Larne weather in July

In July, Larne sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 94 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 16.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 hours at the start of July to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Larne's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Larne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
4:12 AM – 8:45 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Larne is town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 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 15°C through the month.

A typical July day in Larne reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Larne

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.

Larne weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9917.20.87.60.9
Feb / 791419.30.9
Mar / 7614.60.711.41.2
Apr10° / 6813.40.213.81.8
May12° / 7213.5015.82.7
Jun14° / 11°8213.7016.93.5
Jul15° / 12°9415.4016.54.0
Aug16° / 13°9215.1014.74.2
Sep15° / 12°8613.8012.53.8
Oct12° / 10°11416.2010.22.8
Nov10° / 11317.30.18.11.8
Dec / 10915.70.471.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Larne gets around 94 mm of rain over 15.4 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 49% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2919
3919
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Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 hours at the start of July to 15 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:57 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 8:56 PM to 8:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.03:578:56
217.03:578:56
317.03:588:56
416.93:598:55
516.94:008:55
616.94:018:54
716.94:028:54
816.84:038:53
916.84:048:52
1016.84:058:51
1116.74:068:50
1216.74:078:50
1316.74:098:49
1416.64:108:48
1516.64:118:46
1616.54:128:45
1716.54:148:44
1816.54:158:43
1916.44:178:42
2016.44:188:40
2116.34:208:39
2216.34:218:37
2316.24:238:36
2416.24:248:34
2516.14:268:33
2616.14:288:31
2716.04:298:30
2816.04:318:28
2915.94:338:26
3015.84:348:25
3115.84:368:23

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Larne?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Larne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Larne in July

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

In July, Larne sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Larne in July

The nearest coast averages about 12°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 September at about 14°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Larne 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 Larne peaks around May 22 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
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Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
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Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Larne?

Larne sits at 54.9°N, 5.8°W, 4 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Carrickfergus, 15 km away.

Topography around Larne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Larne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m.

The land around Larne is covered by grassland (39%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
473 m
80 km
841 m
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July weather nearby: Carrickfergus 15 km · Newtownabbey 22 km · Bangor 23 km · Belfast 29 km · Antrim 29 km · Ballymena 29 km · Newtownards 30 km · Castlereagh 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 Larne (54.85°, -5.8167°, elevation 4 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).