Bellinzona weather in July

In July, Bellinzona sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 127 mm of precipitation across 14.8 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 34% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bellinzona's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bellinzona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Precipitation
127 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:52 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
53%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Bellinzona is capital of the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

Density
2,260/km²
people per km²

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 Bellinzona reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Bellinzona

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.

Bellinzona weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°688.88.98.80.0
Feb / -5°598.38.1100.0
Mar / -2°8210.16.511.61.0
Apr11° / 13013.1513.32.4
May15° / 15216.61.314.73.9
Jun19° / 10°15015.90.315.55.3
Jul21° / 11°12714.80.115.25.9
Aug21° / 11°15013.50146.0
Sep16° / 14812.40.412.34.9
Oct12° / 16013.12.110.72.7
Nov / -1°15811.96.79.20.6
Dec / -5°819.688.50.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
75941
86040
96040
106040
116139
126139
136139
146238
156238
166238
176337
186238
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206337
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246337
256337
266337
276238
286238
296238
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bellinzona gets around 127 mm of rain and snow over 14.8 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
452
552
652
752
852
951
1051
1150
1250
1349
1449
1548
1648
1747
1847
1946
2046
2145
2245
2344
2444
2544
2644
2744
2844
2944
3044
3144

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
176231
275241
375241
475241
575241
675241
775241
875241
975241
1075241
1175241
1275241
1375241
1474251
1574251
1673261
1772262
1871272
1970282
2070282
2170282
2269292
2368293
2467303
2567303
2666313
2766313
2866313
2965323
3065323
3164333

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:41 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 7:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:418:13
215.54:428:13
315.54:428:13
415.54:438:13
515.54:438:13
615.54:448:12
715.44:458:12
815.44:468:11
915.44:468:11
1015.44:478:11
1115.44:488:10
1215.34:498:09
1315.34:508:09
1415.34:508:08
1515.34:518:08
1615.24:528:07
1715.24:538:06
1815.24:548:05
1915.24:558:04
2015.14:568:04
2115.14:578:03
2215.14:588:02
2315.04:598:01
2415.05:008:00
2515.05:027:59
2614.95:037:58
2714.95:047:56
2814.85:057:55
2914.85:067:54
3014.85:077:53
3114.75:087:52

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bellinzona?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bellinzona for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bellinzona in July

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

In July, Bellinzona sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bellinzona in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bellinzona peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bellinzona?

Bellinzona sits at 46.2°N, 9.0°E, 230 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Locarno, 17 km away.

LuganoComoVaresePallanza-Intra-SunaMalnateErbaVerbania

Topography around Bellinzona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bellinzona has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,236 m around an average of 523 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,510 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,912 m.

The land around Bellinzona is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,236 m
16 km
2,510 m
80 km
3,912 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Locarno 17 km · Lugano 21 km · Como 43 km · Varese 44 km · Pallanza-Intra-Suna 45 km · Malnate 46 km · Erba 46 km · Verbania 47 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Bellinzona (46.1928°, 9.017°, elevation 230 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).