Shirley weather in July

In July, Shirley sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 13% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Shirley's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shirley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:09 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
71%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Shirley is district of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull near Birmingham in the county of West Midlands, 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 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Shirley 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 Shirley

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.

Shirley 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 / 5512.21.280.8
Feb / 4510.21.39.51.1
Mar10° / 4810.60.811.52.1
Apr13° / 5611.70.313.63.3
May16° / 6011.2015.44.6
Jun19° / 11°6711.1016.55.6
Jul21° / 13°6511.8016.16.0
Aug20° / 13°6310.8014.56.0
Sep18° / 10°579.6012.45.5
Oct14° / 6511010.33.7
Nov10° / 6311.80.38.52.0
Dec / 6111.71.17.51.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62872
72872
82872
92872
102971
113070
123070
133070
143169
153169
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173169
183268
193268
203169
213070
223169
233169
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263268
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283268
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Shirley gets around 65 mm of rain over 11.8 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 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1736
1837
1937
2037
2137
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175223
274233
373243
472253
571263
670273
770273
869283
968293
1068293
1167303
1267303
1367303
1466304
1566304
1665314
1764315
1864315
1963325
2062326
2162326
2261336
2361336
2459347
2559347
2658357
2758357
2857367
2957367
3055378
3155378

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July, the calmest month.

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
714light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 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 3:55 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.53:558:26
216.53:568:26
316.53:578:25
416.53:578:25
516.43:588:24
616.43:598:24
716.44:008:23
816.44:018:23
916.34:028:22
1016.34:038:22
1116.34:048:21
1216.34:058:20
1316.24:068:19
1416.24:078:18
1516.24:088:17
1616.14:098:16
1716.14:118:15
1816.04:128:14
1916.04:138:13
2016.04:158:12
2115.94:168:11
2215.94:178:09
2315.84:198:08
2415.84:208:07
2515.74:218:05
2615.74:238:04
2715.64:248:03
2815.64:268:01
2915.54:277:59
3015.54:297:58
3115.44:307:56

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 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 4.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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214.7Bright
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244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Shirley?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Shirley for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shirley in July

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

In July, Shirley 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

UV index in Shirley 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 Shirley 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
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shirley?

Shirley sits at 52.4°N, 1.8°W, 145 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Solihull, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Shirley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shirley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 593 m.

The land around Shirley is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (32%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
241 m
80 km
593 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Solihull 3.0 km · Acocks Green 4.0 km · Birmingham 10 km · Washwood Heath 10 km · Aston 11 km · Bartley Green 12 km · Smethwick 14 km · Redditch 14 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 Shirley (52.4107°, -1.8195°, elevation 145 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. 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).