Plymstock weather in July

In July, Plymstock sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 55 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-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 22% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Plymstock's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plymstock's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
4:28 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Plymstock is former civil parish and commuter suburb of Plymouth in the English county of Devon.

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 Plymstock reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Plymstock weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9714.88.31.6
Feb / 7211.79.71.5
Mar10° / 6311.211.51.9
Apr11° / 5910.913.52.6
May13° / 10°5710.215.23.6
Jun16° / 13°561016.14.7
Jul18° / 15°559.715.75.7
Aug18° / 15°6510.714.35.7
Sep16° / 14°589.712.45.1
Oct14° / 12°10114.110.53.7
Nov12° / 10915.28.82.6
Dec10° / 10414.77.92.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63763
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Plymstock gets around 55 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
152462
250473
350473
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Wind in July

Winds average 19 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 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 4:15 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 7:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:158:24
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516.14:188:23
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916.04:218:21
1016.04:228:20
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1215.94:248:19
1315.94:258:18
1415.94:268:18
1515.84:278:17
1615.84:288:16
1715.84:298:15
1815.74:308:14
1915.74:328:13
2015.74:338:12
2115.64:348:11
2215.64:358:10
2315.54:368:08
2415.54:388:07
2515.44:398:06
2615.44:408:05
2715.44:428:03
2815.34:438:02
2915.34:458:01
3015.24:467:59
3115.24:477:58

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Plymstock?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Plymstock for sightseeing.

What to pack for Plymstock in July

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

In July, Plymstock sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Plymstock 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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
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Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov13Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Plymstock 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 Plymstock 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
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Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Plymstock?

Plymstock sits at 50.4°N, 4.1°W, 27 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Plymouth, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Plymstock

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plymstock has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Plymstock is covered by grassland (30%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (37%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
492 m
80 km
651 m
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July weather nearby: Plymouth 4.0 km · Saltash 11 km · Paignton 38 km · Newton Abbot 39 km · Brixham 41 km · Torquay 42 km · Bodmin 47 km · St Austell 49 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 Plymstock (50.36°, -4.0905°, elevation 27 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).