Shoreham-by-Sea weather in July

In July, Shoreham-by-Sea sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 49 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Shoreham-by-Sea's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shoreham-by-Sea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:11 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
21 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Shoreham-by-Sea is seaside town and port in West Sussex, 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 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Shoreham-by-Sea reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Shoreham-by-Sea weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9014.10.58.21.3
Feb / 6311.10.59.71.2
Mar / 509.90.311.51.7
Apr10° / 489.3013.52.5
May13° / 10°468.5015.23.6
Jun15° / 13°478.5016.24.8
Jul17° / 15°498.8015.85.9
Aug18° / 16°629.3014.36.1
Sep17° / 15°6710.7012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°10813.9010.44.0
Nov12° / 11615.408.72.6
Dec / 10314.10.37.81.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
44951
54951
64951
75050
84951
94951
104951
114951
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134951
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155149
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Shoreham-by-Sea gets around 49 mm of rain over 8.8 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
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730
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1029
1129
1228
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1725
1825
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2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2626
2726
2826
2927
3027
3128

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
150482
249492
347512
446522
544542
643543
742553
840573
939574
1038584
1137585
1236586
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Wind in July

Winds average 21 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 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 3:58 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.23:588:11
216.23:588:11
316.23:598:11
416.23:598:10
516.24:008:10
616.14:018:10
716.14:028:09
816.14:038:09
916.14:048:08
1016.04:048:07
1116.04:058:07
1216.04:068:06
1316.04:078:05
1415.94:098:04
1515.94:108:04
1615.94:118:03
1715.84:128:02
1815.84:138:01
1915.84:148:00
2015.74:157:59
2115.74:177:58
2215.64:187:56
2315.64:197:55
2415.64:217:54
2515.54:227:53
2615.54:237:51
2715.44:257:50
2815.44:267:48
2915.34:277:47
3015.34:297:46
3115.24:307:44

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Shoreham-by-Sea?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Shoreham-by-Sea for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shoreham-by-Sea in July

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

In July, Shoreham-by-Sea sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Shoreham-by-Sea 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 24 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
Jan10Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Shoreham-by-Sea 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 Shoreham-by-Sea peaks around August 10 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shoreham-by-Sea?

Shoreham-by-Sea sits at 50.8°N, 0.3°W, 7 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Lancing, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Shoreham-by-Sea

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Shoreham-by-Sea.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shoreham-by-Sea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Shoreham-by-Sea is covered by water (34%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (42%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and water (34%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Lancing 3.0 km · Portslade 4.0 km · Worthing 7.0 km · Hove 8.0 km · Brighton 9.0 km · Rottingdean 15 km · Burgess Hill 17 km · Littlehampton 19 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 Shoreham-by-Sea (50.8341°, -0.2743°, elevation 7 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).