Arbroath weather in July

In July, Arbroath sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 16.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 24 min at the start of July to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Arbroath's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arbroath's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 67 mm; 12.5 wet days
Daylight: 16 h 54 min; 3:49 AM – 8:43 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 11th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Arbroath is town in Angus, Scotland, UK.

Density: 3,035/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Arbroath reaches about 15°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 13°C and 17°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)	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

How July really feels in Arbroath

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Arbroath weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 4°	82	14.8	0.9	7.2	0.7
Feb	7° / 4°	59	11.3	1.3	9.1	0.6
Mar	7° / 4°	60	11.9	1	11.4	1.0
Apr	9° / 6°	51	10.5	0.2	13.9	1.6
May	11° / 8°	52	10.6	0	16.1	2.5
Jun	13° / 11°	63	11.9	0	17.3	3.4
Jul	15° / 13°	67	12.5	0	16.8	4.2
Aug	16° / 13°	72	12.5	0	14.9	4.4
Sep	14° / 11°	67	11.8	0	12.5	3.9
Oct	12° / 9°	101	14.2	0	10.1	2.8
Nov	9° / 7°	95	15.3	0.3	7.9	1.7
Dec	7° / 5°	85	13.9	0.7	6.7	0.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

	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 (%)	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	31	30	30	30
Cloudier (%)	74	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	69	70	70	70

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Arbroath gets around 67 mm of rain over 12.5 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	41
15	41
16	41
17	40
18	40
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	39
31	39

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 82% 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 (%)	94	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	88	87	87	86	84	83	82	81	79	78	77	76	74	73	72	71	71	70	70	70	70
Comfortable (%)	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	12	13	13	14	16	17	18	19	21	22	23	24	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	89	11
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	84	16
16	83	17
17	82	18
18	81	19
19	79	21
20	78	22
21	77	23
22	76	24
23	74	26
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 24 min at the start of July to 16 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:32 AM to 4:15 AM, and sunset from 8:55 PM to 8:18 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)	17.4	17.4	17.4	17.3	17.3	17.3	17.2	17.2	17.2	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.0	17.0	16.9	16.9	16.9	16.8	16.8	16.7	16.6	16.6	16.5	16.5	16.4	16.4	16.3	16.2	16.2	16.1	16.1
Sunrise (AM)	3:32	3:33	3:33	3:34	3:35	3:36	3:37	3:39	3:40	3:41	3:42	3:43	3:45	3:46	3:48	3:49	3:51	3:52	3:54	3:55	3:57	3:59	4:00	4:02	4:04	4:06	4:07	4:09	4:11	4:13	4:15
Sunset (PM)	8:55	8:55	8:55	8:54	8:54	8:53	8:52	8:51	8:50	8:50	8:49	8:48	8:46	8:45	8:44	8:43	8:42	8:40	8:39	8:37	8:36	8:34	8:33	8:31	8:29	8:27	8:26	8:24	8:22	8:20	8:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	17.4	3:32	8:55
2	17.4	3:33	8:55
3	17.4	3:33	8:55
4	17.3	3:34	8:54
5	17.3	3:35	8:54
6	17.3	3:36	8:53
7	17.2	3:37	8:52
8	17.2	3:39	8:51
9	17.2	3:40	8:50
10	17.1	3:41	8:50
11	17.1	3:42	8:49
12	17.1	3:43	8:48
13	17.0	3:45	8:46
14	17.0	3:46	8:45
15	16.9	3:48	8:44
16	16.9	3:49	8:43
17	16.9	3:51	8:42
18	16.8	3:52	8:40
19	16.8	3:54	8:39
20	16.7	3:55	8:37
21	16.6	3:57	8:36
22	16.6	3:59	8:34
23	16.5	4:00	8:33
24	16.5	4:02	8:31
25	16.4	4:04	8:29
26	16.4	4:06	8:27
27	16.3	4:07	8:26
28	16.2	4:09	8:24
29	16.2	4:11	8:22
30	16.1	4:13	8:20
31	16.1	4:15	8:18

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.99 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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Arbroath?

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 Arbroath for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arbroath in July

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

In July, Arbroath sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Arbroath in July

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in February near 6°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)	7	6	6	7	9	11	13	14	13	12	10	9
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	6	Bracing
Mar	6	Bracing
Apr	7	Bracing
May	9	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	10	Bracing
Dec	9	Bracing

UV index in Arbroath 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 Arbroath peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	5	5	5	3	1	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Arbroath?

Arbroath sits at 56.6°N, 2.6°W, 10 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Dundee, 26 km away.

Topography around Arbroath

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arbroath has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,196 m.

The land around Arbroath is covered by water (31%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, water (51%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

94 m

water 31%

16 km

243 m

water 51%

80 km

1,196 m

grassland 38%

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

July weather nearby: Dundee 26 km · Saint Andrews 28 km · Glenrothes 55 km · Perth 55 km · Kirkcaldy 61 km · Nigg 68 km · Aberdeen 71 km · Musselburgh 75 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

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 Arbroath (56.5632°, -2.5874°, elevation 10 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	14	12
2	14	12
3	15	12
4	15	12
5	15	12
6	15	12
7	15	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	12
12	15	12
13	15	12
14	15	13
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	16	13
21	16	13
22	16	13
23	16	13
24	16	13
25	16	13
26	16	13
27	16	13
28	16	13
29	16	13
30	16	13
31	16	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	41
15	41
16	41
17	40
18	40
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	89	11
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	84	16
16	83	17
17	82	18
18	81	19
19	79	21
20	78	22
21	77	23
22	76	24
23	74	26
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	41
15	41
16	41
17	40
18	40
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	89	11
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	84	16
16	83	17
17	82	18
18	81	19
19	79	21
20	78	22
21	77	23
22	76	24
23	74	26
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	30	70
30	30	70
31	30	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	41
15	41
16	41
17	40
18	40
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	39
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	89	11
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	84	16
16	83	17
17	82	18
18	81	19
19	79	21
20	78	22
21	77	23
22	76	24
23	74	26
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30