Ossett weather in July

In July, Ossett sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ossett's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ossett's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
4:02 AM – 8:22 PM
Cloud cover
71%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Ossett is town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, 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 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ossett 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 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 Ossett

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.

Ossett 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 / 6012.71.87.80.6
Feb / 5411.22.19.40.9
Mar / 5311.31.511.51.8
Apr12° / 5811.90.513.72.9
May15° / 5611.6015.64.2
Jun18° / 10°7112.2016.75.2
Jul20° / 12°6712.5016.35.8
Aug19° / 12°7212014.65.7
Sep17° / 10°6010.2012.55.1
Oct13° / 6412.1010.33.4
Nov / 6412.80.48.31.8
Dec / 6712.71.47.30.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22872
32872
42773
52773
62773
72773
82872
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112971
122971
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ossett gets around 67 mm of rain over 12.5 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
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540
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840
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1538
1638
1738
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2038
2139
2239
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3040
3140

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178193
277203
376213
475223
575223
675232
775232
874242
974242
1074242
1172253
1272253
1372253
1472253
1571254
1670264
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1869274
1967285
2067285
2166295
2265305
2363316
2462326
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2661336
2761336
2860346
2960346
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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 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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914light breeze
1014light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:47 AM to 4:24 AM, and sunset from 8:32 PM to 8:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.83:478:32
216.73:488:32
316.73:488:32
416.73:498:31
516.73:508:31
616.73:518:30
716.63:528:30
816.63:538:29
916.63:548:28
1016.53:558:27
1116.53:568:27
1216.53:578:26
1316.43:588:25
1416.43:598:24
1516.44:018:23
1616.34:028:22
1716.34:038:21
1816.34:058:20
1916.24:068:18
2016.24:078:17
2116.14:098:16
2216.14:108:15
2316.04:128:13
2416.04:138:12
2515.94:158:10
2615.94:168:09
2715.84:188:07
2815.84:198:06
2915.74:218:04
3015.74:238:02
3115.64:248:01

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 4.79 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Ossett?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Ossett for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ossett in July

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

In July, Ossett sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ossett 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 Ossett peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ossett?

Ossett sits at 53.7°N, 1.6°W, 105 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Dewsbury, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Ossett

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ossett has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 729 m.

The land around Ossett is covered by artificial surfaces (30%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (29%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
354 m
80 km
729 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Dewsbury 3.0 km · Batley 4.0 km · Wakefield 5.0 km · Morley 7.0 km · Heckmondwike 7.0 km · Mirfield 8.0 km · Lofthouse 8.0 km · Liversedge 8.0 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 Ossett (53.6798°, -1.5801°, elevation 105 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).