Dover weather in July

In July, Dover sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 53 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Dover's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dover's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:03 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Dover is town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England.

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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical July day in Dover reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°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 Dover

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.

Dover weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 58120.88.21.0
Feb / 461019.61.1
Mar / 419.80.411.52.0
Apr12° / 429.8013.53.1
May15° / 10°509.9015.34.4
Jun18° / 13°519.5016.25.7
Jul20° / 15°5310.6015.96.3
Aug21° / 15°5910014.46.3
Sep18° / 13°509.6012.45.7
Oct15° / 10°6811.6010.44.1
Nov11° / 6712.20.18.72.4
Dec / 66120.77.81.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44357
54258
64258
74258
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94258
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Dover gets around 53 mm of rain over 10.6 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 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15040100
24842100
34743100
44544110
54445110
64346110
74246120
84147120
94047130
103948130
113848140
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Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 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 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:50 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 7:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.33:508:06
216.33:508:06
316.23:518:06
416.23:528:06
516.23:528:05
616.23:538:05
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816.13:558:04
916.13:568:03
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1116.13:588:02
1216.03:598:01
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1416.04:017:59
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2215.74:107:51
2315.64:127:50
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2615.54:167:46
2715.54:177:45
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2915.44:207:42
3015.34:217:40
3115.34:237:39

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Dover?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Dover for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dover in July

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

In July, Dover sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dover 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Dover 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 Dover 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
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dover?

Dover sits at 51.1°N, 1.3°E, 12 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Folkestone, 11 km away.

Topography around Dover

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dover has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m.

The land around Dover is covered by water (35%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, water (56%) within 16 km, and water (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
191 m
80 km
292 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Folkestone 11 km · Deal 13 km · Canterbury 24 km · Ramsgate 24 km · Broadstairs 27 km · Saint Peters 28 km · Margate 29 km · Herne Bay 30 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 Dover (51.126°, 1.3126°, elevation 12 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).