Climate
| Climate data for Visby | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
0.3 (32.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.98 (49.96) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.84 (44.32) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
3.65 (38.57) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 48 (1.89) |
28 (1.1) |
32 (1.26) |
29 (1.14) |
29 (1.14) |
31 (1.22) |
50 (1.97) |
50 (1.97) |
59 (2.32) |
50 (1.97) |
57 (2.24) |
51 (2.01) |
514 (20.24) |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 102 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 34.1 | 59.3 | 133.3 | 195.0 | 288.3 | 309.0 | 282.1 | 241.8 | 162.0 | 105.4 | 48.0 | 27.9 | 1,886.2 |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory. | |||||||||||||
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