Niš weather in July

In July, Niš sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 42 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Niš's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Niš's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:11 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Niš is city in southern Serbia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 44.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
419/km²
people per km²
Founded
~401 BCE

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 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Niš reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 34°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)
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How July really feels in Niš

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.

Niš weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°439.46.59.20.0
Feb / -2°408.45.910.20.8
Mar12° / 5510.43.711.63.1
Apr17° / 6110.20.913.25.4
May22° / 10°6211014.56.5
Jun26° / 14°559.5015.16.9
Jul28° / 16°428.1014.96.4
Aug29° / 16°326.3013.86.5
Sep24° / 11°366.2012.37.6
Oct18° / 436.50.310.86.1
Nov11° / 427.62.39.52.9
Dec / -2°509.45.38.80.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27426
37426
47426
57525
67525
77525
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Niš gets around 42 mm of rain over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
628
728
828
927
1027
1126
1225
1325
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2626
2726
2827
2927
3028
3128

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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13740221
23641221
33641221
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103541221
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183640213
193540223
203540223
213440233
223340243
233240253
243140263
252940274
262841284
272641294
282541314
292342323
302242333
312142343

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 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 4:00 AM to 4:25 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:007:11
215.24:017:11
315.24:017:11
415.14:027:11
515.14:037:10
615.14:037:10
715.14:047:10
815.14:047:09
915.14:057:09
1015.04:067:09
1115.04:077:08
1215.04:077:08
1315.04:087:07
1415.04:097:07
1514.94:107:06
1614.94:117:05
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1814.94:127:04
1914.84:137:03
2014.84:147:03
2114.84:157:02
2214.84:167:01
2314.74:177:00
2414.74:186:59
2514.74:196:58
2614.64:206:57
2714.64:216:56
2814.64:226:55
2914.54:236:54
3014.54:246:53
3114.44:256:52

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Niš?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Niš for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Niš in July

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

In July, Niš sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Niš 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 Niš peaks around July 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Niš?

Niš sits at 43.3°N, 21.9°E, 194 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Prokuplje, 27 km away.

ProkupljeSokobanjaLeskovacKnjazevacKruševacPirotZaječarPodujeva

Topography around Niš

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Niš has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 225 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 855 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,030 m.

The land around Niš is covered by artificial surfaces (54%), trees (21%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (46%), cropland (24%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
855 m
80 km
2,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Prokuplje 27 km · Sokobanja 36 km · Leskovac 36 km · Knjazevac 39 km · Kruševac 54 km · Pirot 59 km · Zaječar 71 km · Podujeva 74 km

Serbia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 45% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$15,262
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
75%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 579
Religion
Serbian Orthodox 81%unknown 5%Islam 4%Catholic 4%

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 Niš (43.3247°, 21.9033°, elevation 194 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).