Ventspils weather in July

In July, Ventspils sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 70 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 17 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Ventspils's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ventspils's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
17 h 06 min
4:07 AM – 9:12 PM
Cloud cover
49%
2nd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.3 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical July day in Ventspils reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Ventspils

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.

Ventspils weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5813.17.77.10.0
Feb / -1°4510.27.390.0
Mar / 389.44.611.40.0
Apr / 358.11.313.90.4
May10° / 377.4016.22.7
Jun15° / 13°579.1017.54.7
Jul18° / 16°7010.10176.1
Aug19° / 17°9213.10155.8
Sep15° / 13°8612.1012.54.5
Oct11° / 10715.70.2102.2
Nov / 8215.41.87.70.6
Dec / 7215.56.26.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
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46040
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126337
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ventspils gets around 70 mm of rain over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15137111
24938121
34739131
44540142
54340152
64141162
73942163
83742173
93643184
103543194
113343194
123244204
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212145277
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231945298
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251744318
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2914433210
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Wind in July

Winds average 20 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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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 3:49 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 9:25 PM to 8:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.63:499:25
217.63:509:25
317.63:519:24
417.53:529:24
517.53:539:23
617.53:549:22
717.43:559:22
817.43:569:21
917.43:579:20
1017.33:589:19
1117.34:009:18
1217.34:019:17
1317.24:029:16
1417.24:049:14
1517.14:059:13
1617.14:079:12
1717.04:089:10
1817.04:109:09
1916.94:129:08
2016.94:139:06
2116.84:159:04
2216.84:179:03
2316.74:199:01
2416.64:218:59
2516.64:228:57
2616.54:248:56
2716.54:268:54
2816.44:288:52
2916.34:308:50
3016.34:328:48
3116.24:348:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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56.0Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Ventspils?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Ventspils for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ventspils in July

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

In July, Ventspils sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ventspils in July

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March near 2°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
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Mar2Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Ventspils 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 Ventspils peaks around June 17 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 17UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ventspils?

Ventspils sits at 57.4°N, 21.6°E, 9 m above sea level, in Latvia. The nearest listed city is Kuldīga, 53 km away.

KuldīgaLiepājaTukumsRuhnuKuressaareMazeikiaiJūrmalaJelgava

Topography around Ventspils

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ventspils has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Ventspils is covered by water (33%), grassland (23%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
68 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Kuldīga 53 km · Liepāja 104 km · Tukums 107 km · Ruhnu 110 km · Kuressaare 110 km · Mazeikiai 129 km · Jūrmala 141 km · Jelgava 154 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 Ventspils (57.3948°, 21.5612°, 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).