Oswestry weather in July

In July, Oswestry sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 59 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 12% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 36 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Oswestry's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oswestry's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:12 AM – 8:24 PM
Cloud cover
71%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Oswestry is town in Shropshire, 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 Oswestry reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°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 Oswestry

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.

Oswestry weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6213.31.77.90.7
Feb / 5311.31.69.50.9
Mar / 5411.81.211.51.7
Apr12° / 56120.413.62.8
May15° / 6011.8015.54.1
Jun17° / 10°6611.4016.55.2
Jul19° / 12°5911.5016.15.8
Aug19° / 12°5911.8014.55.6
Sep17° / 10°559.9012.45.0
Oct13° / 67120.110.33.3
Nov / 6712.90.68.41.8
Dec / 7112.81.27.40.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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

Any precipitation

Oswestry gets around 59 mm of rain over 11.5 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 36% and peaks near 39% 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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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276222
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672253
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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 36 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 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 3:58 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 8:33 PM to 8:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.63:588:33
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316.63:598:33
416.54:008:32
516.54:018:32
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1116.44:068:28
1216.34:078:27
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1516.24:118:25
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1816.14:158:21
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2016.04:178:19
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3015.54:328:05
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 4.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Oswestry?

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
2.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Oswestry for sightseeing.

What to pack for Oswestry in July

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

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

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Oswestry 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 at the nearest coast (about 57 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
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Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
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UV index in Oswestry 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 Oswestry peaks around August 13 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
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Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Oswestry?

Oswestry sits at 52.9°N, 3.1°W, 136 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Rhosllannerchrugog, 16 km away.

Topography around Oswestry

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oswestry has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 147 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,060 m.

The land around Oswestry is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) within 80 km.

3 km
247 m
16 km
557 m
80 km
1,060 m
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July weather nearby: Rhosllannerchrugog 16 km · Wrexham 21 km · Brymbo 23 km · Shrewsbury 26 km · Buckley 34 km · Hawarden 36 km · Deeside 38 km · Chester 38 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 Oswestry (52.862°, -3.055°, elevation 136 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).