Maidstone weather in July

In July, Maidstone sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 59 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Maidstone's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maidstone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:06 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Maidstone is county town of Kent, England.

Density
4,229/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Maidstone reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°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 Maidstone

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.

Maidstone weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 56110.78.20.9
Feb / 469.41.19.61.1
Mar10° / 4410.10.511.52.2
Apr13° / 5111.10.113.53.4
May16° / 5610.6015.34.8
Jun19° / 11°5910.2016.35.9
Jul21° / 14°5911.2015.96.3
Aug21° / 14°6811014.46.3
Sep18° / 11°509.6012.45.8
Oct14° / 6211010.44.1
Nov10° / 6311.20.18.72.3
Dec / 6211.517.71.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
33763
43763
53763
63664
73664
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304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Maidstone gets around 59 mm of rain over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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937
1036
1136
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3136

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
161345
260355
359365
457385
557385
656395
754406
854406
953416
1052417
1151427
1250428
1350428
1449429
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19464312
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 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 3:52 AM to 4:26 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.33:528:10
216.33:538:10
316.33:538:10
416.33:548:10
516.23:558:09
616.23:568:09
716.23:578:08
816.23:578:08
916.13:588:07
1016.13:598:06
1116.14:008:06
1216.14:018:05
1316.04:028:04
1416.04:038:03
1516.04:048:02
1615.94:068:02
1715.94:078:01
1815.94:088:00
1915.84:097:58
2015.84:107:57
2115.74:127:56
2215.74:137:55
2315.74:147:54
2415.64:167:53
2515.64:177:51
2615.54:187:50
2715.54:207:48
2815.44:217:47
2915.44:237:46
3015.34:247:44
3115.34:267:43

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Maidstone?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Maidstone for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maidstone in July

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

In July, Maidstone sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Maidstone in July

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 44 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Maidstone 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 Maidstone peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Maidstone?

Maidstone sits at 51.3°N, 0.5°E, 9 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Chatham, 13 km away.

Topography around Maidstone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maidstone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m.

The land around Maidstone is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (34%), grassland (32%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
241 m
80 km
303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Chatham 13 km · Rochester 13 km · Gillingham 14 km · Strood 14 km · Sittingbourne 17 km · Tonbridge 19 km · Hartley 20 km · Longfield 21 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 Maidstone (51.2667°, 0.5167°, elevation 9 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).