Bishops Stortford weather in July

In July, Bishops Stortford sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 55 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Bishops Stortford's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bishops Stortford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:04 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
67%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Bishops Stortford is town in Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Bishops Stortford reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°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)
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How July really feels in Bishops Stortford

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.

Bishops Stortford weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5010.70.78.10.9
Feb / 419.31.29.61.1
Mar10° / 4110.40.611.52.2
Apr13° / 48110.113.63.5
May16° / 5210015.44.9
Jun19° / 11°5510016.45.9
Jul22° / 14°5510.90166.3
Aug21° / 14°6110.3014.46.3
Sep18° / 11°479012.45.9
Oct14° / 5510.6010.44.1
Nov10° / 5610.40.28.62.3
Dec / 5410.80.97.61.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43367
53268
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113466
123466
133466
143664
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bishops Stortford gets around 55 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 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
438
538
637
737
837
937
1036
1136
1235
1334
1434
1533
1633
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
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2833
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3034
3134

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
164306
263316
362326
460346
559356
658366
757376
857376
956386
1055387
1154397
1254397
1353398
1453398
1553389
1653389
17523810
18523810
19513811
20503911
21503912
22493912
23493912
24484012
25484012
26474112
27464112
28464113
29454213
30454213
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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
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3013light breeze
3113light 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 3:50 AM to 4:25 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 7:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.43:508:15
216.43:518:15
316.43:528:14
416.43:528:14
516.33:538:14
616.33:548:13
716.33:558:13
816.33:568:12
916.23:578:12
1016.23:588:11
1116.23:598:10
1216.24:008:09
1316.14:018:09
1416.14:028:08
1516.14:038:07
1616.04:048:06
1716.04:058:05
1816.04:078:04
1915.94:088:03
2015.94:098:02
2115.84:108:00
2215.84:127:59
2315.74:137:58
2415.74:147:57
2515.74:167:55
2615.64:177:54
2715.64:197:52
2815.54:207:51
2915.54:227:49
3015.44:237:48
3115.44:257:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bishops Stortford?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bishops Stortford for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bishops Stortford in July

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

In July, Bishops Stortford sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bishops Stortford 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 Bishops Stortford peaks around August 10 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bishops Stortford?

Bishops Stortford sits at 51.9°N, 0.2°E, 70 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Harlow, 11 km away.

Topography around Bishops Stortford

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bishops Stortford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m.

The land around Bishops Stortford is covered by cropland (35%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
304 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Harlow 11 km · Ware 15 km · Hoddesdon 17 km · Saffron Walden 18 km · Hertford 18 km · Cheshunt 23 km · Waltham Abbey 23 km · Royston 23 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 Bishops Stortford (51.8711°, 0.1587°, elevation 70 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).