Tonypandy weather in July

In July, Tonypandy sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°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 24 min at the start of July to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Tonypandy's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tonypandy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:20 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
67%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Tonypandy is town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK.

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 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Tonypandy reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Tonypandy

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.

Tonypandy weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10615.10.88.11.0
Feb / 7911.80.89.61.1
Mar / 7212.30.511.51.8
Apr12° / 6911.60.213.62.9
May15° / 7412.6015.34.0
Jun17° / 12°7411.5016.35.1
Jul19° / 14°7812.7015.95.6
Aug19° / 14°9113.3014.45.5
Sep17° / 12°8111.8012.45.0
Oct14° / 11514.5010.43.5
Nov11° / 1131508.62.1
Dec / 11914.50.57.71.2

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 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Tonypandy gets around 78 mm of rain over 12.7 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
165323
264333
362353
460364
559374
658384
757394
856395
955405
1054415
1153425
1252426
1351436
1451436
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1848466
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2046477
2145487
2244497
2344507
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2542517
2641527
2741518
2840528
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3040519
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Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 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 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:06 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 8:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:068:28
216.44:078:28
316.34:078:28
416.34:088:27
516.34:098:27
616.34:108:26
716.34:118:26
816.24:118:25
916.24:128:25
1016.24:138:24
1116.14:148:23
1216.14:158:23
1316.14:168:22
1416.14:188:21
1516.04:198:20
1616.04:208:19
1716.04:218:18
1815.94:228:17
1915.94:238:16
2015.84:258:15
2115.84:268:14
2215.84:278:12
2315.74:298:11
2415.74:308:10
2515.64:318:09
2615.64:338:07
2715.54:348:06
2815.54:368:04
2915.44:378:03
3015.44:398:01
3115.34:408:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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264.9Bright
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314.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Tonypandy?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Tonypandy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tonypandy in July

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

In July, Tonypandy sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tonypandy 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 28 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
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Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Tonypandy 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 Tonypandy peaks around August 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Tonypandy?

Tonypandy sits at 51.6°N, 3.5°W, 154 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Rhondda, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Tonypandy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tonypandy has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m around an average of 264 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m.

The land around Tonypandy is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
371 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
864 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Rhondda 4.0 km · Pontypridd 8.0 km · Aberdare 10 km · Coity 13 km · Maesteg 14 km · Gelligaer 15 km · Merthyr Tydfil 15 km · Bridgend 15 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 Tonypandy (51.622°, -3.4554°, elevation 154 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).