Scunthorpe weather in July

In July, Scunthorpe sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 67 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 12% 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 Scunthorpe's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Scunthorpe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
3:59 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
71%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Scunthorpe is town in North Lincolnshire, England.

Air quality
Good
PM10 19.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Scunthorpe 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 26°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 Scunthorpe

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.

Scunthorpe weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 4811.31.17.80.9
Feb / 409.71.19.41.2
Mar10° / 4310.20.811.52.2
Apr13° / 5211.10.213.73.4
May16° / 5410.9015.64.6
Jun19° / 11°6711.6016.75.5
Jul21° / 13°6711.7016.36.1
Aug21° / 13°6711.2014.66.1
Sep18° / 11°549.9012.55.6
Oct14° / 5811010.33.9
Nov10° / 5611.30.28.32.1
Dec / 5310.80.77.31.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42773
52872
62773
72773
82971
92971
102971
113070
123070
133070
143169
153268
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183367
193367
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213268
223367
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243268
253268
263367
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303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Scunthorpe gets around 67 mm of rain over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1337
1437
1537
1636
1736
1836
1935
2036
2136
2236
2336
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175214
274224
373234
473243
572253
672253
771263
870273
970273
1069283
1169283
1269283
1368284
1468284
1568284
1667285
1767285
1867285
1965296
2065296
2163307
2263307
2361318
2461318
2560328
2660328
2758339
2858339
2958339
3057349
3157349

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 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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 3:44 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.73:448:28
216.73:458:28
316.73:458:27
416.73:468:27
516.73:478:26
616.63:488:26
716.63:498:25
816.63:508:25
916.63:518:24
1016.53:528:23
1116.53:538:22
1216.53:548:22
1316.43:558:21
1416.43:568:20
1516.43:588:19
1616.33:598:18
1716.34:008:17
1816.24:018:15
1916.24:038:14
2016.14:048:13
2116.14:068:12
2216.14:078:10
2316.04:088:09
2416.04:108:08
2515.94:118:06
2615.94:138:05
2715.84:158:03
2815.84:168:01
2915.74:188:00
3015.64:197:58
3115.64:217:56

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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95.1Bright
105.0Bright
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195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
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244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Scunthorpe?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Scunthorpe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Scunthorpe in July

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

In July, Scunthorpe sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Scunthorpe in July

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 48 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
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Mar6Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Scunthorpe 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 Scunthorpe 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
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Scunthorpe?

Scunthorpe sits at 53.6°N, 0.7°W, 46 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Brough, 17 km away.

Topography around Scunthorpe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Scunthorpe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m.

The land around Scunthorpe is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
648 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Brough 17 km · Goole 20 km · Thorne 21 km · Gainsborough 23 km · Kingston upon Hull 28 km · Doncaster 32 km · Bentley 33 km · Beverley 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 Scunthorpe (53.5791°, -0.6544°, elevation 46 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).