United Kingdom in July

July is United Kingdom's best month (rank 1 of 12): its 30 destinations average 85/100, led by Oxford at 95 — 23°C and 8 rainy days — while Isle of Skye is cooler at 14°C and scores 71.

#1 of 12 months for United Kingdom · 30 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇬🇧 United Kingdom, month by month

85/100 in July

Where in United Kingdom in July

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Oxford	City	23°C	47 mm · 8 days	95 tier S	Yes
2	Cambridge	City	22°C	44 mm · 7 days	94 tier S	Yes
3	Canterbury	City	22°C	46 mm · 9 days	94 tier S	Yes
4	London	City	24°C	55 mm · 10 days	94 tier S	Yes
5	Stratford-upon-Avon	City	23°C	48 mm · 8 days	94 tier S	Yes
6	Bath	City	21°C	57 mm · 9 days	92 tier S	Yes
7	Birmingham	City	20°C	64 mm · 12 days	92 tier S	Yes
8	Bristol	City	21°C	58 mm · 10 days	92 tier S	Yes
9	Cardiff	City	20°C	72 mm · 12 days	91 tier S	Yes
10	Edinburgh	City	19°C	67 mm · 12 days	90 tier S	Yes
11	York	City	20°C	74 mm · 11 days	90 tier S	Yes
12	Belfast	City	20°C	76 mm · 12 days	89 tier A	Yes
13	Manchester	City	20°C	97 mm · 16 days	89 tier A	Yes
14	St Andrews	City	18°C	67 mm · 14 days	89 tier A	Yes
15	Liverpool	City	19°C	103 mm · 17 days	88 tier A	Yes
16	Windermere	Trekking hub	18°C	114 mm · 18 days	88 tier A	Yes
17	Inverness	City	18°C	76 mm · 15 days	87 tier A	Yes
18	Keswick	Trekking hub	20°C	117 mm · 18 days	87 tier A	Yes
19	Glasgow	City	19°C	96 mm · 16 days	86 tier A	Yes
20	Bournemouth	Beach	22°C	43 mm · 9 days	85 tier A	Yes
21	Fort William	Trekking hub	18°C	135 mm · 20 days	85 tier A	Yes
22	Brighton	Beach	21°C	49 mm · 10 days	84 tier A	Yes
23	Isle of Wight	Island	19°C	42 mm · 6 days	83 tier A	Yes
24	St Ives	Beach	18°C	61 mm · 11 days	83 tier A	Yes
25	Newquay	Beach	19°C	63 mm · 12 days	82 tier A	Yes
26	Portree	City	14°C	124 mm · 21 days	80 tier A	Yes
27	Whitby	Beach	19°C	70 mm · 13 days	80 tier A	Yes
28	Oban	City	15°C	157 mm · 20 days	79 tier B	Yes
29	Isle of Skye	Island	14°C	124 mm · 21 days	71 tier B	Yes
30	Aviemore	Ski resort	18°C	90 mm · 18 days	13 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means July is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in United Kingdom in July

Language schools and coach season · Oxford · 1 Jul – 31 Aug
Wimbledon · London · 29 Jun – 12 Jul
English school holidays · Bath and 4 more places · 18 Jul – 1 Sep
Cricket at Edgbaston · Birmingham · 1 Jun – 10 Sep (usually)
Birmingham Jazz Festival · Birmingham · 18 Jul – 5 Aug (usually)
English summer holidays · Birmingham and 1 more place · 20 Jul – 2 Sep
Bristol Pride · Bristol · 27 Jun – 12 Jul
Bristol Harbour Festival · Bristol · 17–19 Jul

Seasons in force

Insects & disease · 7 places Summer season opens · 6 places Sea warm enough · 2 places Fog season · 1 place Trail season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 17 of United Kingdom's 22 well-known places this month.

Other good months for United Kingdom

June · 83/100 August · 83/100 May · 80/100 Weakest: December · 47/100

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