Stratford-upon-Avon weather in July

In July, Stratford-upon-Avon sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 Stratford-upon-Avon's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stratford-upon-Avon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:10 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
70%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Stratford-upon-Avon is town in Warwickshire, England.

Founded
1196

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 Stratford-upon-Avon 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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22012
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52112
62112
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102113
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How July really feels in Stratford-upon-Avon

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.

Stratford-upon-Avon weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5511.61.180.9
Feb / 459.71.49.51.1
Mar10° / 4810.40.811.52.2
Apr13° / 5411.40.313.63.4
May16° / 6111.2015.44.7
Jun19° / 11°6310.8016.45.7
Jul21° / 13°63110166.2
Aug21° / 13°6210.8014.56.1
Sep18° / 10°569.5012.45.6
Oct14° / 6511.2010.33.8
Nov10° / 6411.80.38.52.1
Dec / 6011.50.97.61.0

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 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42872
52872
62872
72971
82971
92971
103070
113070
123070
133070
143169
153268
163268
173367
183268
193268
203367
213367
223367
233466
243367
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303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Stratford-upon-Avon gets around 63 mm of rain over 11 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
436
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1135
1235
1335
1435
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2034
2134
2234
2334
2435
2535
2635
2736
2836
2936
3036
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
372244
472253
571263
670273
769283
868293
967303
1067303
1166313
1266313
1365314
1465314
1565314
1664315
1763325
1863325
1962326
2062326
2161336
2260337
2360337
2460337
2559347
2658348
2757358
2857358
2956368
3056368
3156368

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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light 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 3:56 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 7:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.53:568:24
216.53:578:24
316.43:578:24
416.43:588:23
516.43:598:23
616.44:008:22
716.44:018:22
816.34:028:21
916.34:028:21
1016.34:038:20
1116.24:048:19
1216.24:068:18
1316.24:078:18
1416.14:088:17
1516.14:098:16
1616.14:108:15
1716.04:118:14
1816.04:138:13
1916.04:148:12
2015.94:158:10
2115.94:168:09
2215.84:188:08
2315.84:198:07
2415.74:218:05
2515.74:228:04
2615.74:238:03
2715.64:258:01
2815.64:268:00
2915.54:287:58
3015.54:297:57
3115.44:317:55

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 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.01 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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45.0Bright
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274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Stratford-upon-Avon?

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

July is a reasonable time to visit Stratford-upon-Avon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Stratford-upon-Avon in July

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

In July, Stratford-upon-Avon sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Stratford-upon-Avon 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 Stratford-upon-Avon 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
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stratford-upon-Avon?

Stratford-upon-Avon sits at 52.2°N, 1.7°W, 44 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Warwick, 13 km away.

Topography around Stratford-upon-Avon

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Stratford-upon-Avon.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stratford-upon-Avon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m.

The land around Stratford-upon-Avon is covered by grassland (35%), cropland (27%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
237 m
80 km
591 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Warwick 13 km · Royal Leamington Spa 16 km · Kenilworth 19 km · Evesham 20 km · Redditch 21 km · Solihull 25 km · Shirley 26 km · Coventry 27 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 Stratford-upon-Avon (52.1917°, -1.7073°, elevation 44 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).