Royal Tunbridge Wells weather in July

In July, Royal Tunbridge Wells sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 59 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:07 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Royal Tunbridge Wells is town in Kent, England.

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Royal Tunbridge Wells reaches about 21°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 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Royal Tunbridge Wells

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.

Royal Tunbridge Wells 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 / 5811.60.98.20.9
Feb / 489.519.61.1
Mar10° / 4510.20.511.52.2
Apr13° / 5211.20.113.53.5
May16° / 5610.4015.34.8
Jun19° / 11°6010.3016.25.9
Jul21° / 13°5911.1015.96.3
Aug21° / 13°6910.7014.46.3
Sep18° / 11°509.4012.45.8
Oct14° / 6211010.44.1
Nov10° / 6511.30.18.72.3
Dec / 6311.40.97.81.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Royal Tunbridge Wells gets around 59 mm of rain over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 39% 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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
164324
262344
361354
460364
559374
657385
756395
855405
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1054406
1153416
1252417
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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 18 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 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:54 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.33:548:11
216.33:548:10
316.33:558:10
416.23:568:10
516.23:578:09
616.23:578:09
716.23:588:09
816.13:598:08
916.14:008:07
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1116.14:028:06
1216.04:038:05
1316.04:048:05
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1815.84:108:00
1915.84:117:59
2015.84:127:58
2115.74:137:57
2215.74:157:55
2315.64:167:54
2415.64:177:53
2515.64:197:52
2615.54:207:50
2715.54:217:49
2815.44:237:48
2915.44:247:46
3015.34:267:45
3115.34:277:43

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Royal Tunbridge Wells?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Royal Tunbridge Wells for sightseeing.

What to pack for Royal Tunbridge Wells in July

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

In July, Royal Tunbridge Wells sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Royal Tunbridge Wells 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 38 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 8°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
Jan9Bracing
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Mar8Bracing
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May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Royal Tunbridge Wells 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 Royal Tunbridge Wells peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Royal Tunbridge Wells?

Royal Tunbridge Wells sits at 51.1°N, 0.3°E, 118 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Tonbridge, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Royal Tunbridge Wells

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Royal Tunbridge Wells has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m.

The land around Royal Tunbridge Wells is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and water (31%), grassland (23%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
238 m
80 km
303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Tonbridge 7.0 km · Crowborough 11 km · Sevenoaks 16 km · East Grinstead 19 km · Uckfield 22 km · Maidstone 23 km · Hartley 28 km · Caterham 29 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 Royal Tunbridge Wells (51.1332°, 0.2626°, elevation 118 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).