Burgess Hill weather in July

In July, Burgess Hill sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 52 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 21% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Burgess Hill's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burgess Hill's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:10 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Burgess Hill is town in West Sussex, England, UK.

Density
3,235/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 Burgess Hill reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°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 Burgess Hill

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.

Burgess Hill weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6511.40.68.21.1
Feb / 509.50.79.71.2
Mar10° / 45100.311.52.3
Apr13° / 4910.20.113.53.5
May16° / 529.6015.34.9
Jun19° / 11°529.3016.25.9
Jul21° / 13°5210015.86.4
Aug21° / 14°629.5014.36.4
Sep18° / 11°509.2012.45.8
Oct15° / 7011.5010.44.1
Nov11° / 7411.90.18.72.4
Dec / 7111.80.57.81.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33763
43664
53763
63763
73763
83862
93862
103862
113961
123961
134159
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Burgess Hill gets around 52 mm of rain over 10 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 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
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333
433
533
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733
833
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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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
160364
259374
358384
457394
556404
655414
753425
853425
952435
1051436
1151436
1250437
1350437
1449438
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20464311
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22454312
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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

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
215light breeze
315light breeze
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515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 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 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:56 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.33:568:11
216.23:578:11
316.23:588:11
416.23:588:11
516.23:598:10
616.24:008:10
716.14:018:09
816.14:028:09
916.14:028:08
1016.14:038:07
1116.04:048:07
1216.04:058:06
1316.04:068:05
1416.04:078:04
1515.94:088:04
1615.94:108:03
1715.84:118:02
1815.84:128:01
1915.84:138:00
2015.74:147:59
2115.74:167:57
2215.74:177:56
2315.64:187:55
2415.64:207:54
2515.54:217:53
2615.54:227:51
2715.44:247:50
2815.44:257:48
2915.34:267:47
3015.34:287:45
3115.24:297:44

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Burgess Hill?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Burgess Hill for sightseeing.

What to pack for Burgess Hill in July

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

In July, Burgess Hill sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Burgess Hill 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 at the nearest coast (about 37 km away) is warmest in September 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.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Burgess Hill 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 Burgess Hill 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
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Burgess Hill?

Burgess Hill sits at 51.0°N, 0.1°W, 45 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Haywards Heath, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Burgess Hill

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burgess Hill has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Burgess Hill is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (30%), trees (24%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Haywards Heath 5.0 km · Lewes 14 km · Portslade 14 km · Hove 14 km · Brighton 14 km · Uckfield 16 km · Shoreham-by-Sea 17 km · Rottingdean 17 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 Burgess Hill (50.9584°, -0.1329°, elevation 45 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).