Peterborough weather in July

In July, Peterborough sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 61 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Peterborough's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peterborough's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:02 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
69%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Peterborough is cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England.

Density
476/km²
people per km²
Founded
~655 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Peterborough reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 3°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 Peterborough

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.

Peterborough weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 4911.40.780.9
Feb / 389.41.29.51.2
Mar10° / 439.90.711.52.3
Apr13° / 4811.10.113.63.5
May16° / 5310.3015.54.9
Jun19° / 11°5910.5016.55.8
Jul22° / 13°6111.5016.16.2
Aug21° / 13°6310.6014.56.3
Sep18° / 11°519.4012.45.8
Oct14° / 5910.5010.34.1
Nov10° / 5510.90.28.52.2
Dec / 5210.80.97.51.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32971
42971
53070
63070
73070
83070
93169
103169
113169
123268
133367
143367
153367
163367
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193367
203268
213268
223367
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293367
303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Peterborough gets around 61 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 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1037
1137
1237
1336
1436
1535
1635
1735
1834
1934
2034
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
173234
271254
370264
469274
568284
666304
765314
865314
964324
1064324
1163334
1263334
1362335
1462335
1561336
1661336
1760337
1860337
1959338
2059338
2158339
2258339
23573310
24563410
25563410
26553510
27543610
28543610
29533710
30533710
31523711

Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 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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514light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 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 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:48 AM to 4:24 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.53:488:20
216.53:498:20
316.53:508:20
416.53:508:20
516.53:518:19
616.43:528:19
716.43:538:18
816.43:548:17
916.43:558:17
1016.33:568:16
1116.33:578:15
1216.33:588:15
1316.23:598:14
1416.24:008:13
1516.24:018:12
1616.14:028:11
1716.14:048:10
1816.14:058:09
1916.04:068:08
2016.04:078:06
2115.94:098:05
2215.94:108:04
2315.94:128:03
2415.84:138:01
2515.84:148:00
2615.74:167:58
2715.74:177:57
2815.64:197:55
2915.64:207:54
3015.54:227:52
3115.54:247:51

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Peterborough?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Peterborough for sightseeing.

What to pack for Peterborough in July

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

In July, Peterborough sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Peterborough in July

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 54 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Peterborough 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 Peterborough peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 11UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Peterborough?

Peterborough sits at 52.6°N, 0.2°W, 12 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Primrose Place, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Peterborough

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peterborough has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Peterborough is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
332 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Primrose Place 9.0 km · Stamford 18 km · March 23 km · Spalding 25 km · Huntingdon 27 km · Saint Ives 29 km · Wisbech 29 km · Corby 31 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 Peterborough (52.5736°, -0.2478°, elevation 12 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).