Folkestone weather in July

In July, Folkestone sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 55 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Folkestone's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Folkestone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:04 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
20 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Folkestone is town and civil parish in Kent, 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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical July day in Folkestone reaches about 18°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 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Folkestone

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.

Folkestone 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 / 10115.30.78.21.1
Feb / 7012.50.99.61.0
Mar / 5510.80.311.51.5
Apr10° / 489.60.113.52.4
May13° / 11°539.8015.33.6
Jun16° / 13°539.2016.24.8
Jul18° / 15°559.6015.95.9
Aug19° / 16°669.8014.46.1
Sep17° / 15°7011.1012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°11014.6010.43.9
Nov11° / 11516.40.28.72.4
Dec / 11215.40.77.81.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44654
54753
64654
74753
84753
94753
104852
114852
124852
134951
144951
154951
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Folkestone gets around 55 mm of rain over 9.6 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
332
432
533
633
733
833
933
1033
1132
1232
1331
1431
1530
1630
1729
1829
1929
2028
2128
2228
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2828
2929
3029
3129

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
147503
245523
344533
443534
541554
640564
739565
838575
937576
1037567
1136577
1235578
1334579
14335710
15325711
16315712
17305713
18285715
19275716
20265717
21255718
22245719
23235720
24225721
25215722
26205723
27195823
28185824
29175924
30175825
31165925

Wind in July

Winds average 20 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 19 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
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
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1021breezy
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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 4:24 AM, and sunset from 8:07 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.33:508:07
216.33:518:07
316.23:528:06
416.23:528:06
516.23:538:06
616.23:548:05
716.23:558:05
816.13:568:04
916.13:578:04
1016.13:588:03
1116.13:588:02
1216.03:598:01
1316.04:018:01
1416.04:028:00
1515.94:037:59
1615.94:047:58
1715.94:057:57
1815.84:067:56
1915.84:077:55
2015.84:097:54
2115.74:107:53
2215.74:117:52
2315.64:127:50
2415.64:147:49
2515.54:157:48
2615.54:177:46
2715.54:187:45
2815.44:197:44
2915.44:217:42
3015.34:227:41
3115.34:247:39

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
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265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Folkestone?

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
1.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Folkestone for sightseeing.

What to pack for Folkestone in July

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

In July, Folkestone sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Folkestone 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 15 km away) 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 Folkestone 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 Folkestone 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 Folkestone?

Folkestone sits at 51.1°N, 1.2°E, 46 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Dover, 11 km away.

Topography around Folkestone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Folkestone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m.

The land around Folkestone is covered by water (40%), artificial surfaces (22%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, water (49%) within 16 km, and water (53%) within 80 km.

3 km
177 m
16 km
196 m
80 km
319 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Dover 11 km · Ashford 22 km · Deal 23 km · Canterbury 23 km · Faversham 32 km · Herne Bay 33 km · Whitstable 33 km · Ramsgate 33 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 Folkestone (51.0817°, 1.1673°, elevation 46 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).