Ramsbottom weather in July

In July, Ramsbottom sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 101 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 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ramsbottom's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ramsbottom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
4:05 AM – 8:25 PM
Cloud cover
73%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Ramsbottom is market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.

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 Ramsbottom 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 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 Ramsbottom

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.

Ramsbottom 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 / 10615.92.87.80.3
Feb / 9413.93.29.40.5
Mar / 8813.9211.51.3
Apr11° / 7713.60.813.72.5
May14° / 8213.6015.63.7
Jun17° / 9514.6016.74.5
Jul18° / 11°10116.1016.35.0
Aug18° / 11°10616014.64.9
Sep16° / 8913.1012.54.3
Oct12° / 10415.10.110.32.8
Nov / 10315.90.68.31.3
Dec / 11815.62.27.30.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ramsbottom gets around 101 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 (%)
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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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180182
279192
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 42 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 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:50 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 8:35 PM to 8:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.73:508:35
216.73:518:35
316.73:528:34
416.73:528:34
516.73:538:33
616.63:548:33
716.63:558:32
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916.63:578:31
1016.53:588:30
1116.53:598:29
1216.54:008:29
1316.44:018:28
1416.44:038:27
1516.44:048:26
1616.34:058:25
1716.34:068:24
1816.24:088:22
1916.24:098:21
2016.24:108:20
2116.14:128:19
2216.14:138:17
2316.04:158:16
2416.04:168:15
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2915.74:248:07
3015.74:268:05
3115.64:278:03

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 4.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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314.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Ramsbottom?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Ramsbottom for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ramsbottom in July

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

In July, Ramsbottom sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ramsbottom 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 53 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 Ramsbottom 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 Ramsbottom 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
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Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ramsbottom?

Ramsbottom sits at 53.6°N, 2.3°W, 133 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Rossendale, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Ramsbottom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ramsbottom has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Ramsbottom is covered by grassland (62%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (54%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
449 m
80 km
738 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Rossendale 5.0 km · Bury 5.0 km · Haslingden 6.0 km · Rawtenstall 6.0 km · Heywood 9.0 km · Radcliffe 10 km · Bolton 11 km · Whitefield 11 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 Ramsbottom (53.6479°, -2.3168°, elevation 133 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).