Visby weather by month & the best time to visit
Sweden · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Visby is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with August close behind. Visby averages about 1,890 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 65 mm of rain in July.
When is the best time to visit Visby?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Visby is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 54 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Visby?
Visby gets a moderate 1,890 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate July (78) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #2 of 36 destinations in Sweden for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,697 hours. The year's 648 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 2° / 36°F | 0° / 32°F | 54 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -1° / 30°F | 44 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
| March | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 0° / 32°F | 38 mm | 1 | 3° / 37°F |
| April | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 3° / 37°F | 31 mm | 3 | 4° / 39°F |
| May | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 36 mm | 4 | 9° / 48°F |
| June | 54 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 50 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| July | 78 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 65 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| August | 77 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 70 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 53 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 52 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| October | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 70 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 5° / 41°F | 74 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 2° / 36°F | 64 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
Sea temperature in Visby by month
The sea off Visby is warmest in August at around 19°C / 66°F, and coolest in February at 3°C / 37°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
Nearest destinations
Visby: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Visby?
Visby is a seaside town in Sweden with a oceanic / maritime climate — the sea reaches 19°C at its warmest.
How many hours of sunshine does Visby get a year?
Visby gets about 1,890 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.
When is the best time to visit Visby?
The sunniest time to visit Visby is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 78/100 (with August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F.
What is the least sunny month in Visby?
January is the least sunny month in Visby, scoring 0/100 with about 54 mm of rain.
What is the sea temperature in Visby?
The sea in Visby ranges from about 3°C (February) to 19°C (August). Month-by-month sea temperatures are on this page.
How strong is the sun in Visby?
The typical midday UV index in Visby peaks around 5 (moderate) in June, easing to about 0 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
Put the Visby sunshine badge on your site
A compact badge showing Visby's sunshine at a glance — free to embed under CC BY 4.0. Paste this wherever you'd like it to appear:
Live preview — this is exactly what your readers see: