Whitehaven weather in July

In July, Whitehaven sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 112 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Whitehaven's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Whitehaven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
4:05 AM – 8:35 PM
Cloud cover
70%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Whitehaven is coastal town and port in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

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 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Whitehaven reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 19°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 Whitehaven

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.

Whitehaven weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 15418.41.77.60.5
Feb / 12115.31.69.30.5
Mar / 10515.11.311.51.0
Apr10° / 8113.90.313.71.9
May13° / 8613.7015.83.1
Jun15° / 11°9614.6016.93.9
Jul17° / 13°11217016.44.3
Aug17° / 13°13518.1014.74.2
Sep15° / 11°13015.8012.53.8
Oct12° / 16618.1010.22.6
Nov / 16919.40.48.21.5
Dec / 16818.51.27.10.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
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83367
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Whitehaven gets around 112 mm of rain over 17 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 55% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
454
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654
754
854
954
1054
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1854
1954
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2757
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2957
3057
3158

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177212
276222
375232
475232
574242
673252
772262
872262
971272
1069283
1168293
1267303
1366313
1465323
1564333
1663343
1761354
1859374
1958384
2057394
2156404
2256404
2355414
2453425
2553425
2653425
2753425
2853425
2953425
3054415
3153416

Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
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816light breeze
916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:50 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 8:46 PM to 8:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.93:508:46
216.93:508:45
316.93:518:45
416.93:528:44
516.93:538:44
616.83:548:43
716.83:558:43
816.83:568:42
916.73:578:41
1016.73:588:41
1116.73:598:40
1216.64:008:39
1316.64:018:38
1416.64:038:37
1516.54:048:36
1616.54:058:35
1716.44:078:34
1816.44:088:32
1916.44:098:31
2016.34:118:30
2116.34:128:28
2216.24:148:27
2316.24:158:26
2416.14:178:24
2516.14:198:22
2616.04:208:21
2716.04:228:19
2815.94:238:18
2915.84:258:16
3015.84:278:14
3115.74:288:12

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Whitehaven?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Whitehaven for sightseeing.

What to pack for Whitehaven in July

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

In July, Whitehaven sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Whitehaven in July

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Whitehaven in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Whitehaven peaks around May 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Whitehaven?

Whitehaven sits at 54.5°N, 3.6°W, 19 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Workington, 11 km away.

Morecambe

Topography around Whitehaven

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Whitehaven has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 639 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Whitehaven is covered by water (36%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, water (53%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
639 m
80 km
961 m
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July weather nearby: Workington 11 km · Windermere 48 km · Barrow in Furness 54 km · Penrith 55 km · Carlisle 57 km · Dumfries 58 km · Kendal 59 km · Morecambe 71 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 Whitehaven (54.549°, -3.5841°, elevation 19 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).