Craigavon weather in July

In July, Craigavon sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 76 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Craigavon's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Craigavon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
4:17 AM – 8:45 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Craigavon is town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK.

Founded
1965

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 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Craigavon reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°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 Craigavon

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.

Craigavon weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7113.71.17.60.9
Feb / 5911.919.31.2
Mar10° / 6013.10.711.51.8
Apr12° / 6413.40.213.72.8
May15° / 6813.9015.73.8
Jun17° / 10°7413.1016.94.8
Jul19° / 12°7614.1016.45.1
Aug18° / 12°8114.3014.75.1
Sep16° / 10°6612.2012.54.5
Oct13° / 7713.1010.23.2
Nov10° / 7413.10.28.21.9
Dec / 7512.90.87.11.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Craigavon gets around 76 mm of rain over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179192
279192
378202
477212
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675223
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874233
973243
1073243
1172253
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1370264
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 16 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:02 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 8:56 PM to 8:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.94:028:56
216.94:028:56
316.94:038:55
416.94:048:55
516.84:058:55
616.84:068:54
716.84:078:53
816.84:088:53
916.74:098:52
1016.74:108:51
1116.74:118:50
1216.64:128:49
1316.64:138:48
1416.64:148:47
1516.54:168:46
1616.54:178:45
1716.44:188:44
1816.44:208:43
1916.34:218:42
2016.34:238:40
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2316.24:278:36
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2516.04:308:33
2616.04:328:32
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2815.94:358:28
2915.84:378:27
3015.84:388:25
3115.74:408:23

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 4.79 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Craigavon?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Craigavon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Craigavon in July

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

In July, Craigavon sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Craigavon in July

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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UV index in Craigavon in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Craigavon peaks around July 19 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 19UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
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Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
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Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Craigavon?

Craigavon sits at 54.4°N, 6.4°W, 34 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Portadown, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Craigavon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Craigavon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 m.

The land around Craigavon is covered by grassland (52%), trees (23%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
860 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Portadown 5.0 km · Banbridge 13 km · Lisburn 24 km · Newry 30 km · Antrim 32 km · Belfast 34 km · Castlereagh 35 km · Newtownabbey 39 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 Craigavon (54.4471°, -6.387°, elevation 34 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).