Bedford weather in July

In July, Bedford sees average daytime highs of 82°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 3.5 in of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 82°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bedford's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bedford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
82°
1st warmest
Overnight low
63°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.5 in
10.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:25 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
6 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Bedford is town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.

Founded
1750

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 82°F through the month.

A typical July day in Bedford reaches about 82°F in the afternoon and slips back to 63°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 73°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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

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.

Bedford weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 17°3.19.46.79.20.0
Feb35° / 18°3.08.76.410.20.0
Mar43° / 27°3.910.75.711.60.6
Apr56° / 38°3.710.51.713.13.6
May67° / 48°3.110.60.114.45.9
Jun76° / 57°3.611.6015.16.4
Jul82° / 63°3.510.4014.86.2
Aug80° / 61°3.49.7013.86.6
Sep72° / 53°3.48.4012.36.9
Oct60° / 42°4.09.40.410.84.8
Nov48° / 33°3.49.41.79.51.7
Dec37° / 23°4.110.25.98.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24852
34951
45050
55149
65149
75248
85248
95347
105347
115347
125248
135347
145347
155149
165149
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bedford gets around 3.5 in of rain over 10.4 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
236
336
435
535
634
734
834
934
1033
1133
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2035
2135
2235
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2435
2535
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1322624153
2322624153
3312624153
4312724153
5302724153
6302724153
7292725163
8292725163
9282626163
10282627163
11272528173
12272529173
13262429183
14262430183
15252331183
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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
26calm
36calm
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66calm
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126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:15 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:157:23
215.14:167:23
315.14:167:23
415.14:177:23
515.14:187:23
615.14:187:22
715.14:197:22
815.04:197:22
915.04:207:21
1015.04:217:21
1115.04:217:21
1215.04:227:20
1314.94:237:20
1414.94:247:19
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1714.94:267:17
1814.84:277:17
1914.84:287:16
2014.84:297:15
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2214.74:317:14
2314.74:327:13
2414.74:337:12
2514.64:347:11
2614.64:357:10
2714.64:367:09
2814.54:377:08
2914.54:387:07
3014.54:397:06
3114.44:407:05

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.86 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bedford

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Bedford?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bedford in July

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

In July, Bedford sees daytime highs around 82°F and nights near 63°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bedford in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bedford peaks around July 10 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighHighModerateLowJul 10UV 7Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bedford 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 Bedford is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1715 µg/m³Nov 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bedford?

Bedford sits at 42.9°N, 71.5°W, 305 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Manchester, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Bedford

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Bedford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 ft around an average of 331 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,237 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,176 ft.

The land around Bedford is covered by trees (80%) within 2 miles, trees (80%) within 10 miles, and trees (84%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
400 ft
10 miles
1,237 ft
50 miles
3,176 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Manchester 4.3 mi · Merrimack 5.6 mi · Derry 11 mi · Derry Village 11 mi · Nashua 13 mi · Concord 18 mi · Salem 19 mi · East Concord 21 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 Bedford (42.9465°, -71.5159°, elevation 305 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). 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).