Bar Harbor weather in July

In July, Bar Harbor sees average daytime highs of 72°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 2.8 in of rain across 10 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 72°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Bar Harbor's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bar Harbor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
72°
1st warmest
Overnight low
60°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2.8 in
10 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:07 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Bar Harbor is town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 5.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1763

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 72°F through the month.

A typical July day in Bar Harbor reaches about 72°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 66°F and 78°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 6°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17058
27158
37159
47159
57159
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317362

How July really feels in Bar Harbor

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.

Bar Harbor 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
Jan30° / 16°3.910.27.790.0
Feb31° / 17°3.39.3710.10.0
Mar38° / 25°3.910.6611.60.0
Apr48° / 37°3.811.42.413.21.6
May57° / 46°3.311014.63.9
Jun66° / 54°3.610.1015.35.9
Jul72° / 60°2.8100156.7
Aug72° / 60°2.88.3013.87.0
Sep66° / 54°3.77.9012.36.3
Oct56° / 45°4.79.90.210.83.7
Nov45° / 35°4.3101.59.41.1
Dec35° / 24°4.811.66.28.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44555
54654
64654
74753
84753
94753
104753
114852
124753
134753
144753
154753
164753
174654
184555
194456
204456
214456
224357
234357
244357
254357
264456
274555
284555
294555
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bar Harbor gets around 2.8 in of rain over 10 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 (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
733
833
933
1033
1133
1233
1333
1432
1532
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
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2432
2531
2631
2731
2830
2930
3030
3129

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12443293
22344294
32244304
42145305
52045305
61945306
71945316
81844316
91844327
101843327
111742337
121741348
131740358
141639368
151638389
161537399
1714364010
1814354110
1913344211
2013334311
2112324412
2212314512
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
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118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
148light breeze
158light breeze
168light breeze
177light breeze
187light breeze
197light breeze
207light breeze
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 3:57 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.33:577:15
215.33:577:15
315.33:587:15
415.33:597:15
515.33:597:15
615.24:007:14
715.24:007:14
815.24:017:14
915.24:027:13
1015.24:037:13
1115.14:037:12
1215.14:047:12
1315.14:057:11
1415.14:067:11
1515.14:077:10
1615.04:077:09
1715.04:087:09
1815.04:097:08
1914.94:107:07
2014.94:117:06
2114.94:127:06
2214.94:137:05
2314.84:147:04
2414.84:157:03
2514.84:167:02
2614.74:177:01
2714.74:187:00
2814.74:196:59
2914.64:206:58
3014.64:216:56
3114.54:236:55

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.84 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
105.9Bright
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305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bar Harbor

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Is July a good time to visit Bar Harbor?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bar Harbor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bar Harbor in July

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

In July, Bar Harbor sees daytime highs around 72°F and nights near 60°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bar Harbor in July

The nearest coast averages about 53°F in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 55°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
Jan42Bracing
Feb39Bracing
Mar38Bracing
Apr40Bracing
May44Bracing
Jun48Bracing
Jul53Bracing
Aug55Bracing
Sep54Bracing
Oct52Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec46Bracing

UV index in Bar Harbor 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 Bar Harbor 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 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bar Harbor?

Bar Harbor sits at 44.4°N, 68.2°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bangor, 40 mi away.

Topography around Bar Harbor

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Bar Harbor has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 938 ft around an average of 105 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,526 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,516 ft.

The land around Bar Harbor is covered by water (52%) and trees (41%) within 2 miles, water (48%) and trees (47%) within 10 miles, and water (49%) and trees (47%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
938 ft
10 miles
1,526 ft
50 miles
1,516 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Bangor 40 mi · Waterville 71 mi · Augusta 78 mi · Brunswick 93 mi · Lewiston 101 mi · Auburn 103 mi · South Portland 114 mi · Portland 114 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 Bar Harbor (44.3876°, -68.2039°, elevation 0 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).