Cowley weather in July

In July, Cowley sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 15% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Cowley's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cowley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:10 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
69%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Cowley is suburb in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

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 Cowley 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)
12012
22012
32112
42112
52112
62113
72113
82113
92113
102113
112113
122113
132113
142113
152113
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282213
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302213
312213

How July really feels in Cowley

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.

Cowley weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5410.818.10.9
Feb / 429.21.29.61.1
Mar10° / 4510.30.811.52.2
Apr13° / 5111.30.213.63.4
May16° / 5710.9015.44.7
Jun19° / 11°5510.3016.35.8
Jul21° / 13°5810.90166.2
Aug21° / 13°6110.7014.46.2
Sep18° / 11°549.1012.45.7
Oct14° / 6311.3010.43.9
Nov10° / 6211.60.28.62.1
Dec / 5710.90.87.61.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
83070
92971
102971
113070
123070
133268
143169
153268
163268
173268
183367
193367
203367
213367
223367
233466
243466
253367
263466
273466
283565
293466
303367
313466

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Cowley gets around 58 mm of rain over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
437
537
637
736
836
936
1035
1135
1234
1334
1433
1533
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2133
2233
2333
2434
2534
2634
2734
2835
2935
3036
3136

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172253
270273
369283
468293
567303
666313
765323
864333
963343
1062344
1162344
1261345
1361345
1461345
1560346
1660346
1760346
1860346
1958357
2058357
2158357
2256368
2356368
2456368
2555378
2655378
2754388
2853398
2953398
3052399
3151409

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
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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 3:57 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.43:578:20
216.43:578:19
316.43:588:19
416.33:598:19
516.33:598:18
616.34:008:18
716.34:018:17
816.24:028:17
916.24:038:16
1016.24:048:16
1116.24:058:15
1216.14:068:14
1316.14:078:13
1416.14:088:12
1516.04:098:12
1616.04:108:11
1716.04:118:10
1815.94:138:09
1915.94:148:07
2015.94:158:06
2115.84:178:05
2215.84:188:04
2315.74:198:03
2415.74:218:01
2515.64:228:00
2615.64:237:59
2715.54:257:57
2815.54:267:56
2915.44:287:54
3015.44:297:53
3115.34:317:51

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Cowley?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Cowley for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cowley in July

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

In July, Cowley 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 Cowley 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 Cowley 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
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cowley?

Cowley sits at 51.7°N, 1.2°W, 75 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Oxford, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Cowley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cowley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Cowley is covered by trees (36%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), cropland (35%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (36%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
328 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Oxford 4.0 km · Abingdon 9.0 km · Didcot 14 km · Bicester 19 km · Witney 20 km · Carterton 27 km · Aylesbury 29 km · High Wycombe 34 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 Cowley (51.7321°, -1.2063°, elevation 75 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).