Barnstaple weather in July

In July, Barnstaple sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Barnstaple's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barnstaple's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:25 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
69%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Barnstaple is town and civil parish in Devon, England.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,638/km²
people per km²

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 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Barnstaple reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°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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How July really feels in Barnstaple

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.

Barnstaple weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7914.50.88.21.1
Feb / 6511.80.79.61.2
Mar / 6312.80.511.51.8
Apr12° / 6311.90.113.52.9
May14° / 6312.2015.33.9
Jun17° / 11°6511.9016.25.0
Jul19° / 13°6712.6015.95.6
Aug19° / 13°7112.8014.45.5
Sep17° / 11°6111.1012.45.0
Oct14° / 8414.2010.43.5
Nov11° / 8815.208.72.1
Dec / 9514.60.37.81.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43367
53268
63268
73367
83367
93367
103367
113466
123466
133565
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313367

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Barnstaple gets around 67 mm of rain over 12.6 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 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
342
442
542
642
742
841
941
1040
1140
1239
1339
1438
1538
1638
1737
1837
1937
2037
2138
2238
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2439
2539
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
163343
262353
360364
459374
558384
657394
755405
855405
954415
1053425
1152426
1251436
1351436
1449447
1548457
1647467
1746477
1845488
1944498
2043508
2141518
2240528
2339529
2438539
2538539
2637549
2736559
28365410
29365410
30365410
31365311

Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
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716light breeze
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916light breeze
1016light breeze
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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 4:11 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:118:28
216.34:128:27
316.24:138:27
416.24:138:27
516.24:148:26
616.24:158:26
716.24:168:26
816.14:178:25
916.14:188:24
1016.14:188:24
1116.14:198:23
1216.04:208:22
1316.04:218:22
1416.04:238:21
1515.94:248:20
1615.94:258:19
1715.94:268:18
1815.84:278:17
1915.84:288:16
2015.84:308:15
2115.74:318:14
2215.74:328:13
2315.64:338:11
2415.64:358:10
2515.54:368:09
2615.54:378:07
2715.54:398:06
2815.44:408:05
2915.44:428:03
3015.34:438:02
3115.34:458:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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254.9Bright
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274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Barnstaple?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Barnstaple for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barnstaple in July

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

In July, Barnstaple sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Barnstaple 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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Barnstaple 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 Barnstaple peaks around August 13 at about 7 (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 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Barnstaple?

Barnstaple sits at 51.1°N, 4.1°W, 12 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bideford, 13 km away.

Topography around Barnstaple

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barnstaple has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 475 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 652 m.

The land around Barnstaple is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
475 m
80 km
652 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Bideford 13 km · Tiverton 44 km · Porthcawl 51 km · Exeter 54 km · Heavitree 56 km · Bridgend 58 km · Coity 60 km · Swansea 61 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 Barnstaple (51.0802°, -4.0581°, elevation 12 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).