Bratislava weather in July

In July, Bratislava sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 78 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bratislava's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bratislava's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:13 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Bratislava is capital city of Slovakia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,153/km²
people per km²
Founded
~907 CE

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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bratislava reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 32°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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22615
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52615
62615
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112616
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How July really feels in Bratislava

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.

Bratislava weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°357.93.78.60.0
Feb / -1°327.73.19.90.2
Mar10° / 428.81.911.62.4
Apr16° / 448.10.413.45.2
May21° / 11°6911.1014.96.3
Jun24° / 14°7311.3015.86.7
Jul27° / 16°7811.6015.46.5
Aug26° / 16°679.5014.16.8
Sep21° / 12°679012.46.6
Oct15° / 488.70.210.64.5
Nov / 468.81.691.5
Dec / -1°408.42.98.20.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55842
65842
75743
85743
95743
105644
115644
125644
135644
145545
155545
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175644
185644
195644
205644
215644
225743
235842
245842
255842
265842
276040
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bratislava gets around 78 mm of rain over 11.6 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
335
435
535
636
736
837
937
1037
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2437
2537
2637
2737
2836
2936
3036
3135

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 36% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14432222
24433222
34333222
44334221
54235221
64235221
74135221
84136221
94036222
104036232
113936232
123836232
133736242
143637243
153537253
163437263
173337273
183237274
193137284
203037294
212937295
222837305
232737305
242637316
252537316
262437327
272437337
282436337
292336337
302336347
312336347

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

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
112calm
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412calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:01 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:017:49
215.84:017:49
315.84:027:49
415.84:027:49
515.84:037:48
615.74:047:48
715.74:057:47
815.74:057:47
915.74:067:46
1015.64:077:46
1115.64:087:45
1215.64:097:45
1315.64:107:44
1415.54:117:43
1515.54:127:43
1615.54:137:42
1715.54:147:41
1815.44:157:40
1915.44:167:39
2015.44:177:38
2115.34:187:37
2215.34:197:36
2315.24:207:35
2415.24:217:34
2515.24:237:33
2615.14:247:32
2715.14:257:31
2815.14:267:29
2915.04:287:28
3015.04:297:27
3114.94:307:25

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
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215.6Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bratislava?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bratislava in July

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

In July, Bratislava sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bratislava in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bratislava peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bratislava in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bratislava is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bratislava's WHO annual average of 13.5 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1516 µg/m³Dec 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bratislava?

Bratislava sits at 48.1°N, 17.1°E, 157 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Staré Mesto, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Bratislava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bratislava has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 742 m.

The land around Bratislava is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
239 m
16 km
480 m
80 km
742 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Staré Mesto 1.0 km · Petržalka 3.0 km · Karlova Ves 4.0 km · Dlhé diely 5.0 km · Dúbravka 7.0 km · Vrakuňa 8.0 km · Podunajské Biskupice 8.0 km · Devínska Nová Ves 12 km

Slovakia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,544
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 606
Religion
Roman Catholic 56%none 24%Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5%Greek 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 Bratislava (48.1482°, 17.1067°, elevation 157 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).