Cheltenham weather in July

In July, Cheltenham sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 62 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 Cheltenham's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cheltenham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:13 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
70%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Cheltenham is town in Gloucestershire, England.

Density
2,550/km²
people per km²
Founded
1226

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 Cheltenham 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)
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22012
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How July really feels in Cheltenham

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.

Cheltenham weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5711.318.10.9
Feb / 459.81.19.61.1
Mar10° / 5010.60.811.52.2
Apr13° / 5611.70.213.63.3
May16° / 6311.3015.44.6
Jun19° / 11°6211016.45.6
Jul21° / 13°6211.10166.1
Aug21° / 13°6210.7014.46.1
Sep18° / 10°579.2012.45.7
Oct14° / 6711.5010.43.8
Nov10° / 67120.28.62.1
Dec / 6211.50.87.61.1

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
42773
52872
62872
72773
82872
92872
102971
112971
122971
133070
143169
153169
163268
173268
183268
193367
203268
213367
223367
233466
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313367

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Cheltenham gets around 62 mm of rain over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
337
437
537
637
737
836
936
1035
1135
1234
1334
1434
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2234
2334
2435
2536
2636
2737
2837
2938
3038
3138

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172244
271254
370264
469274
568284
667294
766304
865314
964324
1064324
1163334
1263334
1363334
1461345
1561345
1661345
1760346
1859356
1959356
2057367
2157367
2257367
2357367
2455378
2555378
2655378
2754388
2854388
2954388
3053389
3153389

Wind in July

Winds average 13 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
1613light 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 3:59 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 7:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.43:598:24
216.44:008:24
316.44:018:24
416.44:018:23
516.34:028:23
616.34:038:22
716.34:048:22
816.34:058:21
916.34:058:21
1016.24:068:20
1116.24:078:19
1216.24:088:18
1316.14:108:18
1416.14:118:17
1516.14:128:16
1616.04:138:15
1716.04:148:14
1816.04:158:13
1915.94:178:12
2015.94:188:11
2115.84:198:09
2215.84:218:08
2315.74:228:07
2415.74:238:06
2515.74:258:04
2615.64:268:03
2715.64:288:01
2815.54:298:00
2915.54:317:58
3015.44:327:57
3115.44:347:55

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
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204.8Bright
214.8Bright
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244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Cheltenham?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Cheltenham for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cheltenham in July

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

In July, Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham peaks around August 12 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cheltenham?

Cheltenham sits at 51.9°N, 2.1°W, 60 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Tewkesbury, 12 km away.

Topography around Cheltenham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cheltenham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 809 m.

The land around Cheltenham is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), trees (33%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (44%), cropland (28%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
809 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Tewkesbury 12 km · Gloucester 12 km · Stroud 19 km · Cirencester 21 km · Evesham 23 km · Great Malvern 29 km · Worcester 34 km · Carterton 37 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 Cheltenham (51.9001°, -2.0797°, elevation 60 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).