Augusta weather in July

In July, Augusta sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 3.0 in of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 80°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Augusta's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Augusta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
1st warmest
Overnight low
61°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.0 in
9.7 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:14 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
6 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Augusta is capital city of the U.S. state of Maine and county seat of Kennebec County.

Density
126/km²
people per km²
Founded
1628

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 80°F through the month.

A typical July day in Augusta reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 61°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 88°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 6°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Augusta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
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.

Augusta weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 12°3.28.86.69.10.0
Feb32° / 13°3.08.76.910.20.0
Mar40° / 23°3.810.35.911.60.2
Apr53° / 35°3.710.82.413.22.9
May64° / 46°3.010.50.114.55.5
Jun74° / 55°3.610.6015.36.5
Jul80° / 61°3.09.70156.6
Aug78° / 60°3.09.1013.86.9
Sep70° / 52°3.48.7012.36.8
Oct58° / 42°4.49.90.310.84.3
Nov45° / 31°3.59.31.99.41.1
Dec35° / 20°4.110.66.58.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Augusta gets around 3.0 in of rain over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1283026141
2283126151
3273126151
4273125151
5263225151
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:04 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:047:21
215.34:047:21
315.34:057:21
415.34:057:21
515.24:067:21
615.24:067:20
715.24:077:20
815.24:087:20
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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 5.93 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 5.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Augusta

In seasonPeak

In July, Augusta sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Augusta sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is July a good time to visit Augusta?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Augusta for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Augusta in July

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

In July, Augusta sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 61°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Augusta in July

The nearest coast averages about 60°F 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 31 mi away) is warmest in August at about 62°F and coldest in March near 38°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

40°50°60°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan41Bracing
Feb38Bracing
Mar38Bracing
Apr41Bracing
May47Bracing
Jun54Bracing
Jul60Cool
Aug62Cool
Sep58Bracing
Oct54Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec45Bracing

UV index in Augusta in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Augusta peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Augusta?

Augusta sits at 44.3°N, 69.8°W, 125 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Waterville, 18 mi away.

Topography around Augusta

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Augusta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 ft around an average of 207 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,655 ft.

The land around Augusta is covered by trees (62%) within 2 miles, trees (76%) within 10 miles, and trees (73%) and water (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
482 ft
10 miles
709 ft
50 miles
3,655 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Waterville 18 mi · Lewiston 26 mi · Auburn 27 mi · Brunswick 29 mi · Portland 51 mi · South Portland 52 mi · Westbrook 53 mi · South Portland Gardens 53 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 Augusta (44.3106°, -69.7795°, elevation 125 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).