Bray weather in July

In July, Bray sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 71 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bray's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bray's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:23 AM – 8:37 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Bray is town in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Density
4,439/km²
people per km²

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 16°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bray reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Bray weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8114.70.57.91.2
Feb / 6412.70.99.41.1
Mar / 6212.20.511.51.5
Apr10° / 6112.70.113.62.1
May12° / 5812.3015.63.0
Jun14° / 11°6811.6016.64.0
Jul16° / 13°7113.6016.24.5
Aug17° / 13°7513014.54.7
Sep15° / 12°7512.5012.44.2
Oct13° / 10°9213.7010.33.2
Nov11° / 10715.30.18.42.1
Dec / 9013.90.47.41.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bray gets around 71 mm of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183170
282180
380200
479210
578220
677230
776240
875250
974260
1073270
1172280
1271290
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Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 16 h 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:08 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 8:47 PM to 8:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.74:088:47
216.64:098:47
316.64:098:47
416.64:108:46
516.64:118:46
616.64:128:45
716.54:138:45
816.54:148:44
916.54:158:44
1016.54:168:43
1116.44:178:42
1216.44:188:41
1316.44:198:40
1416.34:208:39
1516.34:218:38
1616.24:238:37
1716.24:248:36
1816.24:258:35
1916.14:268:34
2016.14:288:33
2116.04:298:32
2216.04:318:30
2315.94:328:29
2415.94:348:28
2515.94:358:26
2615.84:378:25
2715.84:388:23
2815.74:408:22
2915.64:418:20
3015.64:438:18
3115.54:448:17

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bray?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Bray for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bray in July

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

In July, Bray sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bray in July

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 15°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
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UV index in Bray in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bray peaks around August 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bray?

Bray sits at 53.2°N, 6.1°W, 7 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Greystones, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Bray

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bray has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m.

The land around Bray is covered by water (43%) within 3 km, water (50%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
226 m
16 km
747 m
80 km
946 m
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July weather nearby: Greystones 7.0 km · Dún Laoghaire 10 km · Sandyford 12 km · Rathfarnham 16 km · Templeogue 17 km · Dublin 18 km · South Dublin 19 km · Tallaght 21 km

Ireland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$131,592
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 69%none 15%Protestant 4%Orthodox 2%

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 Bray (53.2028°, -6.0983°, elevation 7 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).