Witney weather in July

In July, Witney sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 62 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°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 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 Witney's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Witney's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:11 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
70%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Witney is town and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, 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 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Witney reaches about 21°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 26°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)
12012
22012
32012
42012
52012
62012
72112
82112
92112
102113
112113
122113
132113
142113
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192113
202113
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222113
232213
242213
252213
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272213
282213
292213
302213
312213

How July really feels in Witney

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.

Witney weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5711.51.18.10.8
Feb / 459.71.19.61.1
Mar10° / 4910.70.811.52.1
Apr13° / 5611.80.213.63.3
May16° / 6211.2015.44.6
Jun19° / 11°5911016.45.6
Jul21° / 13°6211.40166.1
Aug21° / 13°6611.1014.46.1
Sep18° / 10°579.5012.45.6
Oct14° / 6711.5010.43.8
Nov10° / 6511.60.28.62.1
Dec / 6111.30.97.61.0

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 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42872
52872
62872
72872
82872
92872
102971
112971
123070
133169
143169
153268
163169
173268
183268
193268
203268
213367
223367
233268
243367
253367
263268
273367
283367
293466
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Witney gets around 62 mm of rain over 11.4 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
339
439
539
639
739
838
938
1037
1136
1236
1335
1435
1534
1634
1733
1833
1933
2034
2134
2234
2335
2435
2536
2636
2737
2837
2938
3038
3138

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172253
271263
370273
469283
568293
667303
766313
865323
964333
1064333
1164333
1263334
1363334
1463334
1563334
1661345
1761345
1861345
1960346
2059356
2159356
2258357
2357367
2457367
2557367
2656377
2755378
2854388
2954388
3054388
3153389

Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July, the calmest month.

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
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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 3:57 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 8:21 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.43:578:21
216.43:588:21
316.43:598:21
416.33:598:20
516.34:008:20
616.34:018:19
716.34:028:19
816.34:038:18
916.24:048:18
1016.24:058:17
1116.24:068:16
1216.14:078:15
1316.14:088:15
1416.14:098:14
1516.04:108:13
1616.04:118:12
1716.04:128:11
1815.94:148:10
1915.94:158:09
2015.94:168:08
2115.84:178:07
2215.84:198:05
2315.74:208:04
2415.74:218:03
2515.64:238:01
2615.64:248:00
2715.54:267:59
2815.54:277:57
2915.44:297:56
3015.44:307:54
3115.34:327:52

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Witney?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Witney for sightseeing.

What to pack for Witney in July

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

In July, Witney sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Witney 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 Witney peaks around August 11 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 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Witney?

Witney sits at 51.8°N, 1.5°W, 87 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Carterton, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Witney

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Witney has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m.

The land around Witney is covered by grassland (39%), trees (23%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
402 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Carterton 8.0 km · Oxford 16 km · Abingdon 19 km · Cowley 20 km · Didcot 26 km · Bicester 26 km · Swindon 32 km · Banbury 33 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 Witney (51.7836°, -1.4854°, elevation 87 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. 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).