Newquay weather in July

In July, Newquay sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Newquay's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Newquay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
4:32 AM – 8:20 PM
Cloud cover
68%
4th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Newquay is town, civil parish, seaside resort and fishing port in Cornwall, England.

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 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Newquay reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Newquay weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8615.18.31.6
Feb / 6912.69.71.6
Mar10° / 6412.911.52.2
Apr12° / 6312.513.53.0
May15° / 6312.315.24.0
Jun17° / 12°6311.716.15.1
Jul19° / 14°6411.715.85.7
Aug19° / 14°7012.414.35.6
Sep17° / 12°6010.812.45.3
Oct15° / 10°8914.310.53.8
Nov12° / 9316.18.82.5
Dec10° / 9615.57.91.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53565
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73565
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Newquay gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
156404
255414
353425
452435
552435
650446
750446
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1048467
1147467
1246467
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Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 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 4:19 AM to 4:51 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 8:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:198:28
216.14:198:28
316.14:208:28
416.14:218:28
516.14:218:27
616.14:228:27
716.14:238:26
816.04:248:26
916.04:258:25
1016.04:268:25
1116.04:278:24
1215.94:288:23
1315.94:298:23
1415.94:308:22
1515.84:318:21
1615.84:328:20
1715.84:338:19
1815.74:348:18
1915.74:358:17
2015.74:368:16
2115.64:388:15
2215.64:398:14
2315.54:408:13
2415.54:418:11
2515.54:438:10
2615.44:448:09
2715.44:458:07
2815.34:478:06
2915.34:488:05
3015.24:508:03
3115.24:518:02

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Newquay?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Newquay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Newquay in July

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

In July, Newquay sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Newquay in July

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
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Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Newquay 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 Newquay peaks around August 14 at about 7 (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 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Newquay?

Newquay sits at 50.4°N, 5.1°W, 31 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Truro, 17 km away.

Topography around Newquay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Newquay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 m.

The land around Newquay is covered by water (35%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, water (42%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and water (65%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
264 m
80 km
584 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Truro 17 km · St Austell 23 km · Redruth 23 km · Bodmin 25 km · Camborne 28 km · Falmouth 29 km · Penzance 47 km · Saltash 60 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 Newquay (50.4156°, -5.0732°, elevation 31 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).