Vasastaden weather in July

In July, Vasastaden sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 66 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 17.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. 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 18 h 12 min at the start of July to 16 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Vasastaden's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vasastaden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
17 h 36 min
3:06 AM – 8:41 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Vasastaden is urban district in Stockholm, Sweden.

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Vasastaden 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 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12012
22012
32012
42012
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62012
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92113
102113
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312214

How July really feels in Vasastaden

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.

Vasastaden 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 / -4°378.15.56.60.0
Feb / -4°307.66.38.70.0
Mar / -2°307.84.711.30.1
Apr / 337.91.514.11.9
May14° / 429.10.116.64.3
Jun18° / 10°6310.8018.15.7
Jul21° / 13°6610.8017.56.3
Aug20° / 12°6811.8015.36.0
Sep16° / 508.6012.64.9
Oct10° / 489.40.29.82.2
Nov / 4710.22.87.30.2
Dec / -2°4510.25.45.90.0

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 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44555
54555
64654
74654
84654
94753
104654
114654
124654
134555
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264456
274456
284555
294654
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Vasastaden gets around 66 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
235
335
435
535
635
735
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1834
1934
2034
2134
2234
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2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2935
3035
3135

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1752140
2732250
3722350
4712450
5682660
6672760
7652861
8642961
9623071
10623071
11613171
12603271
13593281
14583381
15573481
16553591
17543691
185336101
195237101
205038111
214938121
224739131
234639132
244539142
254439152
264339153
274240163
284140163
294140163
304140164
314140164

Wind in July

Winds average 11 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
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1911calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 12 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 96 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 2:46 AM to 3:37 AM, and sunset from 8:56 PM to 8:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.22:468:56
218.12:478:56
318.12:488:55
418.12:498:55
518.12:508:54
618.02:518:53
718.02:538:52
818.02:548:51
917.92:558:50
1017.92:578:49
1117.82:588:48
1217.83:008:46
1317.73:018:45
1417.73:038:44
1517.63:058:42
1617.63:068:41
1717.53:088:39
1817.53:108:37
1917.43:128:36
2017.33:148:34
2117.33:168:32
2217.23:188:30
2317.13:208:28
2417.13:228:26
2517.03:248:24
2616.93:268:22
2716.93:288:20
2816.83:308:18
2916.73:328:16
3016.73:348:14
3116.63:378:11

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Vasastaden?

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
3.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Vasastaden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vasastaden in July

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

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

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Vasastaden 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 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°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
Feb2Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Vasastaden 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 Vasastaden peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vasastaden?

Vasastaden sits at 59.4°N, 18.0°E, 35 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Kungsholmen, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Vasastaden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vasastaden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m.

The land around Vasastaden is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (55%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
125 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Kungsholmen 2.0 km · Solna 2.0 km · Råsunda 3.0 km · Stockholm 3.0 km · Östermalm 3.0 km · Sundbyberg 4.0 km · Södermalm 5.0 km · Bromma 5.0 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 Vasastaden (59.35°, 18.0333°, elevation 35 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).