Falkirk weather in July

In July, Falkirk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 77 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 16.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 18 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Falkirk's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Falkirk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
3:57 AM – 8:44 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Falkirk is town in Falkirk, Scotland, UK.

Density
3,210/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 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Falkirk 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 Falkirk

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.

Falkirk weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9315.437.30.5
Feb / 7713.22.69.20.8
Mar / 7213.91.811.41.5
Apr11° / 62130.713.82.5
May14° / 6512.90.1163.7
Jun17° / 10°7313.3017.24.6
Jul18° / 11°7714.4016.75.1
Aug18° / 11°8414.1014.85.1
Sep16° / 6612.1012.54.4
Oct12° / 9214.2010.12.9
Nov / 8514.70.681.5
Dec / 9214.42.26.80.6

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 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41783
51882
61882
71882
81783
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Falkirk gets around 77 mm of rain over 14.4 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
545
645
745
845
945
1045
1145
1245
1345
1445
1545
1645
1745
1845
1946
2046
2147
2247
2348
2448
2549
2649
2749
2849
2948
3048
3148

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 74% 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
879201
979201
1079201
1178211
1277212
1377212
1476222
1576222
1675232
1775232
1873243
1972253
2072253
2171263
2270273
2369274
2468284
2568284
2667294
2767294
2866304
2966304
3066295
3166295

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912calm
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1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 18 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 78 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:41 AM to 4:22 AM, and sunset from 8:56 PM to 8:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.33:418:56
217.23:428:56
317.23:428:55
417.23:438:55
517.23:448:54
617.13:458:54
717.13:468:53
817.13:478:52
917.13:488:51
1017.03:498:51
1117.03:518:50
1216.93:528:49
1316.93:538:48
1416.93:558:46
1516.83:568:45
1616.83:578:44
1716.73:598:43
1816.74:008:42
1916.64:028:40
2016.64:038:39
2116.54:058:37
2216.54:078:36
2316.44:088:34
2416.44:108:33
2516.34:128:31
2616.34:138:29
2716.24:158:27
2816.14:178:26
2916.14:198:24
3016.04:218:22
3116.04:228:20

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.36 kWh/m² to a high of 4.65 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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54.3Bright
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214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Falkirk?

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
1.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Falkirk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Falkirk in July

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

In July, Falkirk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Falkirk 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 43 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in February near 6°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
Jan7Bracing
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Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
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Nov10Bracing
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UV index in Falkirk 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 Falkirk 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 5 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 Falkirk?

Falkirk sits at 56.0°N, 3.8°W, 25 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Grangemouth, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Falkirk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Falkirk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,211 m.

The land around Falkirk is covered by trees (33%), artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
370 m
80 km
1,211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Grangemouth 4.0 km · Alloa 13 km · Cumbernauld 14 km · Bathgate 14 km · Stirling 16 km · Airdrie 19 km · Livingston 20 km · Broxburn 21 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 Falkirk (56.0021°, -3.7854°, elevation 25 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).