Handlová weather in July

In July, Handlová sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 106 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Handlová's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Handlová's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:04 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Handlová is town in Slovakia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
183/km²
people per km²
Founded
1254

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 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in Handlová reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°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 Handlová

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.

Handlová 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 / -6°5310.288.50.0
Feb / -5°51107.59.80.0
Mar / -1°5910.94.511.60.9
Apr13° / 61111.613.43.6
May18° / 9514.20155.2
Jun21° / 11°9913.9015.95.9
Jul23° / 12°10613.5015.56.4
Aug23° / 12°8712014.26.6
Sep18° / 7810.7012.45.6
Oct12° / 6410.10.610.53.2
Nov / 5910.83.690.6
Dec / -4°5710.67.48.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35248
45248
55248
65347
75347
85248
95347
105347
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165248
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255644
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Handlová gets around 106 mm of rain over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
242
342
442
542
643
743
843
944
1044
1144
1244
1344
1444
1544
1644
1744
1844
1944
2044
2144
2244
2344
2444
2543
2643
2743
2843
2943
3042
3142

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15930110
25930110
35831110
45731120
55731120
65631130
75631130
85531140
95432140
105332150
115332150
125232160
135133160
145033171
154934171
164834171
174735181
184636181
194436181
204337191
214238191
224139191
234039201
243840201
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263741211
273641222
283541222
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:51 AM to 4:22 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.93:517:45
215.93:527:45
315.93:537:45
415.93:537:44
515.83:547:44
615.83:557:44
715.83:557:43
815.83:567:43
915.83:577:42
1015.73:587:42
1115.73:597:41
1215.74:007:41
1315.74:017:40
1415.64:027:39
1515.64:037:38
1615.64:047:38
1715.54:057:37
1815.54:067:36
1915.54:077:35
2015.44:087:34
2115.44:097:33
2215.44:107:32
2315.34:117:31
2415.34:137:30
2515.24:147:28
2615.24:157:27
2715.24:167:26
2815.14:187:25
2915.14:197:23
3015.04:207:22
3115.04:227:21

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
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135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
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225.4Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Handlová?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Handlová for sightseeing.

What to pack for Handlová in July

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

In July, Handlová sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Handlová 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 Handlová 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
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Handlová 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 Handlová is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Handlová's WHO annual average of 13.2 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1816 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Handlová?

Handlová sits at 48.7°N, 18.8°E, 424 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Prievidza, 11 km away.

Banská BystricaPartizánskeZvolenBánovce nad BebravouMartin

Topography around Handlová

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Handlová has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m around an average of 545 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,101 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,898 m.

The land around Handlová is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
478 m
16 km
1,101 m
80 km
1,898 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Prievidza 11 km · Bojnice 14 km · Žiar nad Hronom 16 km · Banská Bystrica 29 km · Partizánske 30 km · Zvolen 34 km · Bánovce nad Bebravou 37 km · Martin 40 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 Handlová (48.7276°, 18.7601°, elevation 424 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).