Ashington weather in July

In July, Ashington sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 69 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 12% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ashington's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ashington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 36 min
3:54 AM – 8:30 PM
Cloud cover
71%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Ashington is town and civil parish in Northumberland, United Kingdom.

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 Ashington 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 14°C and 19°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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61612
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101613
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How July really feels in Ashington

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.

Ashington 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7114.41.47.50.7
Feb / 5712.31.59.20.7
Mar / 5212.11.211.41.1
Apr / 5110.40.213.81.8
May11° / 4710.4015.92.8
Jun14° / 11°6511.70173.8
Jul16° / 13°6912.5016.64.8
Aug17° / 13°7512.3014.84.8
Sep15° / 11°6310.7012.54.2
Oct12° / 7913.4010.23.0
Nov10° / 8915.20.48.11.8
Dec / 7814.60.971.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42872
52872
62872
72773
82872
92872
102773
112773
122773
132872
142872
152872
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202971
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223070
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263169
273169
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ashington gets around 69 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
443
543
643
742
842
942
1042
1141
1241
1341
1441
1540
1640
1739
1839
1939
2039
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187130
286140
385150
484160
584160
683170
782180
882180
981190
1080200
1179210
1279210
1378220
1477230
1575241
1675241
1774251
1873261
1971272
2070282
2169292
2268302
2368302
2466313
2565323
2664333
2764333
2864333
2963334
3063334
3163334

Wind in July

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

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
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2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 48 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 3:38 AM to 4:18 AM, and sunset from 8:42 PM to 8:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.13:388:42
217.13:388:41
317.03:398:41
417.03:408:40
517.03:418:40
617.03:428:39
716.93:438:39
816.93:448:38
916.93:458:37
1016.83:468:36
1116.83:478:35
1216.83:488:35
1316.73:508:34
1416.73:518:32
1516.73:528:31
1616.63:548:30
1716.63:558:29
1816.53:568:28
1916.53:588:26
2016.43:598:25
2116.44:018:24
2216.34:028:22
2316.34:048:21
2416.24:068:19
2516.24:078:18
2616.14:098:16
2716.14:118:14
2816.04:128:13
2915.94:148:11
3015.94:168:09
3115.84:188:07

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Ashington?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Ashington for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ashington in July

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

In July, Ashington sees daytime highs around 16°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 Ashington 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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 6°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Jun12Bracing
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UV index in Ashington 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 Ashington peaks around July 24 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ashington?

Ashington sits at 55.2°N, 1.6°W, 32 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bedlington, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Ashington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ashington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 904 m.

The land around Ashington is covered by grassland (26%), trees (24%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, water (39%), cropland (23%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
904 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Bedlington 6.0 km · Blyth 7.0 km · Cramlington 10 km · Whitley Bay 17 km · North Shields 19 km · Tynemouth 20 km · Gosforth 20 km · Wallsend 21 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 Ashington (55.1772°, -1.5641°, elevation 32 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).