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Coldest sea in United Kingdom in July

914 coastal locations in United Kingdom ranked by typical July sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in July: 15.7°C.

Coldest in July

Kirkwall

12.3°C July mean in United Kingdom

Regional July average

15.7°C

across all 914 coastal locations in United Kingdom

Vs annual mean

+3.8°C

above the year-round regional average

What the United Kingdom sea feels like in July

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

United Kingdom monthly average 8.1°C to 16.5°C
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  • Warmest month August 16.5°C
  • Coldest month February 8.1°C
  • Annual mean 12.0°C
  • Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Where July fits in the year

July sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve United Kingdom month rankings:

United Kingdom sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every United Kingdom location. The list below is based on the typical July mean.

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Top 50 coldest United Kingdom locations in July

Sorted by typical July mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.

# Location July mean
1 Kirkwall Scotland 12.3°C
2 Orkney Scotland 12.3°C
3 Sumburgh Scotland 12.3°C
4 Fair Isle Shetland Islands 12.3°C
5 Kettletoft Pier Orkney 12.3°C
6 Loth Orkney 12.3°C
7 Whitehall Orkney 12.3°C
8 Scalloway Shetland Islands 12.3°C
9 Pierowall Orkney 12.4°C
10 Rapness Orkney 12.4°C
11 Egilsay Orkney 12.4°C
12 Bur Wick Orkney 12.4°C
13 Burray Ness Orkney 12.4°C
14 Deer Sound Orkney 12.4°C
15 Newark Bay Orkney 12.4°C
16 St Mary's Bay Orkney 12.4°C
17 St. Mary's Orkney 12.4°C
18 Widewall Bay Orkney 12.4°C
19 Scapa Flow Scotland 12.4°C
20 Bay of Quendale Shetland Islands 12.4°C
21 Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) Shetland Islands 12.4°C
22 Foula Shetland Islands 12.5°C
23 Shetland Shetland Islands 12.5°C
24 West Burra Firth Shetland Islands 12.5°C
25 Castletown Highland Council 12.6°C
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26 Muckle Skerry Orkney 12.6°C
27 Stromness Scotland 12.6°C
28 Lerwick Scotland 12.6°C
29 Sandwick Scotland 12.6°C
30 Thurso Scotland 12.7°C
31 Scrabster Highland Council 12.7°C
32 Burra Voe (Yell Sound) Shetland Islands 12.7°C
33 Dury Voe Shetland Islands 12.7°C
34 Mid Yell Shetland Islands 12.7°C
35 Toft Pier Shetland Islands 12.7°C
36 Tofts Voe Shetland Islands 12.7°C
37 Shetland Scotland 12.7°C
38 Hillswick Shetland Islands 12.8°C
39 Sullom Voe Shetland Islands 12.8°C
40 Esha Ness (Hamna Voe) Shetland Islands 12.8°C
41 Belfast Northern Ireland 12.8°C
42 Carrickfergus Northern Ireland 12.8°C
43 Newtownabbey Northern Ireland 12.8°C
44 Rockall Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 12.8°C
45 Baltasound Pier Shetland Islands 12.9°C
46 Ballycastle Northern Ireland 12.9°C
47 Cushendall Northern Ireland 12.9°C
48 Out Skerries Orkney 12.9°C
49 Loch Snizort (Uig Bay) Highland Council 12.9°C
50 Isle of Skye Scotland 12.9°C

Warmest 10 in United Kingdom in July

Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.

# Location July mean
1 Avonmouth England 18.7°C
2 Berrow Somerset 18.7°C
3 Brean Somerset 18.7°C
4 Bristol England 18.7°C
5 Burnham-on-Sea Somerset 18.7°C
6 Cardiff Wales 18.7°C
7 Chepstow Wales 18.7°C
8 Chittening England 18.7°C
9 Goldcliff Wales 18.7°C
10 Highbridge England 18.7°C

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