Sandviken weather in July

In July, Sandviken sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 72 mm of rain across 11.7 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 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Sandviken's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sandviken's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
17 h 54 min
3:00 AM – 8:57 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Sandviken is urban area in Sandviken Municipality, Sweden.

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 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sandviken reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°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)
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How July really feels in Sandviken

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.

Sandviken 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-1° / -6°3586.96.20.0
Feb-0° / -6°286.86.68.50.0
Mar / -4°297.2611.30.1
Apr10° / 367.52.214.22.1
May15° / 489.80.516.94.6
Jun19° / 7011.4018.55.7
Jul22° / 12°7211.7017.96.2
Aug20° / 11°7512.7015.45.9
Sep15° / 468.9012.64.7
Oct / 559.80.89.71.7
Nov / -1°469.64.270.0
Dec / -4°439.77.55.50.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33565
43664
53664
63664
73763
83862
93862
103862
113961
123961
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sandviken gets around 72 mm of rain over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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235
335
435
535
636
736
837
937
1038
1138
1239
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1440
1540
1641
1741
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2140
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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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1841420
2821620
3811720
4801820
5781930
6772030
7752230
8742330
9732430
10722530
11702640
12692740
13682840
14662950
15662950
16653050
17633160
18623260
19623260
20603370
21593371
22573481
23573481
24563491
25563491
26563491
275434102
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Wind in July

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

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 2:38 AM to 3:33 AM, and sunset from 9:14 PM to 8:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.62:389:14
218.62:399:14
318.52:409:13
418.52:419:12
518.52:439:11
618.42:449:10
718.42:459:09
818.42:479:08
918.32:489:07
1018.32:509:06
1118.22:519:04
1218.22:539:03
1318.12:559:02
1418.12:579:00
1518.02:598:58
1617.93:008:57
1717.93:028:55
1817.83:048:53
1917.73:068:51
2017.73:098:49
2117.63:118:47
2217.53:138:45
2317.53:158:43
2417.43:178:41
2517.33:198:39
2617.23:228:37
2717.23:248:34
2817.13:268:32
2917.03:298:30
3016.93:318:27
3116.93:338:25

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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115.2Bright
125.1Bright
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155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Sandviken?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Sandviken for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sandviken in July

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

In July, Sandviken sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sandviken in July

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 33 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Sandviken 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 Sandviken 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 Sandviken?

Sandviken sits at 60.6°N, 16.8°E, 66 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Gävle, 21 km away.

Gamla UppsalaUppsalaLudvikaEnköpingVästerås

Topography around Sandviken

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sandviken has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m.

The land around Sandviken is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
505 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Gävle 21 km · Falun 62 km · Borlänge 74 km · Gamla Uppsala 93 km · Uppsala 97 km · Ludvika 101 km · Enköping 110 km · Västerås 112 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 Sandviken (60.6167°, 16.7667°, elevation 66 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).