Visby City Wall

Visby, Sweden

Visby City Wall
Photo: Guillaume Baviere from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Visby City Wall is a 3,300-meter long fortification that is part of the Hanseatic town of Visby. It is a monument in Fornminnesregistret and is the 27th most looked-up sight in Sweden on English Wikipedia.

Planning a visit

The warmest months are July and August, with daily highs of 20 °C. For those visiting in winter, January and February have the lowest temperatures, with highs between 1 °C and 2 °C. Rainfall is relatively consistent throughout the year, though the wettest months are November and October, which see about 58 to 67 mm of rain.

Visby Airport is 4 km away, and the site is approximately 188 km from Stockholm. While visiting the walls, you can also see the Gotland Museum, located 0.1 km away, or the Visby Cathedral, which is 0.3 km from the site.

Weather by month

The warmest month is July, with an average high of 20 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high, °C213813172020151163
Average low, °C-1-202711151512730
Rainfall, mm503433263136515254586758
Rainy days151111777111111141415

Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.

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