Parma weather in July

In July, Parma sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 40 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Parma's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Parma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:52 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.2 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 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Parma reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°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)
12919
22919
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42919
52919
62919
73019
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How July really feels in Parma

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.

Parma weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 567.72.991.1
Feb / 647.52.310.12.1
Mar14° / 6981.311.64.4
Apr18° / 86110.213.25.6
May22° / 13°829.5014.66.9
Jun27° / 17°587.7015.36.9
Jul30° / 19°405.90155.8
Aug29° / 19°527.5013.96.0
Sep24° / 15°778.5012.37.2
Oct18° / 11°929.8010.75.8
Nov12° / 10010.50.79.43.1
Dec / 738.62.38.71.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48218
58218
68218
78218
88218
98119
108119
118119
128119
138119
148119
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Parma gets around 40 mm of rain over 5.9 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
321
421
521
621
721
821
921
1021
1120
1220
1320
1419
1519
1619
1719
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2619
2719
2819
2920
3020
3121

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
119323613
218323713
318323713
418313713
518313813
618313813
718313813
818303813
919303813
1019303813
1120303813
1220293812
1321293812
1421293812
1521283812
1621283813
1721273913
1820273914
1920273914
2019264014
2119264015
2218264115
2317264116
2416264116
2515264217
2614264218
2713264218
2812264219
2912264220
3011264221
3111264221

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
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306calm
316calm

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 4:41 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:418:03
215.34:428:03
315.34:428:02
415.34:438:02
515.34:448:02
615.34:448:02
715.34:458:01
815.34:468:01
915.24:468:01
1015.24:478:00
1115.24:488:00
1215.24:497:59
1315.24:497:59
1415.14:507:58
1515.14:517:57
1615.14:527:57
1715.14:537:56
1815.04:547:55
1915.04:557:54
2015.04:567:54
2114.94:577:53
2214.94:587:52
2314.94:597:51
2414.85:007:50
2514.85:017:49
2614.85:027:48
2714.75:037:47
2814.75:047:46
2914.75:057:45
3014.65:067:44
3114.65:077:42

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.62 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
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146.7Intense
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166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Parma?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Parma in July

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

In July, Parma sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Parma 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 Parma peaks around July 12 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 12UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Parma 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 Parma is worst in January — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Parma's WHO annual average of 17.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1721 µg/m³Aug 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Parma?

Parma sits at 44.8°N, 10.3°E, 57 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Viadana, 21 km away.

Topography around Parma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Parma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,120 m.

The land around Parma is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
347 m
80 km
2,120 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Viadana 21 km · Fidenza 22 km · Reggio nell'Emilia 27 km · Salsomaggiore Terme 27 km · Correggio 36 km · Scandiano 37 km · Suzzara 39 km · Carpi 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 Parma (44.7993°, 10.3262°, elevation 57 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).