Visby weather in August
August in Visby: nice, a little rain, with clean air — one of the best months to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#2 of 12 months in Visby · #525 of 1413 destinations to visit in August · comfort 84/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 22°C
- Nights
- 13°C
- Wet days
- 10
- Sun
- 11.7 h
- Humidity
- 74%
- Daylight
- 15 h
Traveller notes on Visby in August
Other months in Visby
A Gotland forum thread put it well: December here is dark, wet, and windy, and any snow that falls before Christmas usually doesn't stick around - more often it turns to sleet or freezing rain before it can settle. That matches what the numbers show: barely six and a half hours of daylight and less than two hours of actual sunshine most days, with highs only just above freezing. Visby's medieval old town still looks beautiful under string lights, but pack a proper waterproof coat over a snow jacket - you're more likely to be walking through slush than powder.
Early June gets you Gotland at its best and its emptiest — the forum rates late May and early June as when nature peaks and the crowds have not arrived, with weather notably better than the rest of the Scandinavian peninsula and less rain. Eighteen hours of daylight, 21°C days. The catch is that quite a few restaurants and cafés do not open until mid-June, so early June trades company for closures. The other timing note: Visby's Medieval Week — authentic dress, feasts and jousting inside the 13th-century walls — is an August event, not a June one.
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Visby climate normals — August
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Visby in August
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsPeak Gotland summer, Medeltidsveckan, Summer holidays in Sweden(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Visby's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Best weatherVisby's weather peaks June–August, best around July.
August includes Medeltidsveckan.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Visby in August
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Holiday
Peak Gotland summer
1 Jul – 15 AugSchool holidaysCrowdedBook earlyThe whole of Stockholm seems to come over for July. Ferry sailings sell out with a car on them weeks ahead, the ring wall is a bottleneck, and prices inside it move to a different scale. Source ↗
- Festival
Medeltidsveckan
1–12 Aug · usuallyMajor festivalCrowdedBook earlyMedieval Week: a tournament ground outside the wall, camps and markets inside it, and a town in costume for eight days in early August. Book a bed for it before you book anything else. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Visby — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Visby?
Visby in August — FAQ
- Is August a good time to visit Visby?
- August in Visby: nice, a little rain, with clean air — one of the best months to visit. It ranks #2 of 12 months for Visby on SeasonMap's comfort score (84/100).
- What is the weather like in Visby in August?
- In August, Visby averages a daily high of 21.5°C and a low of 13.4°C, with about 70.8 mm of rain over roughly 10.3 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Visby in August?
- Visby has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 38 in August.
Within 300 km: Stockholm's Stockholm Pride around 25 Jul – 10 Aug.