Douglas weather in July

In July, Douglas sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Douglas's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douglas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
4:11 AM – 8:36 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Douglas is capital city of the Isle of Man.

Density
2,596/km²
people per km²
Founded
1670

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 15°C through the month.

A typical July day in Douglas reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Douglas weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9716.50.27.71.1
Feb / 7514.20.49.41.0
Mar / 7012.90.511.51.2
Apr / 5911.70.113.71.7
May11° / 5611.2015.72.7
Jun13° / 12°6410.7016.83.6
Jul15° / 14°6712.2016.44.2
Aug16° / 14°7812.9014.64.4
Sep15° / 13°8513.3012.54.1
Oct13° / 11°11716.2010.23.1
Nov11° / 12518.50.18.22.0
Dec / 11418.20.27.21.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43862
53862
63961
73862
83961
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103961
114060
123961
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144159
154060
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223763
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253862
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273763
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293862
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Douglas gets around 67 mm of rain over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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540
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2741
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3042
3143

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18713
28614
38515
48416
58218
68119
78020
87921
97822
107723
117624
127525
137426
147228
157129
166931
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196535
206436
216337
226139
236040
245941
255842
265743
275644
285644
295644
305545
315545

Wind in July

Winds average 23 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
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523breezy
623breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:56 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 8:47 PM to 8:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.83:568:47
216.83:578:46
316.83:578:46
416.83:588:46
516.83:598:45
616.74:008:45
716.74:018:44
816.74:028:43
916.74:038:43
1016.64:048:42
1116.64:058:41
1216.64:068:40
1316.54:078:39
1416.54:088:38
1516.54:108:37
1616.44:118:36
1716.44:128:35
1816.34:148:34
1916.34:158:33
2016.24:178:31
2116.24:188:30
2216.24:198:29
2316.14:218:27
2416.14:238:26
2516.04:248:24
2615.94:268:23
2715.94:278:21
2815.84:298:19
2915.84:318:18
3015.74:328:16
3115.74:348:14

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
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175.4Bright
185.4Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Douglas?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Douglas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Douglas in July

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

In July, Douglas sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Douglas 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 offshore 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.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Douglas 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 Douglas peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Douglas?

Douglas sits at 54.1°N, 4.5°W, 31 m above sea level, in Isle of Man. The nearest listed city is Whitehaven, 73 km away.

Topography around Douglas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Douglas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 613 m.

The land around Douglas is covered by water (40%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, water (52%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and water (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
617 m
80 km
613 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Whitehaven 73 km · Workington 82 km · Barrow in Furness 82 km · Newtownards 92 km · Bangor 95 km · Fleetwood 99 km · Thornton-Cleveleys 100 km · Blackpool 101 km

Isle of Man travel facts

Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
GDP per capita
$90,015
2023
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.2
per 100k, 2015
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 55%none 44%Muslim 1%Buddhist 1%

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 Douglas (54.15°, -4.4833°, elevation 31 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).