Preston weather in July

In July, Preston sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 98 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. 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 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Preston's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Preston's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
4:06 AM – 8:27 PM
Cloud cover
70%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Preston is city and the administrative centre of Lancashire, England.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,203/km²
people per km²
Founded
1086

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 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Preston reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°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 Preston

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.

Preston 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 / 10216.51.17.80.8
Feb / 8614.11.49.40.9
Mar / 81140.811.51.6
Apr12° / 7213.30.313.72.8
May15° / 7813.4015.63.9
Jun17° / 11°8914.3016.74.8
Jul19° / 13°9816.1016.35.1
Aug19° / 13°11216.9014.65.0
Sep16° / 11°9713.6012.54.6
Oct13° / 11616010.23.2
Nov10° / 11617.10.28.31.7
Dec / 12316.60.87.30.9

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 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43268
53268
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123466
133565
143565
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193268
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213268
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273268
283169
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313169

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Preston gets around 98 mm of rain over 16.1 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 51% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
252
352
452
553
653
753
853
953
1053
1152
1252
1352
1452
1551
1651
1750
1850
1949
2049
2149
2250
2350
2450
2551
2651
2752
2852
2952
3053
3153

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 (%)
174224
273234
372244
471254
570264
669274
768284
867294
966304
1066304
1164315
1263325
1363325
1462335
1561345
1660346
1759356
1858366
1957376
2056386
2154397
2253407
2352417
2451427
2550428
2650438
2749438
2849438
2949438
3049429
3149429

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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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815light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:51 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 8:37 PM to 8:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.83:518:37
216.83:528:37
316.73:528:37
416.73:538:36
516.73:548:36
616.73:558:35
716.63:568:35
816.63:578:34
916.63:588:33
1016.63:598:32
1116.54:008:32
1216.54:018:31
1316.54:028:30
1416.44:048:29
1516.44:058:28
1616.34:068:27
1716.34:078:26
1816.34:098:25
1916.24:108:23
2016.24:118:22
2116.14:138:21
2216.14:148:19
2316.04:168:18
2416.04:178:17
2515.94:198:15
2615.94:208:14
2715.84:228:12
2815.84:248:10
2915.74:258:09
3015.74:278:07
3115.64:288:05

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Preston?

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
2.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Preston for sightseeing.

What to pack for Preston in July

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

In July, Preston sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Preston 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 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Preston 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 Preston peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Preston?

Preston sits at 53.8°N, 2.7°W, 34 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Leyland, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Preston

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Preston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 849 m.

The land around Preston is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
414 m
80 km
849 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Leyland 7.0 km · Chorley 14 km · Blackburn 15 km · Fylde 16 km · Darwen 17 km · Lytham St Annes 19 km · Poulton-le-Fylde 20 km · Horwich 21 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 Preston (53.7628°, -2.7045°, elevation 34 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).