Bicester weather in July

In July, Bicester sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 60 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°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 16 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bicester's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bicester's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:09 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
70%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Bicester is town and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England.

Density
3,945/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 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bicester reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°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)
12012
22012
32012
42012
52112
62112
72112
82112
92113
102113
112113
122113
132113
142113
152113
162113
172113
182113
192113
202213
212213
222213
232213
242213
252213
262213
272213
282213
292213
302213
312213

How July really feels in Bicester

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.

Bicester weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5411.31.18.10.8
Feb / 429.41.29.61.1
Mar10° / 4510.10.811.52.2
Apr13° / 5211.40.213.63.4
May16° / 5710.9015.44.7
Jun19° / 11°5710.5016.45.7
Jul21° / 13°6010.90166.2
Aug21° / 13°6110.6014.46.1
Sep18° / 10°559.1012.45.7
Oct14° / 6311.4010.43.8
Nov10° / 6111.70.28.62.0
Dec / 5710.90.87.61.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32872
42872
52872
62971
72971
83070
93070
103070
113070
122971
133169
143169
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203268
213367
223367
233268
243268
253367
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bicester gets around 60 mm of rain over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
436
536
636
736
836
935
1035
1134
1234
1334
1433
1533
1632
1732
1832
1932
2033
2133
2233
2334
2434
2534
2635
2735
2835
2936
3036
3136

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
173243
272253
371263
470273
569283
667303
766313
865323
965323
1064333
1163334
1263334
1363334
1463334
1563325
1663325
1763325
1862326
1962326
2060337
2160337
2260337
2359338
2459338
2558348
2658348
2757358
2857358
2955369
3055369
3155369

Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 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 3:55 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.43:558:20
216.43:568:20
316.43:578:20
416.43:588:19
516.33:588:19
616.33:598:19
716.34:008:18
816.34:018:18
916.34:028:17
1016.24:038:16
1116.24:048:16
1216.24:058:15
1316.14:068:14
1416.14:078:13
1516.14:088:12
1616.04:098:11
1716.04:108:10
1816.04:128:09
1915.94:138:08
2015.94:148:07
2115.84:168:06
2215.84:178:04
2315.74:188:03
2415.74:208:02
2515.74:218:01
2615.64:227:59
2715.64:247:58
2815.54:257:56
2915.54:277:55
3015.44:287:53
3115.44:307:52

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bicester?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bicester for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bicester in July

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

In July, Bicester sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bicester 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 Bicester peaks around August 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bicester?

Bicester sits at 51.9°N, 1.2°W, 75 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Oxford, 18 km away.

Topography around Bicester

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bicester has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m.

The land around Bicester is covered by grassland (38%), trees (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
358 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Oxford 18 km · Cowley 19 km · Banbury 22 km · Aylesbury 25 km · Witney 26 km · Abingdon 27 km · Bletchley 31 km · Milton Keynes 31 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 Bicester (51.9°, -1.1536°, elevation 75 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. 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).