Hythe weather in July

In July, Hythe sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 55 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-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 24% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:15 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Hythe is village in Hampshire, England.

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 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Hythe reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Hythe 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 87148.21.3
Feb / 6210.89.71.3
Mar10° / 551111.52.0
Apr12° / 5610.213.53.0
May15° / 10°539.415.24.3
Jun17° / 13°559.616.25.5
Jul19° / 15°5510.115.86.2
Aug20° / 15°6910.314.36.1
Sep18° / 13°6610.512.45.6
Oct15° / 11°10213.210.44.0
Nov11° / 10414.18.72.5
Dec / 9413.17.81.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64159
74060
84060
94159
104159
114159
124258
134357
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154456
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Hythe gets around 55 mm of rain over 10.1 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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334
434
534
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735
834
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1431
1530
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1729
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2128
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3134

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
155432
253443
352453
450473
549483
648494
746504
845514
944515
1043525
1142526
1241527
1340537
1439538
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Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 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 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:02 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 8:16 PM to 7:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:028:16
216.24:038:16
316.24:038:15
416.24:048:15
516.24:058:15
616.14:058:14
716.14:068:14
816.14:078:13
916.14:088:13
1016.14:098:12
1116.04:108:11
1216.04:118:11
1316.04:128:10
1415.94:138:09
1515.94:148:08
1615.94:158:07
1715.84:168:06
1815.84:178:05
1915.84:198:04
2015.74:208:03
2115.74:218:02
2215.64:228:01
2315.64:248:00
2415.64:257:58
2515.54:267:57
2615.54:287:56
2715.44:297:55
2815.44:307:53
2915.34:327:52
3015.34:337:50
3115.24:357:49

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Hythe?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Hythe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hythe in July

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

In July, Hythe sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Hythe 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 26 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.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Hythe 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 Hythe 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hythe?

Hythe sits at 50.9°N, 1.4°W, 29 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Southampton, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Hythe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hythe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Hythe is covered by trees (31%), water (28%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and water (31%), grassland (28%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Southampton 5.0 km · Totton 9.0 km · Hedge End 9.0 km · Eastleigh 12 km · Bishopstoke 13 km · Cowes 13 km · Fareham 16 km · Romsey 16 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 Hythe (50.86°, -1.4016°, elevation 29 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).