Godalming in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Godalming sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 178 mm of rain over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Godalming's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Godalming's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 21°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 13°C
- Rainfall
- 178 mm
- 30 wet days
- Avg wind
- 13 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.3
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Godalming in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.
A typical summer day in Godalming reaches about 21°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Godalming
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Godalming weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7° / 3° | 58 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 8° / 2° | 47 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 10° / 4° | 44 | 10 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 2.3 |
| Apr | 13° / 5° | 52 | 11.3 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 3.6 |
| May | 16° / 8° | 55 | 10.2 | 0 | 15.3 | 5.0 |
| Jun | 19° / 11° | 57 | 9.7 | 0 | 16.3 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 22° / 13° | 57 | 10.4 | 0 | 15.9 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 21° / 13° | 64 | 10 | 0 | 14.4 | 6.4 |
| Sep | 18° / 11° | 49 | 9.2 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.8 |
| Oct | 15° / 8° | 62 | 10.8 | 0 | 10.4 | 4.1 |
| Nov | 11° / 5° | 66 | 11.5 | 0.1 | 8.7 | 2.3 |
| Dec | 8° / 3° | 62 | 10.9 | 0.9 | 7.7 | 1.2 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Godalming gets around 178 mm of rain over 30 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 13 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 hours in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.0 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Godalming?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Godalming for sightseeing.
What to pack for Godalming in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Godalming sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Godalming in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 16°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 62 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March near 8°C.
The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Bracing |
| Feb | 8 | Bracing |
| Mar | 8 | Bracing |
| Apr | 9 | Bracing |
| May | 11 | Bracing |
| Jun | 14 | Bracing |
| Jul | 16 | Cool |
| Aug | 18 | Cool |
| Sep | 17 | Cool |
| Oct | 16 | Cool |
| Nov | 13 | Bracing |
| Dec | 11 | Bracing |
UV index in Godalming in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Godalming peaks around August 10 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Godalming?
Godalming sits at 51.2°N, 0.6°W, 46 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Guildford, 6.0 km away.
Topography around Godalming
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Godalming.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Godalming has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m.
The land around Godalming is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%) and trees (27%) within 80 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
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 Godalming (51.1858°, -0.6149°, 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.