Valmiera weather in July

In July, Valmiera sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 66 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 17.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 36 min at the start of July to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Valmiera's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valmiera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
17 h 06 min
3:50 AM – 8:57 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Valmiera is state city of Latvia and capital of Valmiera Municipality.

Density
1,179/km²
people per km²
Founded
1293

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 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Valmiera reaches about 22°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 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12112
22112
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52112
62112
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102213
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How July really feels in Valmiera

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.

Valmiera 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°4510.58.470.0
Feb-2° / -7°389.37.790.0
Mar / -4°389.55.711.40.1
Apr10° / 429.52.213.92.4
May16° / 5410.60.116.35.0
Jun19° / 10°7712.4017.65.7
Jul22° / 13°6612.5017.16.3
Aug21° / 12°7212.60156.0
Sep16° / 5210.7012.54.7
Oct / 6211.91.1101.8
Nov / -0°5211.34.37.70.0
Dec / -4°4410.97.76.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44654
54654
64654
74753
84753
94753
104852
114753
124753
134753
144654
154654
164753
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264555
274654
284753
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314654

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Valmiera gets around 66 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
243
342
442
541
641
741
841
940
1040
1140
1240
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1838
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2638
2738
2838
2938
3037
3137

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1652591
26326101
36227101
46028111
55929111
65830111
75631121
85532121
95333122
105233132
115134132
125134132
135035132
145035132
154935142
164836142
174836152
184736152
194636152
204536163
214536163
224436173
234336173
244337173
254237183
264138183
274038183
284039183
293939183
303940183
313941173

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 36 min at the start of July to 16 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:32 AM to 4:18 AM, and sunset from 9:11 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.63:329:11
217.63:339:11
317.63:349:10
417.63:359:09
517.53:369:09
617.53:379:08
717.53:389:07
817.53:399:06
917.43:409:06
1017.43:429:05
1117.33:439:04
1217.33:449:02
1317.33:469:01
1417.23:479:00
1517.23:498:59
1617.13:508:57
1717.13:528:56
1817.03:548:55
1917.03:558:53
2016.93:578:51
2116.93:598:50
2216.84:018:48
2316.74:028:46
2416.74:048:45
2516.64:068:43
2616.64:088:41
2716.54:108:39
2816.44:128:37
2916.44:148:35
3016.34:168:33
3116.24:188:31

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 0.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 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
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
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155.3Bright
165.2Bright
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195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Valmiera?

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
4.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Valmiera for sightseeing.

What to pack for Valmiera in July

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

In July, Valmiera sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Valmiera in July

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 63 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct11Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Valmiera in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Valmiera peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 21UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Valmiera?

Valmiera sits at 57.5°N, 25.4°E, 45 m above sea level, in Latvia. The nearest listed city is Cēsis, 27 km away.

CēsisValgaSiguldaOtepääMadonaOgreSalaspils

Topography around Valmiera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valmiera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m.

The land around Valmiera is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
308 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Cēsis 27 km · Valga 45 km · Sigulda 55 km · Otepää 86 km · Madona 90 km · Viljandi 92 km · Ogre 94 km · Salaspils 99 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 Valmiera (57.5411°, 25.4275°, elevation 45 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).