Salisbury weather in July

In July, Salisbury sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 51 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Salisbury's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salisbury's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:16 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Salisbury is cathedral city in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

Density
3,960/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 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Salisbury 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 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Salisbury

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.

Salisbury weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6611.30.58.21.1
Feb / 50100.69.61.3
Mar10° / 4810.10.511.52.3
Apr13° / 55110.113.53.5
May16° / 5510.2015.34.8
Jun19° / 11°529.9016.25.8
Jul21° / 13°5110.1015.96.3
Aug21° / 13°6510.5014.46.2
Sep18° / 11°529.3012.45.7
Oct14° / 7511.8010.44.0
Nov11° / 7511.608.72.4
Dec / 7111.20.37.81.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43466
53565
63565
73565
83565
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113664
123763
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Salisbury gets around 51 mm of rain over 10.1 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
635
735
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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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
165323
264333
362353
461363
560373
659383
758393
856404
955414
1055414
1154415
1254415
1353416
1453416
1553416
1652417
1752417
1851418
1950428
2050428
2149428
2248439
2348439
2447449
2546459
2645469
2744479
2843479
2943489
30424810
31424810

Wind in July

Winds average 14 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
214light breeze
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414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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3113light breeze

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 4:02 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:028:19
216.34:038:18
316.24:048:18
416.24:048:18
516.24:058:17
616.24:068:17
716.24:078:16
816.14:088:16
916.14:098:15
1016.14:098:15
1116.14:108:14
1216.04:118:13
1316.04:128:12
1416.04:148:12
1515.94:158:11
1615.94:168:10
1715.94:178:09
1815.84:188:08
1915.84:198:07
2015.84:218:06
2115.74:228:05
2215.74:238:03
2315.64:248:02
2415.64:268:01
2515.54:278:00
2615.54:287:58
2715.54:307:57
2815.44:317:55
2915.44:337:54
3015.34:347:53
3115.34:367:51

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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85.2Bright
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215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Salisbury?

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
3.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Salisbury for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salisbury in July

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

In July, Salisbury sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Salisbury 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 50 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Salisbury 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 Salisbury peaks around August 12 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Salisbury?

Salisbury sits at 51.1°N, 1.8°W, 50 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Romsey, 23 km away.

Topography around Salisbury

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salisbury has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m.

The land around Salisbury is covered by grassland (31%), trees (25%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), grassland (33%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
326 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Romsey 23 km · Andover 26 km · Totton 27 km · Ferndown 30 km · Warminster 31 km · Southampton 33 km · Eastleigh 33 km · Winchester 33 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 Salisbury (51.0693°, -1.7957°, elevation 50 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).