Taunton weather in July

In July, Taunton sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 60 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Taunton's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taunton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:21 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
67%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Taunton is town and civil parish in Somerset, England.

Density
3,960/km²
people per km²

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 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in Taunton reaches about 20°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 Taunton

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.

Taunton weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6211.80.58.21.2
Feb / 51100.69.61.4
Mar10° / 5510.60.411.52.3
Apr13° / 6411.40.113.53.4
May16° / 6511.4015.34.6
Jun19° / 11°6311016.25.7
Jul20° / 13°6010.5015.86.2
Aug20° / 13°6810.8014.36.1
Sep18° / 11°529.4012.45.7
Oct14° / 7112.2010.43.9
Nov11° / 6912.208.72.4
Dec / 6811.70.27.81.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43268
53367
63367
73466
83466
93664
103664
113664
123862
133862
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313862

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Taunton gets around 60 mm of rain over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
537
637
736
835
935
1034
1133
1232
1332
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
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2031
2131
2232
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2734
2834
2934
3035
3135

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
165323
263334
362344
461354
560364
659374
757385
857385
957385
1056395
1155396
1255396
1354406
1454406
1552417
1652417
1751427
1850437
1949447
2048457
2146467
2245477
2344497
2443507
2543507
2642517
2741527
2840528
2940528
3039538
3139529

Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

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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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 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 4:08 AM to 4:41 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:088:24
216.24:098:23
316.24:098:23
416.24:108:23
516.24:118:22
616.24:118:22
716.24:128:21
816.14:138:21
916.14:148:20
1016.14:158:20
1116.14:168:19
1216.04:178:18
1316.04:188:17
1416.04:198:17
1515.94:208:16
1615.94:218:15
1715.94:228:14
1815.84:248:13
1915.84:258:12
2015.74:268:11
2115.74:278:10
2215.74:298:08
2315.64:308:07
2415.64:318:06
2515.54:338:05
2615.54:348:03
2715.44:358:02
2815.44:378:01
2915.34:387:59
3015.34:407:58
3115.34:417:56

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Taunton?

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
3.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Taunton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Taunton in July

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

In July, Taunton sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Taunton 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 40 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 7°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
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Taunton 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 Taunton peaks around August 14 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 14UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Taunton?

Taunton sits at 51.0°N, 3.1°W, 22 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bridgwater, 14 km away.

Topography around Taunton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taunton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Taunton is covered by grassland (30%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
384 m
80 km
651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Bridgwater 14 km · Burnham-on-Sea 26 km · Tiverton 30 km · Yeovil 34 km · Weston-super-Mare 38 km · Mendip 41 km · Heavitree 43 km · Exeter 44 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 Taunton (51.0149°, -3.1029°, elevation 22 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).