Falun weather in July

In July, Falun sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 17.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 15% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 36 min at the start of July to 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Falun's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Falun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
17 h 54 min
3:05 AM – 9:01 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Falun is urban area in Falun Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.7 µg/m³ · 2016
Founded
1641

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 Falun reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
32011
42111
52111
62111
72111
82111
92111
102111
112111
122111
132111
142111
152111
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262212
272212
282212
292212
302212
312212

How July really feels in Falun

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.

Falun weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°378.47.66.20.0
Feb-1° / -7°277.178.50.0
Mar / -5°307.25.911.30.1
Apr / -1°367.92.514.22.0
May15° / 55110.716.94.4
Jun19° / 7512.1018.55.6
Jul21° / 11°7812.6017.96.0
Aug20° / 10°8113.3015.45.7
Sep15° / 479012.64.4
Oct / 559.81.19.71.4
Nov / -2°499.54.870.0
Dec-1° / -5°441085.50.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43763
53664
63763
73763
83763
93763
103664
113664
123664
133565
143565
153565
163565
173565
183664
193664
203664
213664
223664
233763
243664
253664
263664
273664
283763
293763
303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Falun gets around 78 mm of rain over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
740
841
941
1041
1142
1242
1342
1442
1543
1643
1742
1842
1942
2041
2141
2241
2340
2440
2540
2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19091
288102
387112
487112
586122
685132
784142
883152
983152
1082162
1181172
1280182
1379192
1478202
1577212
1675223
1774233
1873243
1972253
2071263
2169274
2268284
2367294
2465305
2565305
2665305
2764306
2864306
2965296
3065296
3165296

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 36 min at the start of July to 16 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 2:43 AM to 3:38 AM, and sunset from 9:19 PM to 8:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.62:439:19
218.62:449:18
318.52:459:18
418.52:469:17
518.52:479:16
618.42:499:15
718.42:509:14
818.42:519:13
918.32:539:12
1018.32:549:10
1118.22:569:09
1218.22:589:07
1318.13:009:06
1418.13:019:04
1518.03:039:03
1617.93:059:01
1717.93:078:59
1817.83:098:58
1917.73:118:56
2017.73:138:54
2117.63:158:52
2217.53:178:50
2317.53:208:48
2417.43:228:45
2517.33:248:43
2617.23:268:41
2717.23:298:39
2817.13:318:36
2917.03:338:34
3016.93:368:32
3116.93:388:29

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Falun?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Falun for sightseeing.

What to pack for Falun in July

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

In July, Falun sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Falun in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Falun peaks around June 17 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 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Falun?

Falun sits at 60.6°N, 15.6°E, 97 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Borlänge, 17 km away.

VästeråsKöpingEnköpingGamla Uppsala

Topography around Falun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Falun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 566 m.

The land around Falun is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
209 m
16 km
345 m
80 km
566 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Borlänge 17 km · Ludvika 56 km · Sandviken 62 km · Gävle 83 km · Västerås 121 km · Köping 123 km · Enköping 134 km · Gamla Uppsala 136 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Falun (60.6036°, 15.626°, elevation 97 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).