Saint Andrews weather in July

In July, Saint Andrews sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 66 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 16.8 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 17 h 18 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Saint Andrews's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint Andrews's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
3:51 AM – 8:42 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Saint Andrews is town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, UK.

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 Saint Andrews reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°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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How July really feels in Saint Andrews

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.

Saint Andrews 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 / 6713.41.27.30.8
Feb / 5010.41.39.11.0
Mar / 5211.2111.41.5
Apr10° / 4710.20.313.92.4
May13° / 52110163.4
Jun16° / 11°6011.8017.34.4
Jul18° / 13°6612.7016.85.2
Aug18° / 13°6812.3014.95.2
Sep16° / 11°5610.4012.54.6
Oct13° / 8012.9010.13.2
Nov10° / 7413.60.37.91.9
Dec / 6912.816.71.0

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 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
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32278
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Saint Andrews gets around 66 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3142

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185141
284151
383161
482171
581181
681181
780191
880191
979201
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1178211
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Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 18 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:34 AM to 4:17 AM, and sunset from 8:55 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.33:348:55
217.33:358:54
317.33:368:54
417.33:378:53
517.23:388:53
617.23:398:52
717.23:408:51
817.23:418:51
917.13:428:50
1017.13:438:49
1117.13:448:48
1217.03:468:47
1317.03:478:46
1416.93:488:45
1516.93:508:44
1616.83:518:42
1716.83:538:41
1816.83:548:40
1916.73:568:38
2016.73:588:37
2116.63:598:35
2216.54:018:34
2316.54:028:32
2416.44:048:30
2516.44:068:29
2616.34:088:27
2716.34:098:25
2816.24:118:23
2916.14:138:22
3016.14:158:20
3116.04:178:18

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Saint Andrews?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Saint Andrews for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint Andrews in July

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

In July, Saint Andrews sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Saint Andrews in July

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Saint Andrews 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 Saint Andrews peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint Andrews?

Saint Andrews sits at 56.3°N, 2.8°W, 22 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Dundee, 18 km away.

Topography around Saint Andrews

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint Andrews has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,159 m.

The land around Saint Andrews is covered by water (35%), grassland (24%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, water (39%), cropland (29%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
285 m
80 km
1,159 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Dundee 18 km · Glenrothes 28 km · Arbroath 28 km · Kirkcaldy 33 km · Perth 39 km · Musselburgh 47 km · Edinburgh 50 km · Dunfermline 50 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 Saint Andrews (56.3387°, -2.799°, elevation 22 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).