Perth weather in July

In July, Perth sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 82 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 16.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 24 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Perth's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Perth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
16 h 54 min
3:54 AM – 8:45 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Perth is city in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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 Perth reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°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 Perth

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.

Perth 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 / 10015.55.77.30.2
Feb / 7612.34.59.10.5
Mar / 7513.73.611.41.3
Apr11° / 6412.61.213.92.4
May14° / 7112.80.116.13.6
Jun16° / 7413.3017.34.4
Jul18° / 11°8214.2016.85.1
Aug18° / 10°8713.8014.95.0
Sep15° / 6911.7012.54.2
Oct12° / 10113.80.110.12.7
Nov / 9014.21.17.91.2
Dec / 9113.236.70.3

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 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Perth gets around 82 mm of rain over 14.2 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 45% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
245
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445
545
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745
845
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2145
2245
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2646
2746
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3045
3145

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187121
286131
385141
485141
584151
684151
784151
883161
983161
1083161
1182171
1282171
1382171
1481181
1581181
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1780191
1880191
1979201
2078211
2178211
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2573252
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2772262
2872262
2972262
3072262
3173252

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 24 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:37 AM to 4:19 AM, and sunset from 8:58 PM to 8:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.43:378:58
217.33:378:57
317.33:388:57
417.33:398:56
517.33:408:56
617.23:418:55
717.23:428:54
817.23:438:54
917.13:448:53
1017.13:458:52
1117.13:478:51
1217.03:488:50
1317.03:498:49
1416.93:518:48
1516.93:528:46
1616.93:548:45
1716.83:558:44
1816.83:578:43
1916.73:588:41
2016.74:008:40
2116.64:018:38
2216.64:038:37
2316.54:058:35
2416.44:068:33
2516.44:088:32
2616.34:108:30
2716.34:128:28
2816.24:148:26
2916.24:158:24
3016.14:178:23
3116.04:198:21

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 4.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Perth?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Perth for sightseeing.

What to pack for Perth in July

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

In July, Perth sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Perth in July

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 36 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
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Jun12Bracing
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UV index in Perth 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 Perth peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Perth?

Perth sits at 56.4°N, 3.4°W, 10 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Glenrothes, 27 km away.

Topography around Perth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Perth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,320 m.

The land around Perth is covered by trees (32%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), grassland (36%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
222 m
16 km
415 m
80 km
1,320 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Glenrothes 27 km · Dundee 29 km · Kirkcaldy 35 km · Dunfermline 36 km · Alloa 38 km · Saint Andrews 39 km · Stirling 44 km · Grangemouth 46 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 Perth (56.3952°, -3.4314°, elevation 10 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).