Widnes weather in July

In July, Widnes sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 83 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Widnes's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Widnes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
4:08 AM – 8:25 PM
Cloud cover
72%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Widnes is town in Cheshire, 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 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in Widnes reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°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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How July really feels in Widnes

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.

Widnes 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 / 6213.317.81.0
Feb / 54121.19.41.2
Mar10° / 5912.30.711.52.1
Apr13° / 6312.50.313.73.2
May16° / 6712.4015.64.4
Jun18° / 11°8013.2016.65.2
Jul20° / 13°8314.1016.25.5
Aug20° / 13°8314.1014.65.4
Sep17° / 11°6912.1012.45.0
Oct14° / 7213.4010.33.6
Nov10° / 7013.70.18.42.0
Dec / 7313.90.87.31.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32971
42971
53070
62971
72971
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Widnes gets around 83 mm of rain over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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845
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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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170255
269265
368275
467285
566295
665305
764315
863325
962335
1062335
1161345
1260355
1360355
1458366
1558366
1657376
1756386
1856386
1954397
2053407
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2252417
2350428
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2549438
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31484310

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 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 3:54 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 8:35 PM to 8:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.73:548:35
216.73:548:35
316.73:558:34
416.63:568:34
516.63:578:33
616.63:578:33
716.63:588:32
816.53:598:32
916.54:008:31
1016.54:018:30
1116.54:028:30
1216.44:038:29
1316.44:058:28
1416.44:068:27
1516.34:078:26
1616.34:088:25
1716.24:108:24
1816.24:118:23
1916.24:128:21
2016.14:148:20
2116.14:158:19
2216.04:168:18
2316.04:188:16
2415.94:198:15
2515.94:218:13
2615.84:228:12
2715.84:248:10
2815.74:258:09
2915.74:278:07
3015.64:298:06
3115.64:308:04

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Widnes?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Widnes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Widnes in July

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

In July, Widnes sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Widnes 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 at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°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°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Widnes 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 Widnes peaks around August 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Widnes?

Widnes sits at 53.4°N, 2.7°W, 13 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Runcorn, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Widnes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Widnes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 823 m.

The land around Widnes is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (26%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
823 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Runcorn 2.0 km · Halewood 6.0 km · Great Sankey 7.0 km · Speke 7.0 km · Prescot 9.0 km · Hunts Cross 9.0 km · Huyton 9.0 km · Belle Vale 9.0 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 Widnes (53.3618°, -2.7341°, elevation 13 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).