Newport weather in July

In July, Newport sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-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 17% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Newport's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Newport's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:18 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
67%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Newport is city in south east Wales, United Kingdom.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1126

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 Newport reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°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 Newport

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.

Newport 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 / 7713.40.78.11.1
Feb / 6010.50.89.61.2
Mar10° / 6010.90.511.52.1
Apr13° / 6411.20.213.63.3
May16° / 6811.8015.34.5
Jun18° / 12°6410.6016.35.6
Jul20° / 14°6311.2015.96.0
Aug20° / 14°7511.3014.45.9
Sep18° / 11°6310.1012.45.5
Oct14° / 8813.1010.43.8
Nov11° / 8413.70.18.62.2
Dec / 8613.10.57.71.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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

Any precipitation

Newport gets around 63 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 40% 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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
165323
263334
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461354
560364
658375
757385
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1154406
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2942508
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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 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 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:05 AM to 4:38 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 7:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:058:26
216.34:058:26
316.34:068:26
416.34:078:25
516.34:078:25
616.34:088:24
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2915.44:358:01
3015.44:377:59
3115.34:387:58

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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314.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Newport?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Newport for sightseeing.

What to pack for Newport in July

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

In July, Newport sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Newport in July

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 25 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
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Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Newport 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 Newport 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
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Mar3Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Newport?

Newport sits at 51.6°N, 3.0°W, 16 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Risca, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Newport

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Newport has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m.

The land around Newport is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), trees (28%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
472 m
80 km
864 m
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July weather nearby: Risca 7.0 km · Cwmbran 8.0 km · Pontypool 13 km · Caerphilly 15 km · Blackwood 17 km · Cardiff 17 km · Clevedon 19 km · Portishead 20 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 Newport (51.5877°, -2.9983°, elevation 16 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).