Haywards Heath weather in July

In July, Haywards Heath sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Haywards Heath's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Haywards Heath's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:09 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Haywards Heath is town in West Sussex, England, UK.

Density
3,471/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 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Haywards Heath reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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

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.

Haywards Heath 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 / 6811.80.78.21.0
Feb / 529.60.79.61.1
Mar10° / 4610.40.411.52.2
Apr13° / 5110.70.113.53.4
May16° / 5410.3015.34.8
Jun19° / 11°539.4016.25.9
Jul21° / 13°549.9015.86.4
Aug21° / 13°6510.1014.36.3
Sep18° / 11°529.5012.45.8
Oct14° / 7211.6010.44.1
Nov11° / 7512.10.18.72.3
Dec / 74120.77.81.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43862
53862
63961
73862
83961
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114060
124159
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Haywards Heath gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.9 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
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333
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534
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734
834
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1530
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1729
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2029
2129
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2329
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2730
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3031
3132

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
161354
260364
358384
457394
556404
655414
754415
853425
952426
1051436
1150437
1250437
1349437
1449438
1548438
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1747449
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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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515light breeze
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815light breeze
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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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:56 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.33:568:11
216.23:578:11
316.23:578:11
416.23:588:11
516.23:598:10
616.24:008:10
716.14:008:09
816.14:018:09
916.14:028:08
1016.14:038:08
1116.04:048:07
1216.04:058:06
1316.04:068:05
1416.04:078:05
1515.94:088:04
1615.94:098:03
1715.94:108:02
1815.84:128:01
1915.84:138:00
2015.74:147:59
2115.74:157:58
2215.74:177:56
2315.64:187:55
2415.64:197:54
2515.54:217:53
2615.54:227:51
2715.44:237:50
2815.44:257:48
2915.34:267:47
3015.34:287:46
3115.24:297:44

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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245.5Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Haywards Heath?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Haywards Heath for sightseeing.

What to pack for Haywards Heath in July

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

In July, Haywards Heath sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Haywards Heath 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 41 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
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Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Haywards Heath 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 Haywards Heath 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Haywards Heath?

Haywards Heath sits at 51.0°N, 0.1°W, 78 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Burgess Hill, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Haywards Heath

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Haywards Heath has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Haywards Heath is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and water (29%), grassland (25%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
245 m
80 km
302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Burgess Hill 5.0 km · Crawley 14 km · Uckfield 14 km · East Grinstead 16 km · Lewes 16 km · Horsham 17 km · Portslade 19 km · Brighton 19 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 Haywards Heath (50.9977°, -0.1031°, elevation 78 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).