Newmarket weather in July

In July, Newmarket sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 60 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 15% 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 Newmarket's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Newmarket's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:01 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
68%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Newmarket is market town in Suffolk, England.

Density
1,391/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 Newmarket reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12012
22012
32013
42113
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How July really feels in Newmarket

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.

Newmarket weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5211.60.980.8
Feb / 429.71.49.51.1
Mar10° / 4310.70.811.52.2
Apr13° / 48110.113.63.4
May16° / 5510.2015.44.8
Jun19° / 11°6211.2016.45.7
Jul21° / 13°60120166.1
Aug21° / 13°6511014.56.2
Sep18° / 11°529.3012.45.8
Oct14° / 5910.8010.34.0
Nov10° / 5610.80.28.52.2
Dec / 5511.20.97.61.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43169
53268
63268
73268
83268
93367
103367
113367
123466
133466
143466
153466
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313466

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Newmarket gets around 60 mm of rain over 12 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 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
440
540
640
740
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1338
1438
1537
1637
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2537
2637
2736
2836
2936
3037
3137

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167276
266286
366295
464315
563325
662335
761345
860355
959365
1058366
1158366
1258366
1358366
1457367
1557367
1656368
1757358
1856359
1956359
20553510
21543610
22533611
23533611
24523711
25513811
26513811
27493911
28494011
29484011
30484112
31474112

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
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3014light breeze
3114light 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 3:47 AM to 4:22 AM, and sunset from 8:16 PM to 7:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.53:478:16
216.53:488:16
316.43:498:15
416.43:498:15
516.43:508:15
616.43:518:14
716.43:528:14
816.33:538:13
916.33:548:12
1016.33:558:12
1116.33:568:11
1216.23:578:10
1316.23:588:09
1416.23:598:09
1516.14:008:08
1616.14:018:07
1716.14:038:06
1816.04:048:05
1916.04:058:03
2015.94:068:02
2115.94:088:01
2215.84:098:00
2315.84:107:59
2415.84:127:57
2515.74:137:56
2615.74:157:54
2715.64:167:53
2815.64:187:51
2915.54:197:50
3015.54:217:48
3115.44:227:47

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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85.1Bright
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215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
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264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Newmarket?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Newmarket for sightseeing.

What to pack for Newmarket in July

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

In July, Newmarket sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Newmarket 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 70 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 5°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
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Newmarket 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 Newmarket peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 10UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Newmarket?

Newmarket sits at 52.2°N, 0.4°E, 28 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Haverhill, 18 km away.

Topography around Newmarket

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Newmarket has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m.

The land around Newmarket is covered by grassland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
277 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Haverhill 18 km · Ely 20 km · Cambridge 20 km · Bury St Edmunds 21 km · Saffron Walden 27 km · Thetford 30 km · Sudbury 32 km · Saint Ives 34 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 Newmarket (52.2447°, 0.4042°, elevation 28 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).