High Peak weather in July

In July, High Peak sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 90 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is High Peak's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see High Peak's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 90 mm; 15.1 wet days
Daylight: 16 h 18 min; 4:05 AM – 8:21 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in High Peak reaches about 19°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 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	11
2	18	11
3	18	11
4	18	11
5	18	11
6	18	11
7	18	11
8	18	11
9	18	11
10	18	11
11	18	11
12	18	11
13	18	11
14	18	11
15	19	11
16	19	11
17	19	11
18	19	11
19	19	11
20	19	11
21	19	12
22	19	12
23	19	12
24	19	12
25	19	12
26	19	12
27	19	12
28	19	12
29	19	12
30	19	12
31	19	12

How July really feels in High Peak

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

High Peak weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	5° / 1°	80	14.2	2.9	7.8	0.2
Feb	6° / 1°	71	12.6	4.1	9.4	0.3
Mar	8° / 2°	71	13.2	2.6	11.5	1.3
Apr	11° / 4°	73	13.7	0.8	13.7	2.4
May	14° / 7°	74	13.4	0	15.6	3.6
Jun	17° / 9°	91	14.7	0	16.6	4.5
Jul	19° / 11°	90	15.1	0	16.2	5.2
Aug	18° / 11°	91	14.7	0	14.6	5.1
Sep	16° / 9°	75	11.9	0	12.5	4.3
Oct	12° / 7°	86	13.7	0.1	10.3	2.8
Nov	8° / 4°	81	13.8	0.8	8.4	1.3
Dec	6° / 2°	88	14.4	3	7.3	0.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	23	23	23	23	22	23	23	23	24	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	28	28
Cloudier (%)	77	77	77	77	78	77	77	77	76	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	73	73	72	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	28	72
31	28	72

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

High Peak gets around 90 mm of rain over 15.1 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 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	50
5	50
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	49
13	48
14	48
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	48
25	48
26	48
27	49
28	49
29	49
30	49
31	49

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	82	81	80	79	79	78	78	77	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	72	71	71	70	69	67	67	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	64
Comfortable (%)	17	18	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	25	25	26	27	28	28	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	81	18	1
3	80	19	1
4	79	20	1
5	79	20	1
6	78	21	1
7	78	21	1
8	77	22	1
9	76	22	2
10	76	22	2
11	75	23	2
12	75	23	2
13	75	23	2
14	74	23	3
15	74	23	3
16	74	23	3
17	72	24	4
18	71	25	4
19	71	25	4
20	70	26	4
21	69	27	4
22	67	28	5
23	67	28	5
24	66	29	5
25	65	30	5
26	65	30	5
27	65	30	5
28	64	31	5
29	64	31	5
30	64	31	5
31	64	31	5

Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July, the calmest month.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 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 3:50 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 8:31 PM to 8:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	16.7	16.7	16.7	16.6	16.6	16.6	16.6	16.5	16.5	16.5	16.5	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.3	16.3	16.2	16.2	16.2	16.1	16.1	16.0	16.0	15.9	15.9	15.8	15.8	15.7	15.7	15.6	15.6
Sunrise (AM)	3:50	3:51	3:51	3:52	3:53	3:54	3:55	3:56	3:57	3:58	3:59	4:00	4:01	4:02	4:03	4:05	4:06	4:07	4:09	4:10	4:11	4:13	4:14	4:16	4:17	4:19	4:20	4:22	4:23	4:25	4:27
Sunset (PM)	8:31	8:31	8:31	8:30	8:30	8:29	8:29	8:28	8:28	8:27	8:26	8:25	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:11	8:10	8:08	8:07	8:05	8:04	8:02	8:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	16.7	3:50	8:31
2	16.7	3:51	8:31
3	16.7	3:51	8:31
4	16.6	3:52	8:30
5	16.6	3:53	8:30
6	16.6	3:54	8:29
7	16.6	3:55	8:29
8	16.5	3:56	8:28
9	16.5	3:57	8:28
10	16.5	3:58	8:27
11	16.5	3:59	8:26
12	16.4	4:00	8:25
13	16.4	4:01	8:24
14	16.4	4:02	8:23
15	16.3	4:03	8:22
16	16.3	4:05	8:21
17	16.2	4:06	8:20
18	16.2	4:07	8:19
19	16.2	4:09	8:18
20	16.1	4:10	8:17
21	16.1	4:11	8:15
22	16.0	4:13	8:14
23	16.0	4:14	8:13
24	15.9	4:16	8:11
25	15.9	4:17	8:10
26	15.8	4:19	8:08
27	15.8	4:20	8:07
28	15.7	4:22	8:05
29	15.7	4:23	8:04
30	15.6	4:25	8:02
31	15.6	4:27	8:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 4.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit High Peak?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

2.0

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit High Peak for sightseeing.

What to pack for High Peak in July

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

In July, High Peak sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in High Peak 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 High Peak peaks around August 12 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	3	6	6	6	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is High Peak?

High Peak sits at 53.4°N, 1.8°W, 335 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is New Mills, 10 km away.

Topography around High Peak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around High Peak has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m around an average of 449 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m.

The land around High Peak is covered by grassland (95%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

416 m

grassland 95%

16 km

564 m

grassland 78%

80 km

649 m

grassland 47%

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← June High Peak year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: New Mills 10 km · Glossop 11 km · Buxton 13 km · Hyde 18 km · Hazel Grove 18 km · Bredbury 19 km · Stalybridge 19 km · Fulwood 20 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 High Peak (53.368°, -1.8454°, elevation 335 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	11
2	18	11
3	18	11
4	18	11
5	18	11
6	18	11
7	18	11
8	18	11
9	18	11
10	18	11
11	18	11
12	18	11
13	18	11
14	18	11
15	19	11
16	19	11
17	19	11
18	19	11
19	19	11
20	19	11
21	19	12
22	19	12
23	19	12
24	19	12
25	19	12
26	19	12
27	19	12
28	19	12
29	19	12
30	19	12
31	19	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	50
5	50
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	49
13	48
14	48
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	48
25	48
26	48
27	49
28	49
29	49
30	49
31	49

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	81	18	1
3	80	19	1
4	79	20	1
5	79	20	1
6	78	21	1
7	78	21	1
8	77	22	1
9	76	22	2
10	76	22	2
11	75	23	2
12	75	23	2
13	75	23	2
14	74	23	3
15	74	23	3
16	74	23	3
17	72	24	4
18	71	25	4
19	71	25	4
20	70	26	4
21	69	27	4
22	67	28	5
23	67	28	5
24	66	29	5
25	65	30	5
26	65	30	5
27	65	30	5
28	64	31	5
29	64	31	5
30	64	31	5
31	64	31	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	11
2	18	11
3	18	11
4	18	11
5	18	11
6	18	11
7	18	11
8	18	11
9	18	11
10	18	11
11	18	11
12	18	11
13	18	11
14	18	11
15	19	11
16	19	11
17	19	11
18	19	11
19	19	11
20	19	11
21	19	12
22	19	12
23	19	12
24	19	12
25	19	12
26	19	12
27	19	12
28	19	12
29	19	12
30	19	12
31	19	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	50
5	50
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	49
13	48
14	48
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	48
25	48
26	48
27	49
28	49
29	49
30	49
31	49

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	81	18	1
3	80	19	1
4	79	20	1
5	79	20	1
6	78	21	1
7	78	21	1
8	77	22	1
9	76	22	2
10	76	22	2
11	75	23	2
12	75	23	2
13	75	23	2
14	74	23	3
15	74	23	3
16	74	23	3
17	72	24	4
18	71	25	4
19	71	25	4
20	70	26	4
21	69	27	4
22	67	28	5
23	67	28	5
24	66	29	5
25	65	30	5
26	65	30	5
27	65	30	5
28	64	31	5
29	64	31	5
30	64	31	5
31	64	31	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	11
2	18	11
3	18	11
4	18	11
5	18	11
6	18	11
7	18	11
8	18	11
9	18	11
10	18	11
11	18	11
12	18	11
13	18	11
14	18	11
15	19	11
16	19	11
17	19	11
18	19	11
19	19	11
20	19	11
21	19	12
22	19	12
23	19	12
24	19	12
25	19	12
26	19	12
27	19	12
28	19	12
29	19	12
30	19	12
31	19	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	50
5	50
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	49
13	48
14	48
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	48
25	48
26	48
27	49
28	49
29	49
30	49
31	49

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	81	18	1
3	80	19	1
4	79	20	1
5	79	20	1
6	78	21	1
7	78	21	1
8	77	22	1
9	76	22	2
10	76	22	2
11	75	23	2
12	75	23	2
13	75	23	2
14	74	23	3
15	74	23	3
16	74	23	3
17	72	24	4
18	71	25	4
19	71	25	4
20	70	26	4
21	69	27	4
22	67	28	5
23	67	28	5
24	66	29	5
25	65	30	5
26	65	30	5
27	65	30	5
28	64	31	5
29	64	31	5
30	64	31	5
31	64	31	5