Pontypool weather in July

In July, Pontypool sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Pontypool's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pontypool's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:18 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
70%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Pontypool is town in Torfaen, south-east Wales.

Density
3,965/km²
people per km²

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 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in Pontypool reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Pontypool

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.

Pontypool weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7913.21.38.10.8
Feb / 6210.51.29.61.0
Mar10° / 6311.20.811.51.9
Apr12° / 6812.10.413.63.1
May15° / 7512.7015.44.2
Jun18° / 10°7011016.35.4
Jul20° / 12°6712015.95.9
Aug20° / 12°7411.4014.45.8
Sep17° / 10°639.9012.45.3
Oct14° / 9012.70.110.43.5
Nov10° / 8413.30.48.62.0
Dec / 8712.51.17.71.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133268
143367
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Pontypool gets around 67 mm of rain over 12 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
340
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540
640
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840
939
1039
1138
1238
1337
1437
1536
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1735
1835
1935
2035
2136
2236
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2638
2738
2839
2939
3040
3140

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172253
271263
370273
468284
567294
666304
765314
864324
963334
1063334
1162344
1261345
1361345
1460355
1560355
1660355
1759365
1859365
1958375
2058375
2157385
2256395
2356395
2455405
2555405
2654415
2754415
2853416
2952426
3052426
3152417

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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 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 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:04 AM to 4:38 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 7:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:048:27
216.44:058:27
316.34:058:26
416.34:068:26
516.34:078:26
616.34:088:25
716.34:098:25
816.24:098:24
916.24:108:23
1016.24:118:23
1116.24:128:22
1216.14:138:21
1316.14:148:21
1416.14:158:20
1516.04:178:19
1616.04:188:18
1716.04:198:17
1815.94:208:16
1915.94:218:15
2015.84:238:14
2115.84:248:12
2215.84:258:11
2315.74:278:10
2415.74:288:09
2515.64:298:07
2615.64:318:06
2715.54:328:04
2815.54:348:03
2915.44:358:02
3015.44:378:00
3115.34:387:58

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Pontypool?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Pontypool for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pontypool in July

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

In July, Pontypool sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pontypool 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 37 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Pontypool 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 Pontypool 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
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pontypool?

Pontypool sits at 51.7°N, 3.0°W, 173 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Cwmbran, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Pontypool

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pontypool has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m around an average of 224 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m.

The land around Pontypool is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
395 m
16 km
575 m
80 km
864 m
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July weather nearby: Cwmbran 5.0 km · Risca 11 km · Blackwood 12 km · Newport 13 km · Ebbw Vale 14 km · Gelligaer 15 km · Caerphilly 18 km · Pontypridd 23 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 Pontypool (51.7011°, -3.0444°, elevation 173 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).