Loughton weather in July

In July, Loughton sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Loughton's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loughton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:12 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
71%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Loughton is village in Shropshire, United Kingdom.

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 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in Loughton reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°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 Loughton

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.

Loughton weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5812.41.480.8
Feb / 4810.21.49.51.0
Mar10° / 5211.40.911.51.9
Apr12° / 58120.413.63.0
May15° / 6512015.54.3
Jun18° / 10°7011.5016.55.4
Jul20° / 12°6511.9016.15.9
Aug20° / 12°6211.3014.55.8
Sep17° / 10°5810.4012.45.2
Oct13° / 6911.90.110.33.5
Nov10° / 6612.30.58.51.9
Dec / 6411.81.27.50.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52971
62971
72971
82971
93070
103070
113070
123070
133169
143169
153070
163070
173169
183169
193169
203268
213070
223070
233169
243169
253169
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Loughton gets around 65 mm of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
839
938
1038
1138
1237
1337
1437
1537
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2237
2337
2437
2538
2638
2738
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175223
274233
373243
472253
571263
670273
769283
869283
968293
1068293
1167303
1267303
1366304
1466304
1565314
1665314
1764315
1863325
1963325
2062335
2162335
2260346
2360346
2459356
2559356
2659356
2758366
2858366
2958366
3057367
3157367

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 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 3:58 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 8:29 PM to 7:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.53:588:29
216.53:598:29
316.54:008:28
416.54:008:28
516.44:018:28
616.44:028:27
716.44:038:27
816.44:048:26
916.34:058:25
1016.34:068:25
1116.34:078:24
1216.34:088:23
1316.24:098:22
1416.24:108:21
1516.24:118:20
1616.14:128:19
1716.14:148:18
1816.04:158:17
1916.04:168:16
2016.04:178:15
2115.94:198:14
2215.94:208:13
2315.84:228:11
2415.84:238:10
2515.74:248:09
2615.74:268:07
2715.64:278:06
2815.64:298:04
2915.54:308:03
3015.54:328:01
3115.44:337:59

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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95.0Bright
104.9Bright
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234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Loughton?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Loughton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Loughton in July

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

In July, Loughton sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Loughton 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 Loughton 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
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Loughton?

Loughton sits at 52.4°N, 2.6°W, 231 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Stourport-on-Severn, 22 km away.

Topography around Loughton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loughton has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m around an average of 252 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 821 m.

The land around Loughton is covered by grassland (51%), trees (25%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (44%), cropland (30%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
350 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
821 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Stourport-on-Severn 22 km · Kidderminster 22 km · Ryton 25 km · Kingswinford 28 km · Telford 28 km · Stourbridge 29 km · Wellington 30 km · Brierley Hill 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 Loughton (52.4333°, -2.5667°, elevation 231 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).