Cumbernauld weather in July

In July, Cumbernauld sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 86 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 16.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 6% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 12 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Cumbernauld's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cumbernauld's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
3:59 AM – 8:45 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Cumbernauld is town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.

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 Cumbernauld reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°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 Cumbernauld

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.

Cumbernauld 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 / 11216.43.77.40.4
Feb / 9114.33.19.20.7
Mar / 8414.62.411.41.4
Apr11° / 7013.70.813.82.4
May14° / 7213.50.2163.6
Jun16° / 7914017.24.4
Jul18° / 11°8615016.75.0
Aug18° / 11°9314.9014.84.9
Sep16° / 7613.1012.54.2
Oct12° / 10715.10.110.12.8
Nov / 10015.30.681.4
Dec / 10915.42.56.80.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
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51783
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Cumbernauld gets around 86 mm of rain over 15 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 48% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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247
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747
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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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185141
284151
383161
482171
581181
681181
780191
880191
979201
1079201
1178211
1277212
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 12 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:42 AM to 4:24 AM, and sunset from 8:57 PM to 8:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.23:428:57
217.23:438:56
317.23:448:56
417.23:448:55
517.23:458:55
617.13:468:54
717.13:478:53
817.13:488:53
917.03:498:52
1017.03:518:51
1117.03:528:50
1216.93:538:49
1316.93:548:48
1416.93:568:47
1516.83:578:46
1616.83:598:45
1716.74:008:43
1816.74:028:42
1916.64:038:41
2016.64:058:39
2116.54:068:38
2216.54:088:36
2316.44:098:35
2416.44:118:33
2516.34:138:31
2616.34:158:30
2716.24:168:28
2816.14:188:26
2916.14:208:24
3016.04:228:22
3116.04:248:21

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 4.62 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Cumbernauld?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Cumbernauld for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cumbernauld in July

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

In July, Cumbernauld sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Cumbernauld in July

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 53 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
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Aug15Cool
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UV index in Cumbernauld 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 Cumbernauld peaks around June 20 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cumbernauld?

Cumbernauld sits at 55.9°N, 4.0°W, 149 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Airdrie, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Cumbernauld

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cumbernauld has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,200 m.

The land around Cumbernauld is covered by trees (47%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
557 m
80 km
1,200 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Airdrie 9.0 km · Coatbridge 10 km · Kirkintilloch 10 km · Viewpark 14 km · Falkirk 14 km · Bellshill 15 km · Bishopbriggs 15 km · Motherwell 18 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 Cumbernauld (55.9468°, -3.9905°, elevation 149 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).