Považská Bystrica weather in July

In July, Považská Bystrica sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 99 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 15.6 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 16 hours at the start of July to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Považská Bystrica's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Považská Bystrica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:03 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Považská Bystrica is town in Slovakia.

Density
414/km²
people per km²
Founded
1316

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 Považská Bystrica reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Považská Bystrica

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.

Považská Bystrica 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 / -5°5310.98.28.50.0
Feb / -4°5010.27.79.80.0
Mar / -1°5711.24.811.61.0
Apr13° / 5610.61.613.43.7
May18° / 8513.90155.3
Jun21° / 11°9013.5015.95.9
Jul23° / 13°9914015.66.3
Aug23° / 13°7811.5014.26.7
Sep18° / 7411012.45.6
Oct12° / 60100.710.53.3
Nov / 5710.63.88.90.7
Dec / -3°5611.17.48.10.0

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 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35248
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Považská Bystrica gets around 99 mm of rain over 14 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)
15929120
25830120
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55731120
65631130
75532130
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95432140
105333140
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours 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 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:51 AM to 4:22 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.03:517:48
215.93:527:48
315.93:527:48
415.93:537:48
515.93:547:47
615.93:547:47
715.93:557:46
815.83:567:46
915.83:577:45
1015.83:587:45
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1215.73:597:44
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1815.64:067:39
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2415.34:137:32
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2615.24:157:30
2715.24:167:29
2815.24:187:27
2915.14:197:26
3015.14:207:25
3115.04:227:23

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Považská Bystrica?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Považská Bystrica for sightseeing.

What to pack for Považská Bystrica in July

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

In July, Považská Bystrica sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Považská Bystrica 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 Považská Bystrica 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
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Považská Bystrica 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 Považská Bystrica is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1815 µg/m³Dec 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Považská Bystrica?

Považská Bystrica sits at 49.1°N, 18.4°E, 280 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Púchov, 7.0 km away.

ŽilinaDubnica nad VáhomMartinTrenčínVsetínBojnice

Topography around Považská Bystrica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Považská Bystrica has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 364 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 792 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,781 m.

The land around Považská Bystrica is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
792 m
80 km
1,781 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Púchov 7.0 km · Rajecke Teplice 19 km · Žilina 26 km · Dubnica nad Váhom 26 km · Martin 37 km · Trenčín 37 km · Vsetín 39 km · Bojnice 39 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 Považská Bystrica (49.1215°, 18.4217°, elevation 280 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).