Paisley weather in July

In July, Paisley sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 92 mm of rain across 15.7 wet days and about 16.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Paisley's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paisley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:01 AM – 8:46 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Paisley is town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK.

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 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Paisley reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Paisley

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.

Paisley weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 12617.52.57.40.6
Feb / 10214.72.49.20.8
Mar / 9214.91.711.41.5
Apr11° / 7714.10.513.82.5
May14° / 7813.60.2163.7
Jun16° / 10°8414.4017.24.4
Jul18° / 12°9215.7016.74.8
Aug18° / 11°10516.4014.84.8
Sep16° / 10°9014.1012.54.2
Oct12° / 12316.1010.12.8
Nov / 11816.90.381.5
Dec / 12416.31.86.80.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
51981
61882
71882
81981
92080
102080
112080
122179
132179
142179
152179
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212278
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242278
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262179
272179
282179
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302179
312278

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Paisley gets around 92 mm of rain over 15.7 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 51% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
248
348
449
549
649
749
849
949
1049
1149
1249
1350
1450
1550
1650
1750
1850
1950
2051
2151
2252
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2453
2553
2654
2754
2855
2955
3055
3155

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182171
281181
379192
478202
578202
677212
777212
876222
976222
1075232
1175232
1274242
1373252
1472262
1571272
1670273
1769283
1868293
1968293
2067303
2165314
2265314
2364324
2464324
2564324
2662335
2763325
2863325
2963325
3063325
3164315

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:45 AM to 4:26 AM, and sunset from 8:58 PM to 8:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.23:458:58
217.23:458:57
317.23:468:57
417.23:478:56
517.13:488:56
617.13:498:55
717.13:508:54
817.03:518:54
917.03:528:53
1017.03:538:52
1116.93:548:51
1216.93:568:50
1316.93:578:49
1416.83:588:48
1516.84:008:47
1616.74:018:46
1716.74:038:44
1816.74:048:43
1916.64:068:42
2016.64:078:40
2116.54:098:39
2216.54:108:37
2316.44:128:36
2416.34:148:34
2516.34:158:33
2616.24:178:31
2716.24:198:29
2816.14:208:27
2916.14:228:26
3016.04:248:24
3115.94:268:22

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 4.76 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
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104.4Bright
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144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.3Bright
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184.3Bright
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204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Paisley?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Paisley for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paisley in July

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

In July, Paisley sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Paisley in July

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Paisley in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paisley peaks around June 18 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Paisley?

Paisley sits at 55.8°N, 4.4°W, 50 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Barrhead, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Paisley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paisley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,199 m.

The land around Paisley is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (33%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
397 m
80 km
1,199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Barrhead 4.0 km · Renfrew 5.0 km · Johnstone 5.0 km · Erskine 8.0 km · Clydebank 8.0 km · Newton Mearns 9.0 km · Bearsden 11 km · Glasgow 12 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 Paisley (55.8317°, -4.4325°, elevation 50 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).