Chichester weather in July

In July, Chichester sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. 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 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Chichester's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chichester's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:13 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
19 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Chichester is city in West Sussex, England.

Density
3,676/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 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Chichester 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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Chichester 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 / 9114.40.68.21.3
Feb / 6511.20.59.71.2
Mar / 5310.20.311.51.7
Apr11° / 539.9013.52.6
May13° / 10°508.9015.23.8
Jun16° / 13°539.4016.25.0
Jul18° / 15°549.5015.86.0
Aug19° / 16°6710014.36.0
Sep17° / 14°6810.6012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°10614.3010.43.9
Nov11° / 11114.608.72.5
Dec / 10113.50.27.81.7

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 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34456
44654
54654
64555
74555
84753
94753
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Chichester gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.5 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3132

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
151472
250482
349493
447503
546513
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Wind in July

Winds average 19 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 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 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:00 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 7:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:008:13
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316.24:018:13
416.24:018:13
516.24:028:12
616.14:038:12
716.14:048:11
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916.14:068:10
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1116.04:078:09
1216.04:088:08
1316.04:098:07
1415.94:118:07
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1615.94:138:05
1715.84:148:04
1815.84:158:03
1915.84:168:02
2015.74:178:01
2115.74:198:00
2215.64:207:58
2315.64:217:57
2415.64:237:56
2515.54:247:55
2615.54:257:53
2715.44:277:52
2815.44:287:51
2915.34:297:49
3015.34:317:48
3115.24:327:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Chichester?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Chichester for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chichester in July

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

In July, Chichester 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 Chichester 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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March near 8°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
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Chichester 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 Chichester peaks around August 11 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 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chichester?

Chichester sits at 50.8°N, 0.8°W, 20 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bognor Regis, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Chichester

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chichester has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Chichester is covered by grassland (31%), artificial surfaces (23%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, water (26%), grassland (24%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and water (33%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

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49 m
16 km
265 m
80 km
302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Bognor Regis 9.0 km · Emsworth 11 km · Hayling Island 15 km · Havant 15 km · South Hayling 15 km · Littlehampton 17 km · Waterlooville 18 km · Portsmouth 22 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 Chichester (50.8367°, -0.78°, elevation 20 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).