Jēkabpils weather in July

In July, Jēkabpils sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 16.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 24 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Jēkabpils's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jēkabpils's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
16 h 54 min
3:56 AM – 8:49 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Jēkabpils is state city of Latvia in Jēkabpils Municipality, municipal center.

Density
787/km²
people per km²
Founded
1670

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Jēkabpils reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°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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22112
32212
42213
52213
62213
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102213
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How July really feels in Jēkabpils

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.

Jēkabpils weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°4711.38.97.20.0
Feb-1° / -7°42108.49.10.0
Mar / -3°4210.35.711.40.1
Apr11° / 459.71.913.92.7
May17° / 6611.10.116.15.3
Jun20° / 11°8312.4017.35.8
Jul23° / 13°7612.8016.86.3
Aug22° / 12°7912.2014.96.2
Sep16° / 5910.7012.54.8
Oct / 6312.41.210.11.8
Nov / -0°5311.23.77.90.0
Dec-0° / -4°4611.78.66.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34159
44159
54159
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114159
124159
134159
144258
154258
164159
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184159
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204159
214258
224258
234357
244357
254357
264555
274654
284654
294654
304654
314852

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Jēkabpils gets around 76 mm of rain over 12.8 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
442
542
642
742
842
942
1042
1142
1242
1341
1441
1541
1641
1740
1840
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2039
2139
2239
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2439
2538
2638
2738
2837
2937
3037
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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1652591
26326101
36226111
46127111
55928121
65829121
75530132
85530132
95431132
105331142
115232142
125232142
135232142
145132152
155132152
165032163
174932163
184832173
194832173
204732183
214632193
224632193
234532203
244432203
254333213
264233213
274234223
284134223
294035223
304036213
314036213

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
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910calm
1010calm
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1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 24 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:39 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 9:01 PM to 8:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.43:399:01
217.43:399:01
317.33:409:00
417.33:419:00
517.33:428:59
617.33:438:59
717.23:448:58
817.23:458:57
917.23:468:56
1017.13:488:55
1117.13:498:54
1217.13:508:53
1317.03:518:52
1417.03:538:51
1516.93:548:50
1616.93:568:49
1716.83:578:47
1816.83:598:46
1916.74:008:45
2016.74:028:43
2116.64:048:42
2216.64:058:40
2316.54:078:38
2416.54:098:37
2516.44:108:35
2616.44:128:33
2716.34:148:32
2816.24:168:30
2916.24:188:28
3016.14:208:26
3116.04:218:24

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Jēkabpils?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Jēkabpils for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jēkabpils in July

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

In July, Jēkabpils sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jēkabpils in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jēkabpils peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Jēkabpils?

Jēkabpils sits at 56.5°N, 25.9°E, 83 m above sea level, in Latvia. The nearest listed city is Madona, 45 km away.

MadonaDaugavpilsOgreRēzekneSiguldaCēsisSalaspilsVisaginas

Topography around Jēkabpils

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jēkabpils has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

The land around Jēkabpils is covered by trees (37%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
300 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Madona 45 km · Daugavpils 80 km · Ogre 84 km · Rēzekne 91 km · Sigulda 95 km · Cēsis 97 km · Salaspils 100 km · Visaginas 107 km

Latvia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$26,312
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 599
Religion
Lutheran 36%unspecified/none 24%Roman Catholic 20%Orthodox 19%

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 Jēkabpils (56.499°, 25.8574°, elevation 83 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).