Motala weather in July

In July, Motala sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 80 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 17.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 22% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 54 min at the start of July to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Motala's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Motala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
17 h 24 min
3:25 AM – 8:46 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Motala is urban area in Motala Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 10.2 µg/m³ · 2016
Founded
1288

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 Motala reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°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)
12012
22012
32012
42012
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62013
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102013
112113
122113
132113
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How July really feels in Motala

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.

Motala 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 / -3°409.36.26.80.0
Feb / -4°338.26.18.80.0
Mar / -2°3084.511.40.1
Apr / 357.71.7142.0
May14° / 499.90.116.44.3
Jun18° / 10°7412017.95.6
Jul21° / 13°8012.1017.36.1
Aug20° / 13°7512.6015.25.8
Sep15° / 5710.2012.54.5
Oct10° / 5711.10.59.92.1
Nov / 5010.73.17.50.2
Dec / -1°4610.45.56.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54258
64258
74159
84159
94159
104159
114159
124060
134159
144159
154159
164159
174159
184159
194357
204357
214357
224357
234357
244456
254456
264456
274357
284357
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Motala gets around 80 mm of rain over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
341
441
541
641
741
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1540
1640
1740
1839
1939
2038
2138
2238
2337
2437
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1732340
2722440
3702550
4692650
5682750
6672850
7662950
8653050
9643060
10633160
11623161
12623161
13613261
14603271
15603271
16593371
17573481
18573481
19553591
205336101
215236111
225137111
234938121
244839131
254740131
264540131
274541141
284441141
294442141
304342131
314342131

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the calmest month.

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
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
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1612calm
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2011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 54 min at the start of July to 16 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:05 AM to 3:54 AM, and sunset from 9:01 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.93:059:01
217.93:069:00
317.93:079:00
417.93:088:59
517.83:098:59
617.83:108:58
717.83:128:57
817.73:138:56
917.73:148:55
1017.63:168:54
1117.63:178:53
1217.63:188:52
1317.53:208:50
1417.53:218:49
1517.43:238:48
1617.43:258:46
1717.33:268:45
1817.33:288:43
1917.23:308:42
2017.13:328:40
2117.13:348:38
2217.03:358:36
2317.03:378:35
2416.93:398:33
2516.83:418:31
2616.83:438:29
2716.73:458:27
2816.63:478:25
2916.63:498:23
3016.53:518:21
3116.43:548:18

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Motala?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Motala for sightseeing.

What to pack for Motala in July

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

In July, Motala sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Motala 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 Motala peaks around June 16 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 16UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Motala?

Motala sits at 58.5°N, 15.0°E, 107 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Linköping, 37 km away.

Karlskoga

Topography around Motala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Motala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m.

The land around Motala is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (32%), water (30%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
175 m
80 km
350 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Linköping 37 km · Kumla 66 km · Norrköping 67 km · Skövde 71 km · Mariestad 73 km · Örebro 83 km · Katrineholm 85 km · Karlskoga 93 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 Motala (58.5371°, 15.0365°, elevation 107 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).