107:24
2415.24:117:23
2515.24:127:22
2615.14:137:21
2715.14:147:20
2815.04:167:18
2915.04:177:17
3015.04:187:16
3114.94:197:14

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
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36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
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85.9Bright
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115.9Bright
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155.7Bright
165.7Bright
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205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Salgótarján?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Salgótarján for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Salgótarján in July

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

In July, Salgótarján sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Salgótarján in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Salgótarján peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Salgótarján in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Salgótarján is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Oct 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Salgótarján?

Salgótarján sits at 48.1°N, 19.8°E, 242 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Lučenec, 28 km away.

Rimavská SobotaGyöngyösÓzdEgerHatvanVácVeresegyház

Topography around Salgótarján

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salgótarján has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m around an average of 321 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,440 m.

The land around Salgótarján is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
339 m
16 km
564 m
80 km
1,440 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Lučenec 28 km · Rimavská Sobota 36 km · Gyöngyös 36 km · Ózd 39 km · Eger 48 km · Hatvan 49 km · Vác 61 km · Veresegyház 63 km

Hungary travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,907
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 590
Religion
no answer 40%Catholic 30%none 16%Calvinist 10%

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 Salgótarján (48.0987°, 19.803°, elevation 242 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).