Västervik weather in July

In July, Västervik sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 67 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 17.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 42 min at the start of July to 16 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Västervik's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Västervik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
17 h 12 min
3:24 AM – 8:34 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Västervik is urban area in Västervik Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³ · 2017

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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical July day in Västervik reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Västervik

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.

Västervik 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 / -1°389.76.270.0
Feb / -2°369.16.68.90.0
Mar / -0°308.13.311.40.1
Apr / 327.31.3141.4
May12° / 449.40.116.33.5
Jun17° / 11°5810.2017.65.4
Jul20° / 14°6710.4017.16.3
Aug20° / 14°6010.6015.16.2
Sep16° / 11°529.3012.55.0
Oct11° / 58110.1102.4
Nov / 5912.32.47.60.5
Dec / 5011.24.76.30.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Västervik gets around 67 mm of rain over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 34% 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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1672850
2652960
3633160
4613360
5603460
6583570
7563671
8553771
9543871
10533881
11523981
12523981
13503992
14503992
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184640122
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224141163
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253841184
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273641194
283541194
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303541204
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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 17 h 42 min at the start of July to 16 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:06 AM to 3:52 AM, and sunset from 8:48 PM to 8:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.73:068:48
217.73:068:47
317.73:078:47
417.63:088:46
517.63:098:46
617.63:108:45
717.53:128:44
817.53:138:43
917.53:148:42
1017.43:158:41
1117.43:178:40
1217.43:188:39
1317.33:198:38
1417.33:218:37
1517.23:228:35
1617.23:248:34
1717.13:268:33
1817.13:278:31
1917.03:298:30
2017.03:318:28
2116.93:328:26
2216.83:348:25
2316.83:368:23
2416.73:388:21
2516.73:408:19
2616.63:428:18
2716.53:448:16
2816.53:468:14
2916.43:488:12
3016.33:508:10
3116.33:528:08

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Västervik?

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
3.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Västervik for sightseeing.

What to pack for Västervik in July

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

In July, Västervik sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Västervik in July

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March near 2°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
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May7Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Västervik in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Västervik peaks around June 17 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Västervik?

Västervik sits at 57.8°N, 16.6°E, 11 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Oskarshamn, 56 km away.

LinköpingNorrköpingVisbyNyköpingNässjöKalmarMotala

Topography around Västervik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Västervik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m.

The land around Västervik is covered by trees (43%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

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60 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
315 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Oskarshamn 56 km · Linköping 94 km · Norrköping 97 km · Visby 99 km · Nyköping 113 km · Nässjö 116 km · Kalmar 123 km · Motala 128 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 Västervik (57.7584°, 16.6373°, elevation 11 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).