Swadlincote weather in July

In July, Swadlincote 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 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 Swadlincote's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Swadlincote's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:07 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
71%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Swadlincote is town and unparished area in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, 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 Swadlincote 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 25°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 Swadlincote

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.

Swadlincote weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5412.21.37.90.7
Feb / 45101.49.51.0
Mar10° / 47110.911.52.0
Apr12° / 5511.60.313.63.2
May15° / 5811015.54.5
Jun18° / 11°6411.5016.55.5
Jul21° / 13°6711.7016.16.0
Aug20° / 12°6311.2014.55.9
Sep17° / 10°569.8012.45.4
Oct14° / 6411.3010.33.6
Nov10° / 6112.10.38.41.9
Dec / 6111.61.17.50.9

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 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42773
52773
62773
72872
82872
92872
102971
113070
123070
133070
143169
153268
163169
173169
183169
193169
203169
213268
223268
233169
243169
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263169
273169
283268
293268
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Swadlincote gets around 67 mm of rain over 11.7 wet days in July, the wettest month. 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
237
337
438
538
638
738
838
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2237
2337
2437
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 (%)
177203
276213
375223
474233
573243
671263
770273
870273
969283
1068293
1168293
1268293
1368293
1467294
1567294
1666304
1766304
1865305
1965305
2064315
2163316
2263316
2362326
2462326
2561336
2660337
2759347
2859347
2958357
3058357
3158357

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
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 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 3:52 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 7:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.63:528:27
216.63:538:27
316.53:548:26
416.53:548:26
516.53:558:25
616.53:568:25
716.53:578:24
816.43:588:24
916.43:598:23
1016.44:008:22
1116.34:018:22
1216.34:028:21
1316.34:038:20
1416.24:048:19
1516.24:058:18
1616.24:078:17
1716.14:088:16
1816.14:098:15
1916.14:108:14
2016.04:128:13
2116.04:138:11
2215.94:158:10
2315.94:168:09
2415.84:178:07
2515.84:198:06
2615.74:208:05
2715.74:228:03
2815.64:238:02
2915.64:258:00
3015.54:267:58
3115.54:287:57

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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44.9Bright
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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 Swadlincote?

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
3.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Swadlincote for sightseeing.

What to pack for Swadlincote in July

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

In July, Swadlincote 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 Swadlincote 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 Swadlincote 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 Swadlincote?

Swadlincote sits at 52.8°N, 1.6°W, 98 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Burton upon Trent, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Swadlincote

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Swadlincote has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Swadlincote is covered by trees (35%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), cropland (34%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
187 m
80 km
694 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Burton upon Trent 7.0 km · Sinfin 13 km · Coalville 14 km · Derby 17 km · Tamworth 18 km · Lichfield 21 km · Long Eaton 24 km · Loughborough 24 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 Swadlincote (52.774°, -1.5574°, elevation 98 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).