Stamford weather in July

In July, Stamford sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11.5 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 36 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Stamford's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stamford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:03 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
70%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Stamford is town in Lincolnshire, 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 Stamford 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 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22012
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52112
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How July really feels in Stamford

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.

Stamford 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 / 4911.40.980.8
Feb / 389.41.39.51.1
Mar10° / 44100.911.52.2
Apr13° / 5111.10.213.63.4
May16° / 5511015.54.7
Jun19° / 11°6411.2016.55.6
Jul21° / 13°6511.5016.16.2
Aug21° / 13°6811014.56.1
Sep18° / 11°549.6012.45.7
Oct14° / 6110.7010.33.9
Nov10° / 5711.30.28.52.1
Dec / 5311.21.17.51.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32872
42971
52971
63070
73070
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143268
153367
163367
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313367

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Stamford gets around 65 mm of rain over 11.5 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1236
1336
1436
1536
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2637
2736
2836
2936
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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
174224
273234
373243
471263
570273
669283
768293
867303
966313
1066313
1166313
1266313
1365314
1465314
1565314
1664315
1764315
1864306
1964306
2062317
2162317
2262317
2361318
2460328
2560328
2659338
2759338
2857349
2956359
3056359
3156359

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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 36 min at the start of July to 15 h 30 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 3:49 AM to 4:24 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.63:498:22
216.53:498:22
316.53:508:21
416.53:518:21
516.53:528:20
616.53:528:20
716.43:538:19
816.43:548:19
916.43:558:18
1016.43:568:17
1116.33:578:17
1216.33:588:16
1316.33:598:15
1416.24:018:14
1516.24:028:13
1616.24:038:12
1716.14:048:11
1816.14:058:10
1916.04:078:09
2016.04:088:08
2116.04:098:06
2215.94:118:05
2315.94:128:04
2415.84:148:03
2515.84:158:01
2615.74:178:00
2715.74:187:58
2815.64:207:57
2915.64:217:55
3015.54:237:54
3115.54:247:52

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 4.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Stamford?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Stamford for sightseeing.

What to pack for Stamford in July

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

In July, Stamford 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 Stamford in July

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 63 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Stamford 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 Stamford peaks around August 11 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 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stamford?

Stamford sits at 52.6°N, 0.5°W, 28 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Peterborough, 18 km away.

Topography around Stamford

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stamford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Stamford is covered by cropland (41%), grassland (27%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
332 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Peterborough 18 km · Corby 22 km · Spalding 27 km · Primrose Place 27 km · Melton Mowbray 30 km · Grantham 31 km · Kettering 32 km · Market Harborough 35 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 Stamford (52.65°, -0.4833°, elevation 28 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).