Albany weather in July

In July, Albany sees average daytime highs of 92°F and overnight lows near 73°F, with 4.5 in of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 92°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Albany's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albany's year-round climate.

Daytime high
92°
1st warmest
Overnight low
73°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.5 in
16.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:46 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Albany is city in and county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States.

Density
518/km²
people per km²
Founded
1836

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 92°F through the month.

A typical July day in Albany reaches about 92°F in the afternoon and slips back to 73°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 86°F and 97°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How July really feels in Albany

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Albany 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 (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan61° / 40°3.68.910.25.2
Feb65° / 43°3.87.910.86.0
Mar71° / 49°4.18.511.87.0
Apr78° / 55°2.97.412.87.2
May85° / 64°2.28.113.65.5
Jun90° / 71°4.014.2143.6
Jul92° / 73°4.516.413.82.9
Aug91° / 73°4.015.813.23.1
Sep88° / 68°3.69.912.24.5
Oct80° / 58°2.8611.27.3
Nov70° / 47°2.86.510.47.2
Dec63° / 42°3.57.8105.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34654
44654
54753
64753
74951
84951
94951
104951
115149
125149
135149
145149
155149
165050
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294555
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314654

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Albany gets around 4.5 in of rain over 16.4 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 53% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
452
552
652
751
851
951
1051
1151
1252
1352
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1953
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2154
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2455
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3055
3155

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12726632
22625652
32624662
41624663
51523683
61523683
71523683
81522693
91522684
101522684
111522684
121521694
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231517716
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251417726
261417717
271417717
281418707
292318707
302318707
312318698

Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:397:41
214.05:397:41
314.05:407:41
414.05:407:41
514.05:407:41
614.05:417:41
714.05:417:41
814.05:427:41
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1014.05:437:40
1113.95:437:40
1213.95:447:40
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 6.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
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206.1Intense
216.0Intense
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236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Albany?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Albany.

What to pack for Albany in July

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

In July, Albany sees daytime highs around 92°F and nights near 73°F. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Albany in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Albany peaks around June 19 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Albany in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Albany is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1620 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Albany?

Albany sits at 31.6°N, 84.2°W, 203 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Americus, 34 mi away.

Topography around Albany

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Albany.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Albany has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 ft around an average of 207 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 ft.

The land around Albany is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 2 miles, trees (62%) and grassland (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (62%) and cropland (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
121 ft
10 miles
240 ft
50 miles
630 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Americus 34 mi · Tifton 39 mi · Thomasville 52 mi · Perry 66 mi · Valdosta 73 mi · Dothan 77 mi · Columbus 78 mi · Warner Robins 78 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 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 Albany (31.5785°, -84.1557°, elevation 203 ft), 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).