Elgin weather in July

In July, Elgin sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 68 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 17.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 42 min at the start of July to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Elgin's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elgin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
17 h 06 min
3:45 AM – 8:53 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Elgin is former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical July day in Elgin reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°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 Elgin

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.

Elgin weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7015.50.970.7
Feb / 5912.71.790.6
Mar / 5713.61.211.40.9
Apr / 5412.10.6141.5
May10° / 5711.8016.32.3
Jun13° / 11°7013.3017.63.1
Jul15° / 13°6813.4017.14.0
Aug15° / 13°8514.40154.1
Sep14° / 12°8113.5012.53.6
Oct12° / 10316.60102.5
Nov / 9017.10.47.71.6
Dec / 7816.11.26.40.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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

Any precipitation

Elgin gets around 68 mm of rain over 13.4 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 18 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 17 h 42 min at the start of July to 16 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:26 AM to 4:12 AM, and sunset from 9:07 PM to 8:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.73:269:07
217.73:279:06
317.63:289:06
417.63:299:05
517.63:309:05
617.53:319:04
717.53:329:03
817.53:339:02
917.43:359:01
1017.43:369:00
1117.43:378:59
1217.33:398:58
1317.33:408:57
1417.23:428:56
1517.23:438:55
1617.13:458:53
1717.13:468:52
1817.03:488:50
1917.03:508:49
2016.93:518:47
2116.93:538:46
2216.83:558:44
2316.83:578:42
2416.73:588:40
2516.64:008:39
2616.64:028:37
2716.54:048:35
2816.44:068:33
2916.44:088:31
3016.34:108:29
3116.24:128:27

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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314.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Elgin?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Elgin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Elgin in July

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

In July, Elgin sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Elgin 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 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Elgin 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 Elgin peaks around July 13 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Elgin?

Elgin sits at 57.6°N, 3.3°W, 20 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Inverness, 57 km away.

AberdeenPeterheadNiggArbroathDundeePerthFort William

Topography around Elgin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elgin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,309 m.

The land around Elgin is covered by grassland (30%), trees (28%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, water (31%), grassland (29%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
403 m
80 km
1,309 m
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July weather nearby: Inverness 57 km · Aberdeen 92 km · Peterhead 93 km · Nigg 94 km · Arbroath 129 km · Dundee 133 km · Perth 140 km · Fort William 142 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 Elgin (57.6495°, -3.3184°, elevation 20 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).