Broadstairs weather in July

In July, Broadstairs sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Broadstairs's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Broadstairs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:01 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
19 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Broadstairs is coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, 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 18°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical July day in Broadstairs reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 3°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 on par with August.

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How July really feels in Broadstairs

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.

Broadstairs weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7313.80.88.21.1
Feb / 5711.219.61.0
Mar / 4710.30.411.51.6
Apr11° / 429.3013.52.6
May13° / 11°499.2015.33.8
Jun16° / 13°519.4016.35.1
Jul18° / 15°549.9015.96.1
Aug19° / 16°629.6014.46.2
Sep17° / 14°6010.7012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°8613.5010.43.9
Nov11° / 89150.18.62.4
Dec / 8414.20.77.71.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Broadstairs gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.9 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1474850
2454950
3445060
4425260
5415270
6405370
7395380
8385390
9375490
103654100
113554110
123454120
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Wind in July

Winds average 19 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 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 3:48 AM to 4:22 AM, and sunset from 8:07 PM to 7:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.33:488:07
216.33:498:07
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416.33:508:06
516.33:518:06
616.23:528:05
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816.23:538:04
916.23:548:04
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2915.44:197:42
3015.34:207:41
3115.34:227:39

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
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46.0Bright
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295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Broadstairs?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Broadstairs for sightseeing.

What to pack for Broadstairs in July

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

In July, Broadstairs sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Broadstairs 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 7°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
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Broadstairs 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 Broadstairs peaks around June 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Broadstairs?

Broadstairs sits at 51.4°N, 1.4°E, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Saint Peters, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Broadstairs

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Broadstairs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m.

The land around Broadstairs is covered by water (50%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (75%) within 16 km, and water (56%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
60 m
80 km
305 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Saint Peters 2.0 km · Ramsgate 3.0 km · Margate 5.0 km · Deal 15 km · Herne Bay 22 km · Canterbury 27 km · Dover 27 km · Whitstable 29 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 Broadstairs (51.3584°, 1.4419°), 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).