Barrow in Furness weather in July

In July, Barrow in Furness sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 106 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

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

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Barrow in Furness's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barrow in Furness's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
4:06 AM – 8:31 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Barrow in Furness is town and seaport in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

Density
713/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 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Barrow in Furness reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°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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How July really feels in Barrow in Furness

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.

Barrow in Furness weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 134180.47.70.8
Feb / 10515.30.59.40.7
Mar / 9515.10.611.51.0
Apr10° / 7512.40.113.71.9
May12° / 10°7912.8015.73.1
Jun15° / 13°8913.5016.84.0
Jul17° / 15°10616.3016.44.5
Aug17° / 15°13017.1014.64.5
Sep16° / 13°12815.7012.54.1
Oct13° / 11°16418.4010.23.0
Nov10° / 16919.20.18.31.8
Dec / 16618.60.37.21.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
54060
64060
74060
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Barrow in Furness gets around 106 mm of rain over 16.3 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 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
173252
272262
371272
470282
569292
668302
766313
865323
964333
1064333
1163343
1262353
1360364
1459374
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1954406
2053416
2152417
2251427
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2549438
2649438
2749438
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3149429

Wind in July

Winds average 20 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:51 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 8:41 PM to 8:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.83:518:41
216.83:528:41
316.83:528:41
416.83:538:40
516.83:548:40
616.73:558:39
716.73:568:39
816.73:578:38
916.73:588:37
1016.63:598:37
1116.64:008:36
1216.64:018:35
1316.54:028:34
1416.54:048:33
1516.44:058:32
1616.44:068:31
1716.44:088:30
1816.34:098:29
1916.34:108:27
2016.24:128:26
2116.24:138:25
2216.14:158:23
2316.14:168:22
2416.04:188:20
2516.04:198:19
2615.94:218:17
2715.94:228:16
2815.84:248:14
2915.84:268:12
3015.74:278:11
3115.74:298:09

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 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 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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55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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205.0Bright
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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 Barrow in Furness?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Barrow in Furness for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barrow in Furness in July

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

In July, Barrow in Furness sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 16 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Barrow in Furness 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Barrow in Furness 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 Barrow in Furness peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Barrow in Furness?

Barrow in Furness sits at 54.1°N, 3.2°W, 17 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Heysham, 23 km away.

Topography around Barrow in Furness

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barrow in Furness has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 962 m.

The land around Barrow in Furness is covered by water (32%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, water (73%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
335 m
80 km
962 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Heysham 23 km · Morecambe 24 km · Fleetwood 25 km · Lancaster 29 km · Thornton-Cleveleys 30 km · Blackpool 35 km · Poulton-le-Fylde 35 km · Windermere 37 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 Barrow in Furness (54.1109°, -3.2276°, elevation 17 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).