Octeville weather in July

In July, Octeville sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 40 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Octeville's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Octeville's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 40 mm; 8 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 42 min; 5:22 AM – 9:03 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 1st clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Octeville reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	14
2	17	14
3	17	14
4	17	14
5	17	14
6	17	14
7	17	14
8	17	14
9	18	14
10	18	15
11	18	15
12	18	15
13	18	15
14	18	15
15	18	15
16	18	15
17	18	15
18	18	15
19	18	15
20	18	15
21	18	15
22	18	15
23	18	15
24	18	15
25	19	15
26	19	15
27	19	15
28	19	15
29	19	15
30	19	16
31	19	16

Octeville weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 6°	89	14.4	0.4	8.4	1.5
Feb	9° / 6°	68	12.7	0.6	9.8	1.4
Mar	10° / 7°	57	11.1	0.2	11.5	2.0
Apr	11° / 8°	51	10.1	0	13.4	2.8
May	14° / 10°	47	9	0	15.1	3.9
Jun	16° / 13°	45	8.6	0	16	5.1
Jul	18° / 15°	40	8	0	15.6	6.2
Aug	19° / 16°	55	9.4	0	14.2	6.2
Sep	17° / 14°	57	9.5	0	12.4	5.6
Oct	15° / 12°	98	14.7	0	10.5	4.0
Nov	12° / 10°	108	16	0.1	8.9	2.6
Dec	10° / 7°	111	15.8	0.4	8	1.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53
Cloudier (%)	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Octeville gets around 40 mm of rain over 8 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	24
15	24
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	23
24	23
25	23
26	23
27	23
28	24
29	24
30	25
31	25

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	44	43	42	40	39	38	37	37	36	35	33	32	31	30	29	27	26	24	23	22	20	19	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	14
Comfortable (%)	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	58	59	59	60	61	61	61	61	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	66	66	65	66	66	65	65	64	64
Humid (%)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	7	7	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	16	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	44	53	3
2	43	54	3
3	42	55	3
4	40	56	4
5	39	57	4
6	38	58	4
7	37	59	4
8	37	58	5
9	36	59	5
10	35	59	6
11	33	60	7
12	32	61	7
13	31	61	8
14	30	61	9
15	29	61	10
16	27	63	10
17	26	63	11
18	24	64	12
19	23	64	13
20	22	64	14
21	20	65	15
22	19	65	16
23	18	66	16
24	17	66	17
25	17	65	18
26	16	66	18
27	15	66	19
28	15	65	20
29	14	65	21
30	14	64	22
31	14	64	22

Wind in July

Winds average 19 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	20	light breeze
2	20	light breeze
3	20	light breeze
4	20	light breeze
5	20	light breeze
6	20	light breeze
7	20	light breeze
8	20	light breeze
9	20	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	19	light breeze
20	19	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze
29	18	light breeze
30	18	light breeze
31	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 9:11 PM to 8:45 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.5	15.5	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.3	15.3	15.2	15.2	15.1	15.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:39	5:40
Sunset (PM)	9:11	9:11	9:10	9:10	9:10	9:09	9:09	9:08	9:08	9:07	9:07	9:06	9:05	9:05	9:04	9:03	9:02	9:01	9:00	8:59	8:58	8:57	8:56	8:55	8:53	8:52	8:51	8:49	8:48	8:47	8:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	16.0	5:09	9:11
2	16.0	5:09	9:11
3	16.0	5:10	9:10
4	16.0	5:11	9:10
5	16.0	5:11	9:10
6	16.0	5:12	9:09
7	15.9	5:13	9:09
8	15.9	5:14	9:08
9	15.9	5:15	9:08
10	15.9	5:16	9:07
11	15.8	5:16	9:07
12	15.8	5:17	9:06
13	15.8	5:18	9:05
14	15.8	5:19	9:05
15	15.7	5:20	9:04
16	15.7	5:22	9:03
17	15.7	5:23	9:02
18	15.6	5:24	9:01
19	15.6	5:25	9:00
20	15.6	5:26	8:59
21	15.5	5:27	8:58
22	15.5	5:28	8:57
23	15.4	5:30	8:56
24	15.4	5:31	8:55
25	15.4	5:32	8:53
26	15.3	5:33	8:52
27	15.3	5:35	8:51
28	15.2	5:36	8:49
29	15.2	5:37	8:48
30	15.1	5:39	8:47
31	15.1	5:40	8:45

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Octeville?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

2.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Octeville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Octeville in July

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

In July, Octeville sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Octeville in July

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	10	9	9	10	12	14	16	17	17	16	14	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	10	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	12	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Octeville in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Octeville peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	6	7	6	7	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Octeville?

Octeville sits at 49.6°N, 1.6°W, 95 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Cherbourg, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Octeville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Octeville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m.

The land around Octeville is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, water (32%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and water (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

162 m

trees 42%

16 km

192 m

water 32%

80 km

223 m

water 71%

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← June Octeville year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Cherbourg 2.0 km · Équeurdreville-Hainneville 3.0 km · Tourlaville 6.0 km · Saint Helier 59 km · Saint Peter Port 67 km · Saint-Lô 69 km · Bayeux 78 km · Caen 105 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 77% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $48,986; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 539
Religion

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 Octeville (49.6261°, -1.6435°, elevation 95 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	14
2	17	14
3	17	14
4	17	14
5	17	14
6	17	14
7	17	14
8	17	14
9	18	14
10	18	15
11	18	15
12	18	15
13	18	15
14	18	15
15	18	15
16	18	15
17	18	15
18	18	15
19	18	15
20	18	15
21	18	15
22	18	15
23	18	15
24	18	15
25	19	15
26	19	15
27	19	15
28	19	15
29	19	15
30	19	16
31	19	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	24
15	24
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	23
24	23
25	23
26	23
27	23
28	24
29	24
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	44	53	3
2	43	54	3
3	42	55	3
4	40	56	4
5	39	57	4
6	38	58	4
7	37	59	4
8	37	58	5
9	36	59	5
10	35	59	6
11	33	60	7
12	32	61	7
13	31	61	8
14	30	61	9
15	29	61	10
16	27	63	10
17	26	63	11
18	24	64	12
19	23	64	13
20	22	64	14
21	20	65	15
22	19	65	16
23	18	66	16
24	17	66	17
25	17	65	18
26	16	66	18
27	15	66	19
28	15	65	20
29	14	65	21
30	14	64	22
31	14	64	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	14
2	17	14
3	17	14
4	17	14
5	17	14
6	17	14
7	17	14
8	17	14
9	18	14
10	18	15
11	18	15
12	18	15
13	18	15
14	18	15
15	18	15
16	18	15
17	18	15
18	18	15
19	18	15
20	18	15
21	18	15
22	18	15
23	18	15
24	18	15
25	19	15
26	19	15
27	19	15
28	19	15
29	19	15
30	19	16
31	19	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	24
15	24
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	23
24	23
25	23
26	23
27	23
28	24
29	24
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	44	53	3
2	43	54	3
3	42	55	3
4	40	56	4
5	39	57	4
6	38	58	4
7	37	59	4
8	37	58	5
9	36	59	5
10	35	59	6
11	33	60	7
12	32	61	7
13	31	61	8
14	30	61	9
15	29	61	10
16	27	63	10
17	26	63	11
18	24	64	12
19	23	64	13
20	22	64	14
21	20	65	15
22	19	65	16
23	18	66	16
24	17	66	17
25	17	65	18
26	16	66	18
27	15	66	19
28	15	65	20
29	14	65	21
30	14	64	22
31	14	64	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	14
2	17	14
3	17	14
4	17	14
5	17	14
6	17	14
7	17	14
8	17	14
9	18	14
10	18	15
11	18	15
12	18	15
13	18	15
14	18	15
15	18	15
16	18	15
17	18	15
18	18	15
19	18	15
20	18	15
21	18	15
22	18	15
23	18	15
24	18	15
25	19	15
26	19	15
27	19	15
28	19	15
29	19	15
30	19	16
31	19	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	24
15	24
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	23
24	23
25	23
26	23
27	23
28	24
29	24
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	44	53	3
2	43	54	3
3	42	55	3
4	40	56	4
5	39	57	4
6	38	58	4
7	37	59	4
8	37	58	5
9	36	59	5
10	35	59	6
11	33	60	7
12	32	61	7
13	31	61	8
14	30	61	9
15	29	61	10
16	27	63	10
17	26	63	11
18	24	64	12
19	23	64	13
20	22	64	14
21	20	65	15
22	19	65	16
23	18	66	16
24	17	66	17
25	17	65	18
26	16	66	18
27	15	66	19
28	15	65	20
29	14	65	21
30	14	64	22
31	14	64	22