Eastbourne weather in July

In July, Eastbourne sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 48 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Eastbourne's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eastbourne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:09 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
21 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Eastbourne is town in East Sussex, England.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,303/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Eastbourne reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Eastbourne weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9514.60.68.21.3
Feb / 6511.50.69.71.1
Mar / 509.90.311.51.6
Apr10° / 469013.52.5
May13° / 10°478.5015.23.6
Jun15° / 13°458.7016.24.8
Jul17° / 15°488.5015.85.9
Aug18° / 16°619.5014.36.1
Sep17° / 15°6610.6012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°11314.3010.44.0
Nov12° / 12115.808.72.5
Dec / 10914.40.57.81.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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25050
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Eastbourne gets around 48 mm of rain over 8.5 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 26% and peaks near 30% 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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
150482
248502
347512
445532
544542
642553
741563
839583
938584
1037594
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Wind in July

Winds average 21 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 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 3:56 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 7:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.23:568:09
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316.23:578:08
416.23:588:08
516.23:588:08
616.13:598:07
716.14:008:07
816.14:018:06
916.14:028:06
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1116.04:048:04
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1316.04:068:03
1415.94:078:02
1515.94:088:01
1615.94:098:00
1715.84:107:59
1815.84:117:58
1915.74:127:57
2015.74:147:56
2115.74:157:55
2215.64:167:54
2315.64:177:53
2415.54:197:51
2515.54:207:50
2615.54:217:49
2715.44:237:47
2815.44:247:46
2915.34:257:45
3015.34:277:43
3115.24:287:42

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Eastbourne

In seasonPeak

None of Eastbourne's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Eastbourne's rainy season runs August–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Eastbourne?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Eastbourne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eastbourne in July

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

In July, Eastbourne sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Eastbourne 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 at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in September at about 17°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

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

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Eastbourne 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 Eastbourne peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Eastbourne?

Eastbourne sits at 50.8°N, 0.3°E, 8 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Hailsham, 11 km away.

Topography around Eastbourne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eastbourne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Eastbourne is covered by water (38%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, water (57%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
214 m
80 km
302 m
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July weather nearby: Hailsham 11 km · Seaford 13 km · Bexhill-on-Sea 16 km · Peacehaven 21 km · Lewes 23 km · Hastings 23 km · Rottingdean 25 km · Uckfield 26 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 Eastbourne (50.7687°, 0.2845°, elevation 8 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).