St. John's weather in July

In July, St. John's sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 78 mm of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is St. John's's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see St. John's's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:45 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
46%
7th clearest
Wind
28 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

St. John's is largest city of Antigua and Barbuda.

Density
5,174/km²
people per km²
Founded
1666

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 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in St. John's reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with 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 St. John's

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.

St. John's weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°321011.17.3
Feb25° / 24°217.111.47.7
Mar25° / 24°216.611.97.8
Apr26° / 25°338.812.47.2
May27° / 26°6212.412.86.3
Jun27° / 26°5112.1136.1
Jul28° / 26°7815.912.95.8
Aug28° / 26°9817.812.65.4
Sep28° / 26°1271812.14.9
Oct28° / 26°13218.811.65.2
Nov27° / 26°10315.811.25.8
Dec26° / 25°5813.3116.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36436
46535
56634
66733
76733
86733
96832
106832
116832
126931
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146931
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317129

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

St. John's gets around 78 mm of rain over 15.9 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
345
446
547
647
747
848
948
1049
1149
1250
1350
1450
1551
1651
1752
1852
1953
2053
2154
2255
2355
2456
2556
2657
2757
2857
2957
3057
3157

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18119
28020
38020
47921
57921
67822
77822
87822
97822
107723
117723
127723
137624
147624
157525
167525
177525
187426
197327
207327
217228
227129
237030
246931
256832
266733
276634
286634
296535
306436
316337

Wind in July

Winds average 28 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 27 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
129breezy
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728breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:406:41
213.05:416:41
313.05:416:41
413.05:416:41
513.05:426:41
613.05:426:41
713.05:426:41
813.05:426:41
913.05:436:41
1013.05:436:41
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1213.05:446:41
1313.05:446:41
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 6.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for St. John's

In seasonPeak

In July, St. John's sits inside its atlantic hurricane, rainy season and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

St. John's sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

St. John's's rainy season runs July–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

St. John's sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit St. John's?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit St. John's for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for St. John's in July

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

In July, St. John's sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near St. John's in July

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in St. John's in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in St. John's peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in St. John's in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in St. John's is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1124 µg/m³Dec 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is St. John's?

St. John's sits at 17.1°N, 61.8°W, 12 m above sea level, in Antigua and Barbuda. The nearest listed city is Falmouth, 12 km away.

FalmouthEnglish HarbourCodrington

Topography around St. John's

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of St. John's.

Within 3 km, the terrain around St. John's has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,011 m.

The land around St. John's is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, water (69%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
391 m
80 km
1,011 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Falmouth 12 km · English Harbour 14 km · Brades 54 km · Codrington 58 km · Plymouth 61 km · Sainte-Rose 89 km · Basseterre 96 km · Baie-Mahault 99 km

Antigua and Barbuda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 69% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$24,819
2025
Homicide rate
10.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
0
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 68%other 12%Roman Catholic 8%none 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 St. John's (17.121°, -61.8433°, elevation 12 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).