Kilwinning weather in July

In July, Kilwinning sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 92 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kilwinning's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kilwinning's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:03 AM – 8:46 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Kilwinning is town in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.

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 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kilwinning reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11711
21711
31711
41712
51712
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How July really feels in Kilwinning

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.

Kilwinning weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 13718.22.47.40.7
Feb / 11015.32.39.20.8
Mar / 9814.91.711.41.4
Apr11° / 7914.40.513.82.4
May14° / 7813.90.115.93.6
Jun16° / 10°8214.2017.14.3
Jul17° / 12°9215.6016.64.7
Aug17° / 12°10916.9014.84.6
Sep15° / 10°9814.6012.54.0
Oct12° / 13816.8010.12.8
Nov / 13217.30.481.6
Dec / 136171.76.90.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 77%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62179
72278
82377
92377
102377
112377
122476
132575
142476
152476
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182575
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212575
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232476
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312476

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kilwinning gets around 92 mm of rain over 15.6 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 51% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
247
347
447
547
647
747
848
948
1048
1149
1249
1349
1450
1550
1651
1751
1851
1952
2052
2152
2253
2353
2454
2554
2654
2755
2855
2955
3055
3155

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181181
280191
378202
478202
577212
676222
776222
875232
975232
1074242
1173252
1273252
1372262
1471272
1569283
1668293
1767303
1866313
1965323
2065323
2163334
2262344
2362344
2461354
2560355
2660355
2760355
2860355
2961345
3060346
3161336

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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:47 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 8:57 PM to 8:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.23:478:57
217.23:488:57
317.13:488:57
417.13:498:56
517.13:508:56
617.13:518:55
717.03:528:54
817.03:538:54
917.03:548:53
1016.93:558:52
1116.93:578:51
1216.93:588:50
1316.83:598:49
1416.84:008:48
1516.74:028:47
1616.74:038:46
1716.74:058:44
1816.64:068:43
1916.64:088:42
2016.54:098:40
2116.54:118:39
2216.44:128:37
2316.44:148:36
2416.34:168:34
2516.34:178:33
2616.24:198:31
2716.14:218:29
2816.14:228:28
2916.04:248:26
3016.04:268:24
3115.94:288:22

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 4.85 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
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124.5Bright
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144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kilwinning?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kilwinning for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kilwinning in July

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

In July, Kilwinning sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Kilwinning in July

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Kilwinning in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kilwinning peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kilwinning?

Kilwinning sits at 55.7°N, 4.7°W, 22 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Irvine, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Kilwinning

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kilwinning has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m.

The land around Kilwinning is covered by grassland (58%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%), water (27%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
1,156 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Irvine 5.0 km · Kilmarnock 14 km · Ayr 22 km · Johnstone 23 km · Barrhead 25 km · Paisley 26 km · Newton Mearns 27 km · Renfrew 31 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 Kilwinning (55.6533°, -4.7067°, elevation 22 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).