Ferrara weather in July

In July, Ferrara sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 62 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ferrara's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ferrara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:47 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.1 µg/m³ · 2019

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 32°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ferrara reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°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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23120
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103220
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How July really feels in Ferrara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 13 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
13
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ferrara weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 416.8191.6
Feb11° / 537.31.310.12.7
Mar15° / 567.80.511.65.0
Apr19° / 7310.5013.26.1
May24° / 14°7610.5014.66.8
Jun29° / 18°679.3015.35.7
Jul32° / 21°628.50154.5
Aug31° / 20°669.2013.94.7
Sep26° / 16°758.9012.36.9
Oct20° / 12°759010.76.5
Nov14° / 789.40.29.43.9
Dec / 5780.98.71.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47624
57723
67723
77624
87624
97723
107723
117822
127822
137822
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ferrara gets around 62 mm of rain over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
229
329
429
530
630
730
830
930
1029
1129
1228
1328
1427
1527
1627
1726
1826
1926
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2526
2626
2726
2827
2927
3027
3128

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1162636211
2162636211
3162536211
4152537211
5152536221
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7152536222
8162536222
9162535222
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16182435222
17182435222
18172335232
19172335242
20162335242
21162235252
22152235262
23142236272
24132136282
25122136292
26112136302
27102036322
2892036332
2982036342
3072035353
3171935363

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:36 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:367:58
215.44:377:58
315.34:377:57
415.34:387:57
515.34:387:57
615.34:397:57
715.34:407:56
815.34:407:56
915.24:417:56
1015.24:427:55
1115.24:427:55
1215.24:437:54
1315.24:447:54
1415.14:457:53
1515.14:467:52
1615.14:477:52
1715.14:487:51
1815.04:487:50
1915.04:497:49
2015.04:507:49
2114.94:517:48
2214.94:527:47
2314.94:537:46
2414.84:547:45
2514.84:557:44
2614.84:577:43
2714.74:587:42
2814.74:597:41
2914.75:007:40
3014.65:017:38
3114.65:027:37

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.67 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
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146.7Intense
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166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Ferrara?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ferrara in July

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

In July, Ferrara sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Ferrara in July

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 64 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 27 to Oct 9 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Ferrara in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ferrara peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ferrara 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 Ferrara is worst in January — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ferrara's WHO annual average of 17.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1622 µg/m³Sep 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ferrara?

Ferrara sits at 44.8°N, 11.6°E, 9 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Cento, 29 km away.

Topography around Ferrara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ferrara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,284 m.

The land around Ferrara is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), grassland (21%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
1,284 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Cento 29 km · Rovigo 29 km · Castel Maggiore 36 km · San Giovanni in Persiceto 41 km · Este 43 km · Mirandola 44 km · San Lazzaro 44 km · Bologna 44 km

Italy travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 69% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$43,309
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 513
Religion
Christian 81%unaffiliated 13%Muslim 5%other 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 Ferrara (44.838°, 11.6206°, elevation 9 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. 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).