Braintree weather in July

In July, Braintree sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 58 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. 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 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 Braintree's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Braintree's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:03 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
67%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Braintree is town in Essex, England.

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Braintree 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 18°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°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 Braintree

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.

Braintree weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5111.40.98.10.8
Feb / 419.81.29.61.1
Mar10° / 4110.30.611.52.2
Apr13° / 4811.20.113.63.4
May16° / 5410.2015.44.8
Jun19° / 11°5910.8016.45.7
Jul21° / 13°5811.60166.2
Aug21° / 13°6410.8014.46.2
Sep18° / 11°509.3012.45.8
Oct14° / 5810.6010.44.1
Nov10° / 5610.40.18.62.2
Dec / 551117.61.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Braintree gets around 58 mm of rain over 11.6 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
339
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639
739
839
938
1038
1138
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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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167276
266286
365296
463316
562326
661336
760346
859356
958366
1057376
1157376
1256377
1356377
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Wind in July

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

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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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 3:49 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.43:498:13
216.43:498:13
316.43:508:13
416.43:518:13
516.33:528:12
616.33:528:12
716.33:538:11
816.33:548:11
916.23:558:10
1016.23:568:09
1116.23:578:09
1216.23:588:08
1316.13:598:07
1416.14:008:06
1516.14:018:05
1616.04:038:04
1716.04:048:03
1816.04:058:02
1915.94:068:01
2015.94:088:00
2115.84:097:59
2215.84:107:58
2315.74:127:56
2415.74:137:55
2515.74:147:54
2615.64:167:52
2715.64:177:51
2815.54:197:49
2915.54:207:48
3015.44:227:46
3115.44:237:45

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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55.3Bright
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215.1Bright
225.0Bright
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Braintree?

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
4.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Braintree for sightseeing.

What to pack for Braintree in July

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

In July, Braintree sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Braintree in July

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 48 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Braintree 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 Braintree 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
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Braintree?

Braintree sits at 51.9°N, 0.6°E, 68 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Witham, 11 km away.

Topography around Braintree

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Braintree has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m.

The land around Braintree is covered by cropland (32%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
290 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Witham 11 km · Chelmsford 17 km · Maldon 18 km · Sudbury 22 km · Haverhill 24 km · Colchester 24 km · Saffron Walden 27 km · Bishops Stortford 27 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 Braintree (51.8782°, 0.5529°, elevation 68 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).