Road Town weather in July

In July, Road Town sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 76 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 13 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 51% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Road Town's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Road Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:54 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
49%
7th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Road Town is capital of the British Virgin Islands.

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 Road Town reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°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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22826
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52826
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How July really feels in Road Town

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.

Road Town 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°288.8117.5
Feb25° / 24°206.711.47.8
Mar25° / 24°21611.98.0
Apr26° / 25°347.512.47.5
May27° / 25°7212.612.96.3
Jun28° / 26°5411.513.16.2
Jul28° / 26°7614.7135.9
Aug28° / 27°9416.112.65.4
Sep28° / 27°1221712.15.0
Oct28° / 26°12617.111.65.4
Nov27° / 26°11715.911.15.8
Dec26° / 25°4610.910.97.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46535
56535
66634
76634
86733
96733
106733
116733
126832
136832
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316733

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Road Town gets around 76 mm of rain over 14.7 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 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
440
541
642
743
844
945
1046
1147
1247
1348
1449
1549
1649
1749
1849
1949
2049
2149
2250
2350
2450
2550
2650
2750
2850
2950
3050
3150

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17723
27624
37624
47525
57525
67426
77426
87327
97228
107129
117129
127030
136931
146832
156733
166634
176535
186535
196436
206337
216238
226139
236040
246040
255941
265842
275743
285644
295545
305545
315446

Wind in July

Winds average 27 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
127breezy
227breezy
327breezy
427breezy
527breezy
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727breezy
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1027breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 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 5:49 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:496:55
213.15:496:55
313.15:506:55
413.15:506:55
513.15:506:55
613.15:516:55
713.15:516:55
813.15:516:55
913.15:516:55
1013.15:526:55
1113.05:526:55
1213.05:526:55
1313.05:536:55
1413.05:536:55
1513.05:546:54
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1813.05:556:54
1913.05:556:54
2013.05:556:54
2113.05:566:53
2213.05:566:53
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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 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 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
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Road Town

In seasonPeak

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

Road Town sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

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

Road Town 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 Road Town?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Road Town for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Road Town in July

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

In July, Road Town sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Road Town 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
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Road Town 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 Road Town peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Road Town 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 Road Town is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1323 µg/m³Dec 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr9Good
May13Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Road Town?

Road Town sits at 18.4°N, 64.6°W, 9 m above sea level, in British Virgin Islands. The nearest listed city is Charlotte Amalie, 34 km away.

Topography around Road Town

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Road Town.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Road Town has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 514 m.

The land around Road Town is covered by trees (64%) and water (26%) within 3 km, water (86%) within 16 km, and water (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
447 m
16 km
523 m
80 km
514 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Charlotte Amalie 34 km · Saint Croix 79 km · Fajardo 109 km · Humacao 131 km · Carolina 141 km · Trujillo Alto 147 km · Caguas 152 km · San Juan 157 km

British Virgin Islands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
110 V · 60 Hz
Homicide rate
8.2
per 100k, 2006
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 70%Roman Catholic 9%none 8%other 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 Road Town (18.4269°, -64.6208°, elevation 9 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).