Halden weather in July

In July, Halden sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 84 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 17.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 06 min at the start of July to 16 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Halden's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Halden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
17 h 30 min
3:35 AM – 9:05 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Halden is urban area in Halden Municipality, Norway.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.2 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
1,565/km²
people per km²

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 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Halden reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°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 26°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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How July really feels in Halden

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.

Halden 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 / -3°64116.86.60.0
Feb / -4°498.76.18.80.0
Mar / -2°438.64.611.30.3
Apr10° / 499.21.514.12.5
May15° / 63110.316.64.7
Jun19° / 10°8812.10185.7
Jul21° / 12°8411.7017.46.2
Aug20° / 12°9413.3015.25.8
Sep16° / 7911.4012.64.6
Oct10° / 8212.10.59.82.2
Nov / 7211.92.67.40.3
Dec / -2°6811.64.860.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44555
54654
64654
74555
84654
94654
104654
114654
124753
134555
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Halden gets around 84 mm of rain over 11.7 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
340
440
539
639
739
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2739
2839
2939
3039
3140

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182153
281163
381163
480173
579174
678184
777194
877194
976204
1075214
1174224
1273234
1372244
1470255
1569265
1668275
1767285
1866295
1963316
2062326
2161336
2259347
2358357
2457358
2556368
2655378
2755378
2855378
2955378
3054388
3154388

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 06 min at the start of July to 16 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:15 AM to 4:05 AM, and sunset from 9:21 PM to 8:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.13:159:21
218.13:169:20
318.13:179:20
418.03:189:19
518.03:199:18
618.03:209:17
717.93:219:17
817.93:229:16
917.83:249:15
1017.83:259:13
1117.83:279:12
1217.73:289:11
1317.73:309:10
1417.63:319:08
1517.63:339:07
1617.53:359:05
1717.53:369:04
1817.43:389:02
1917.33:409:01
2017.33:428:59
2117.23:448:57
2217.23:468:55
2317.13:488:53
2417.03:508:51
2517.03:528:49
2616.93:548:47
2716.83:568:45
2816.73:588:43
2916.74:008:41
3016.64:028:39
3116.54:058:36

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Halden?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Halden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Halden in July

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

In July, Halden sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Halden 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 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°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
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Halden 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 Halden peaks around June 20 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Halden?

Halden sits at 59.1°N, 11.4°E, 15 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Sarpsborg, 24 km away.

Topography around Halden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Halden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m.

The land around Halden is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
421 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Sarpsborg 24 km · Fredrikstad 28 km · Moss 54 km · Tønsberg 58 km · Horten 61 km · Sandefjord 67 km · Larvik 78 km · Uddevalla 92 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 91% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$94,594
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 613
Religion
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 3%

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 Halden (59.1248°, 11.3875°, elevation 15 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).