Ayr weather in July

In July, Ayr sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 110 mm of rain across 17.2 wet days and about 16.6 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 14% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ayr's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayr's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 110 mm; 17.2 wet days
Daylight: 16 h 42 min; 4:04 AM – 8:44 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 4th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Ayr is town and former Royal Burgh situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland.

Density: 2,584/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1205

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 Ayr 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 18°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)	15	15	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	13	13	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	15	12
2	15	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	13
13	15	13
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 Ayr

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.

Ayr 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 4°	179	20.1	1.7	7.5	0.6
Feb	7° / 4°	138	16.7	1.8	9.2	0.6
Mar	7° / 5°	121	16.1	1.2	11.4	0.9
Apr	9° / 6°	86	14	0.3	13.8	1.7
May	12° / 8°	83	13.8	0.1	15.9	2.7
Jun	14° / 11°	92	14.2	0	17.1	3.4
Jul	15° / 13°	110	17.2	0	16.6	3.9
Aug	16° / 13°	129	17.7	0	14.8	3.9
Sep	14° / 12°	127	16.6	0	12.5	3.4
Oct	12° / 9°	176	19.1	0	10.1	2.4
Nov	9° / 7°	184	19.9	0.3	8	1.5
Dec	8° / 5°	196	19.5	1.2	6.9	0.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	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 (%)	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Cloudier (%)	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ayr gets around 110 mm of rain over 17.2 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 55% and peaks near 57% 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 (%)	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	53
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	55
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	55
20	56
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	57
30	57
31	57

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 78% 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 (%)	88	88	87	86	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	82	82	81	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	70	70	69	69	70	70
Comfortable (%)	12	12	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	30	30	31	31	30	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	80	20
16	79	21
17	78	22
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	75	25
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
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 18 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	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	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze
29	18	light breeze
30	18	light breeze
31	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 54 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 3:48 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 8:56 PM to 8:21 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)	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.0	17.0	17.0	17.0	16.9	16.9	16.9	16.8	16.8	16.8	16.7	16.7	16.6	16.6	16.5	16.5	16.4	16.4	16.3	16.3	16.2	16.2	16.1	16.1	16.0	15.9	15.9
Sunrise (AM)	3:48	3:49	3:49	3:50	3:51	3:52	3:53	3:54	3:55	3:56	3:58	3:59	4:00	4:01	4:03	4:04	4:06	4:07	4:08	4:10	4:12	4:13	4:15	4:16	4:18	4:20	4:21	4:23	4:25	4:27	4:28
Sunset (PM)	8:56	8:55	8:55	8:55	8:54	8:53	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	8:38	8:36	8:35	8:33	8:31	8:30	8:28	8:26	8:25	8:23	8:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	17.1	3:48	8:56
2	17.1	3:49	8:55
3	17.1	3:49	8:55
4	17.1	3:50	8:55
5	17.0	3:51	8:54
6	17.0	3:52	8:53
7	17.0	3:53	8:53
8	17.0	3:54	8:52
9	16.9	3:55	8:51
10	16.9	3:56	8:50
11	16.9	3:58	8:50
12	16.8	3:59	8:49
13	16.8	4:00	8:48
14	16.8	4:01	8:46
15	16.7	4:03	8:45
16	16.7	4:04	8:44
17	16.6	4:06	8:43
18	16.6	4:07	8:42
19	16.5	4:08	8:40
20	16.5	4:10	8:39
21	16.4	4:12	8:38
22	16.4	4:13	8:36
23	16.3	4:15	8:35
24	16.3	4:16	8:33
25	16.2	4:18	8:31
26	16.2	4:20	8:30
27	16.1	4:21	8:28
28	16.1	4:23	8:26
29	16.0	4:25	8:25
30	15.9	4:27	8:23
31	15.9	4:28	8:21

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 4.8 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.38 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)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0
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	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Ayr?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ayr.

What to pack for Ayr in July

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

In July, Ayr sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Ayr in July

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in February near 7°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)	8	7	7	8	10	13	15	15	14	12	11	9
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	8	Bracing
Feb	7	Bracing
Mar	7	Bracing
Apr	8	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	13	Bracing
Jul	15	Bracing
Aug	15	Cool
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	11	Bracing
Dec	9	Bracing

UV index in Ayr 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 Ayr peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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	2	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	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Ayr?

Ayr sits at 55.5°N, 4.6°W, 13 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Irvine, 17 km away.

Topography around Ayr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m.

The land around Ayr is covered by water (43%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

59 m

water 43%

16 km

413 m

grassland 45%

80 km

946 m

grassland 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

July weather nearby: Irvine 17 km · Kilmarnock 19 km · Kilwinning 22 km · Newton Mearns 39 km · Barrhead 40 km · Johnstone 41 km · Paisley 43 km · East Kilbride 44 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 Ayr (55.4627°, -4.6339°, elevation 13 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	15	12
2	15	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	13
13	15	13
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	31	69
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	53
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	55
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	55
20	56
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	57
30	57
31	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	80	20
16	79	21
17	78	22
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	75	25
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	12
2	15	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	13
13	15	13
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	31	69
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	53
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	55
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	55
20	56
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	57
30	57
31	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	80	20
16	79	21
17	78	22
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	75	25
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	12
2	15	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	13
13	15	13
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	31	69
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	53
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	55
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	55
20	56
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	57
30	57
31	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	80	20
16	79	21
17	78	22
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	75	25
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30