Andover weather in July

In July, Andover sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Andover's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Andover's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:14 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
68%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Andover is town and civil parish in Hampshire, England.

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 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Andover reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°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)
12012
22012
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92113
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How July really feels in Andover

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.

Andover weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6311.40.88.20.9
Feb / 489.70.99.61.1
Mar10° / 4910.10.611.52.2
Apr13° / 5711.30.213.53.4
May16° / 6110.7015.34.7
Jun19° / 11°5610.3016.35.8
Jul21° / 13°5810.4015.96.3
Aug21° / 13°6710.9014.46.1
Sep18° / 10°539.2012.45.7
Oct14° / 7011.2010.43.9
Nov10° / 7011.50.18.72.2
Dec / 67110.87.71.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33169
43268
53268
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113466
123466
133466
143565
153664
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313862

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Andover gets around 58 mm of rain over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
636
735
835
934
1033
1133
1232
1332
1431
1531
1630
1730
1830
1930
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2131
2231
2332
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2533
2633
2734
2834
2935
3035
3136

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
169283
267303
366313
465323
564333
663343
762353
861363
960364
1060364
1160364
1259365
1359365
1458366
1559356
1659356
1757367
1857367
1957367
2055378
2155378
2254388
2354388
2453398
2553398
2652408
2751418
2851418
2950429
3049429
3149429

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:00 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 7:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:008:18
216.34:018:18
316.34:028:18
416.24:028:17
516.24:038:17
616.24:048:16
716.24:058:16
816.24:068:15
916.14:078:15
1016.14:088:14
1116.14:098:13
1216.14:108:13
1316.04:118:12
1416.04:128:11
1516.04:138:10
1615.94:148:09
1715.94:158:08
1815.94:168:07
1915.84:178:06
2015.84:198:05
2115.74:208:04
2215.74:218:03
2315.74:238:02
2415.64:248:00
2515.64:257:59
2615.54:277:58
2715.54:287:56
2815.44:297:55
2915.44:317:53
3015.34:327:52
3115.34:347:50

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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95.1Bright
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205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Andover?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Andover for sightseeing.

What to pack for Andover in July

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

In July, Andover sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Andover 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 66 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Andover 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 Andover 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Andover?

Andover sits at 51.2°N, 1.5°W, 71 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Winchester, 20 km away.

Topography around Andover

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Andover has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m.

The land around Andover is covered by trees (28%), cropland (27%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), grassland (28%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), cropland (26%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
270 m
80 km
311 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Winchester 20 km · Newbury 24 km · Romsey 25 km · Salisbury 26 km · Thatcham 27 km · Basingstoke 29 km · Eastleigh 29 km · Bishopstoke 30 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 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 Andover (51.2114°, -1.4939°, elevation 71 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).