Peckham weather in July

In July, Peckham sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 56 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°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 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Peckham's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peckham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:07 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
67%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Peckham is district in south-east London.

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 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Peckham reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°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 Peckham

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.

Peckham weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5310.80.88.11.0
Feb / 4490.99.61.2
Mar10° / 4110.10.611.52.3
Apr13° / 49110.113.53.6
May17° / 539.8015.35.1
Jun19° / 11°569.6016.36.0
Jul22° / 14°5610.2015.96.5
Aug21° / 14°629.8014.46.4
Sep19° / 11°458.8012.45.9
Oct15° / 5710.5010.44.2
Nov10° / 6010.80.18.62.3
Dec / 5711.10.77.71.2

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 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33268
43268
53169
63169
73268
83268
93268
103367
113367
123367
133466
143664
153664
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Peckham gets around 56 mm of rain over 10.2 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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435
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734
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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 (%)
164315
262335
361345
459365
558375
657385
756395
856395
955405
1054406
1154406
1253407
1353407
1452408
1553398
1652399
1752399
18513910
19504010
20494011
21494011
22484012
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24464112
25464212
26454212
27454312
28444312
29434413
30434413
31434413

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

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
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 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 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:53 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 7:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.33:538:14
216.33:548:14
316.33:558:13
416.33:558:13
516.33:568:13
616.33:578:12
716.23:588:12
816.23:598:11
916.24:008:10
1016.24:018:10
1116.14:028:09
1216.14:038:08
1316.14:048:08
1416.04:058:07
1516.04:068:06
1616.04:078:05
1715.94:088:04
1815.94:098:03
1915.94:118:02
2015.84:128:01
2115.84:137:59
2215.74:147:58
2315.74:167:57
2415.64:177:56
2515.64:187:54
2615.64:207:53
2715.54:217:52
2815.54:237:50
2915.44:247:49
3015.44:267:47
3115.34:277:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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85.1Bright
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235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Peckham?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Peckham for sightseeing.

What to pack for Peckham in July

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

In July, Peckham sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Peckham 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 Peckham peaks around August 10 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Peckham?

Peckham sits at 51.5°N, 0.1°W, 9 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is New Cross, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Peckham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peckham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m.

The land around Peckham is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), trees (27%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: New Cross 2.0 km · Brockley 3.0 km · Brixton 3.0 km · Greenwich 4.0 km · Shadwell 4.0 km · Perry Vale 5.0 km · Catford 5.0 km · Canary Wharf 5.0 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 Peckham (51.474°, -0.0697°, elevation 9 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).