Clacton-on-Sea weather in July

In July, Clacton-on-Sea sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 55 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-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 26% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Clacton-on-Sea's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clacton-on-Sea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:01 AM – 8:01 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
20 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Clacton-on-Sea is town in Essex, England.

Density
1,210/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

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical July day in Clacton-on-Sea reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°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 Clacton-on-Sea

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.

Clacton-on-Sea weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7013.30.78.10.9
Feb / 5410.719.60.8
Mar / 459.80.411.51.4
Apr10° / 419013.62.4
May13° / 10°499.3015.43.7
Jun16° / 13°5210016.45.0
Jul19° / 16°5510.40166.0
Aug19° / 16°639.7014.46.1
Sep17° / 14°6010.5012.45.4
Oct14° / 12°7812.4010.43.9
Nov11° / 7612.70.28.62.4
Dec / 7813.10.67.61.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 52%.

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

Any precipitation

Clacton-on-Sea gets around 55 mm of rain over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1514270
2504370
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84347100
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Wind in July

Winds average 20 km/h in July, the calmest month.

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 24 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 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:47 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.43:478:11
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416.33:498:10
516.33:508:09
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3015.44:207:44
3115.34:217:42

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Clacton-on-Sea?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Clacton-on-Sea for sightseeing.

What to pack for Clacton-on-Sea in July

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

In July, Clacton-on-Sea sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Clacton-on-Sea 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 18 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
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Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Clacton-on-Sea 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 Clacton-on-Sea peaks around June 22 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 22UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
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May6High
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Sep4Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Clacton-on-Sea?

Clacton-on-Sea sits at 51.8°N, 1.2°E, 17 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Frinton-on-Sea, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Clacton-on-Sea

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Clacton-on-Sea.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Clacton-on-Sea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m.

The land around Clacton-on-Sea is covered by water (44%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, water (62%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
251 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Frinton-on-Sea 8.0 km · Walton-on-the-Naze 10 km · Harwich 19 km · Colchester 21 km · Felixstowe 24 km · Ipswich 30 km · Maldon 34 km · Witham 35 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 Clacton-on-Sea (51.7897°, 1.156°, elevation 17 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).