Västerås weather in July

In July, Västerås sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 17.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 17% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 18 min at the start of July to 16 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Västerås's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Västerås's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
17 h 36 min
3:10 AM – 8:49 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Västerås is urban area in Västerås Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Västerås 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 18°C and 28°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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312312

How July really feels in Västerås

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.

Västerås 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°378.15.76.50.0
Feb / -5°297.45.88.70.0
Mar / -3°307.54.611.30.3
Apr11° / 377.81.614.12.7
May16° / 499.60.216.75.1
Jun20° / 6811.5018.25.9
Jul22° / 12°7512.1017.66.3
Aug21° / 11°7312.3015.36.0
Sep16° / 528.8012.65.0
Oct10° / 529.90.69.82.1
Nov / -0°479.437.30.1
Dec / -3°459.95.95.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33961
43961
53862
63862
73961
83961
93961
103862
113862
123862
133961
143862
153862
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193961
203961
213862
223961
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254060
264060
274060
284060
294159
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Västerås gets around 75 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
236
336
436
536
637
737
837
937
1038
1138
1238
1339
1439
1539
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2339
2439
2539
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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1831520
2811630
3801730
4791830
5781930
6772030
7762130
8752230
9742240
10732340
11722440
12712540
13702640
14692650
15682750
16672850
17662950
18643060
19623260
20613261
21593371
22583471
23563581
24563581
25563581
26543592
27543592
28543592
29553492
30553492
31553492

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 18 min at the start of July to 16 h 36 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 2:49 AM to 3:41 AM, and sunset from 9:05 PM to 8:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.32:499:05
218.22:509:04
318.22:519:04
418.22:529:03
518.12:539:02
618.12:559:01
718.12:569:00
818.02:578:59
918.02:598:58
1017.93:008:57
1117.93:028:56
1217.93:038:55
1317.83:058:53
1417.83:078:52
1517.73:088:50
1617.63:108:49
1717.63:128:47
1817.53:148:45
1917.53:168:44
2017.43:188:42
2117.33:208:40
2217.33:228:38
2317.23:248:36
2417.13:268:34
2517.13:288:32
2617.03:308:30
2716.93:328:28
2816.93:348:26
2916.83:368:23
3016.73:398:21
3116.63:418:19

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 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 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
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Västerås?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Västerås for sightseeing.

What to pack for Västerås in July

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Västerås 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 Västerås peaks around June 16 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 16UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Västerås?

Västerås sits at 59.6°N, 16.6°E, 16 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Eskilstuna, 28 km away.

Topography around Västerås

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Västerås has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m.

The land around Västerås is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
388 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Eskilstuna 28 km · Enköping 30 km · Köping 34 km · Uppsala 67 km · Gamla Uppsala 68 km · Katrineholm 72 km · Märsta 73 km · Jakobsberg 75 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 Västerås (59.6162°, 16.5528°, elevation 16 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).