Sondrio weather in July

In July, Sondrio sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 142 mm of precipitation across 18.5 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sondrio's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sondrio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Precipitation
142 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:49 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.5 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 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sondrio reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°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)
1188
2188
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7189
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10189
11189
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31199

How July really feels in Sondrio

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.

Sondrio weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -12°617.98.58.80.0
Feb-1° / -10°517.88.7100.0
Mar / -5°729.58.611.60.0
Apr / -1°11313.8813.30.8
May12° / 14117.92.714.72.5
Jun16° / 14918.60.515.54.0
Jul18° / 14218.50.215.24.9
Aug18° / 14317.80.1144.8
Sep14° / 12412.70.912.33.7
Oct / 14011.93.910.71.8
Nov / -4°14211.48.89.20.1
Dec-1° / -10°789.39.58.50.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35347
45446
55347
65347
75446
85446
95446
105446
115446
125545
135545
145545
155644
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195743
205743
215644
225644
235743
245743
255743
265743
275644
285644
295644
305644
315545

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sondrio gets around 142 mm of rain and snow over 18.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 60% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
160
261
361
461
562
662
762
861
961
1061
1160
1260
1359
1459
1559
1659
1759
1859
1959
2058
2158
2258
2358
2458
2559
2659
2759
2860
2960
3060
3160

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15937
16937
17937
18937
19928
20928
21928
22928
23928
24928
25928
26928
27928
28928
29928
30928
31928

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 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 4:38 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 7:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:388:10
215.54:388:10
315.54:398:10
415.54:408:09
515.54:408:09
615.54:418:09
715.44:428:08
815.44:428:08
915.44:438:07
1015.44:448:07
1115.44:458:06
1215.34:458:06
1315.34:468:05
1415.34:478:05
1515.34:488:04
1615.24:498:03
1715.24:508:03
1815.24:518:02
1915.14:528:01
2015.14:538:00
2115.14:547:59
2215.14:557:58
2315.04:567:57
2415.04:577:56
2514.94:587:55
2614.94:597:54
2714.95:007:53
2814.85:027:52
2914.85:037:51
3014.85:047:49
3114.75:057:48

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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55.8Bright
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Sondrio?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Sondrio for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sondrio in July

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

In July, Sondrio sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sondrio in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sondrio peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sondrio 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 Sondrio is worst in June — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Sondrio's WHO annual average of 16.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1724 µg/m³Nov 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sondrio?

Sondrio sits at 46.2°N, 9.9°E, 307 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is St. Moritz, 37 km away.

ErbaSan Sebastiano

Topography around Sondrio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sondrio has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,233 m around an average of 579 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,338 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,874 m.

The land around Sondrio is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,233 m
16 km
3,338 m
80 km
3,874 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: St. Moritz 37 km · Lecco 50 km · Bergamo 55 km · Seriate 55 km · Dalmine 61 km · Palazzolo sull'Oglio 64 km · Erba 64 km · San Sebastiano 65 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 Sondrio (46.1685°, 9.8713°, elevation 307 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).