Bexhill-on-Sea weather in July

In July, Bexhill-on-Sea sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 47 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-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 33% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bexhill-on-Sea's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bexhill-on-Sea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:08 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
21 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Bexhill-on-Sea is seaside town situated in the county of East Sussex in South East England.

Founded
~772 CE

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 Bexhill-on-Sea 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 16°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Bexhill-on-Sea weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9314.40.58.21.3
Feb / 6311.20.79.71.1
Mar / 489.40.311.51.7
Apr10° / 459013.52.5
May13° / 10°478.6015.23.6
Jun15° / 13°448.3016.24.8
Jul17° / 15°478.6015.85.9
Aug18° / 16°599.6014.36.1
Sep17° / 15°6610.4012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°11214.4010.44.0
Nov12° / 12015.708.72.6
Dec / 10714.30.57.81.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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25248
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65149
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bexhill-on-Sea gets around 47 mm of rain over 8.6 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3127

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
150482
248502
346522
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543543
641563
740573
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Wind in July

Winds average 21 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 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 3:54 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.23:548:08
216.23:558:08
316.23:568:08
416.23:568:08
516.23:578:07
616.13:588:07
716.13:598:06
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1216.04:038:03
1316.04:048:02
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1515.94:078:01
1615.94:088:00
1715.84:097:59
1815.84:107:58
1915.84:117:57
2015.74:127:56
2115.74:147:55
2215.64:157:53
2315.64:167:52
2415.64:187:51
2515.54:197:50
2615.54:207:48
2715.44:227:47
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2915.34:247:44
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3115.24:277:41

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bexhill-on-Sea

In seasonPeak

None of Bexhill-on-Sea's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bexhill-on-Sea's rainy season runs August–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Bexhill-on-Sea?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bexhill-on-Sea for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bexhill-on-Sea in July

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

In July, Bexhill-on-Sea sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Bexhill-on-Sea 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 March near 8°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
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Bexhill-on-Sea 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 Bexhill-on-Sea peaks around July 17 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bexhill-on-Sea?

Bexhill-on-Sea sits at 50.9°N, 0.5°E, 15 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Hastings, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Bexhill-on-Sea

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bexhill-on-Sea.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bexhill-on-Sea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Bexhill-on-Sea is covered by trees (26%), grassland (26%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (42%), grassland (27%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
194 m
80 km
302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Hastings 8.0 km · Hailsham 15 km · Eastbourne 16 km · Seaford 27 km · Uckfield 29 km · Crowborough 32 km · Lewes 33 km · Peacehaven 34 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 Bexhill-on-Sea (50.8502°, 0.4709°, elevation 15 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).