Whitstable weather in July

In July, Whitstable sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 56 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Whitstable's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Whitstable's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:03 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Whitstable is town in Kent, England.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Whitstable reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°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 Whitstable

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.

Whitstable weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5711.90.88.21.0
Feb / 479.81.19.61.1
Mar10° / 43100.411.52.1
Apr12° / 4710.6013.53.3
May15° / 549.9015.34.7
Jun18° / 12°5510016.35.8
Jul21° / 14°5611015.96.3
Aug21° / 15°6310014.46.4
Sep18° / 12°519.8012.45.8
Oct15° / 10°6611.4010.44.1
Nov11° / 6611.80.18.62.3
Dec / 65120.97.71.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44159
54159
64159
74060
84159
94159
104159
114258
124258
134258
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154357
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Whitstable gets around 56 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
237
338
438
538
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738
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937
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
156377
255387
354397
453407
551418
650428
749438
848449
947449
1046459
11454510
12444610
13434610
14424711
15414711
16404812
17394813
18384813
19374814
20364915
21364915
22354916
23344916
24335116
25335017
26325117
27325117
28325117
29315118
30315118
31305218

Wind in July

Winds average 15 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
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1015light breeze
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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 3:50 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.33:508:09
216.33:508:09
316.33:518:08
416.33:528:08
516.33:528:08
616.23:538:07
716.23:548:07
816.23:558:06
916.23:568:05
1016.13:578:05
1116.13:588:04
1216.13:598:03
1316.04:008:03
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1615.94:038:00
1715.94:047:59
1815.94:057:58
1915.84:077:57
2015.84:087:56
2115.84:097:55
2215.74:117:53
2315.74:127:52
2415.64:137:51
2515.64:157:50
2615.54:167:48
2715.54:177:47
2815.44:197:45
2915.44:207:44
3015.34:227:42
3115.34:237:41

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
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285.6Bright
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305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Whitstable?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Whitstable for sightseeing.

What to pack for Whitstable in July

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

In July, Whitstable sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Whitstable 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 offshore 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
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Whitstable 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 Whitstable peaks around June 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Whitstable?

Whitstable sits at 51.4°N, 1.0°E, 5 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Herne Bay, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Whitstable

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Whitstable has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m.

The land around Whitstable is covered by water (54%) within 3 km, water (43%) within 16 km, and water (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
347 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Herne Bay 7.0 km · Canterbury 10 km · Faversham 11 km · Sittingbourne 20 km · Margate 25 km · Ashford 26 km · Saint Peters 27 km · Ramsgate 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 Whitstable (51.3607°, 1.0257°, elevation 5 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).