Belton weather in July

In July, Belton sees average daytime highs of 95°F and overnight lows near 76°F, with 1.4 in of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 93°F in the first days to 96°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Belton's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
95°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
76°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1.4 in
5.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:40 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
43%
4th clearest
Wind
8 mph
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Belton is city in Texas, USA.

Density
398/km²
people per km²
Founded
1850

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 93°F in the first days to 96°F by the end.

A typical July day in Belton reaches about 95°F in the afternoon and slips back to 76°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 89°F and 101°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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49475
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How July really feels in Belton

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.

Belton weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 41°2.56.710.25.3
Feb64° / 44°2.57.110.96.1
Mar71° / 51°3.18.711.86.8
Apr78° / 58°3.07.912.77.2
May85° / 66°4.610.613.65.4
Jun91° / 73°2.87.8143.9
Jul95° / 76°1.45.313.82.8
Aug95° / 75°2.25.813.12.8
Sep89° / 70°2.76.412.24.7
Oct80° / 60°4.0711.27.2
Nov69° / 50°2.76.710.47.1
Dec61° / 42°3.07.1105.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36832
46931
56931
66931
76931
87030
97030
107030
117129
127129
137129
147228
157327
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Belton gets around 1.4 in of rain over 5.3 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 17% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
223
323
422
522
621
721
820
920
1020
1119
1219
1318
1417
1517
1616
1716
1815
1915
2015
2114
2214
2314
2414
2513
2613
2713
2813
2914
3014
3114

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111835532
211836531
311838511
411739511
511741491
611742481
711744471
810745451
900846441
1000847441
1100848431
1200848421
1300949411
1400950401
1500951400
16011051380
17011051380
18011151370
19011151370
20021151360
21021251350
22021251350
23021351340
24021352330
25031451320
26131451310
27131453290
28131454280
29131454280
30131455270
31131456260

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
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68light breeze
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88light breeze
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297light breeze
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:337:33
214.05:347:33
314.05:347:33
414.05:357:33
514.05:357:33
614.05:357:33
713.95:367:33
813.95:367:33
913.95:377:32
1013.95:377:32
1113.95:387:32
1213.95:387:32
1313.95:397:31
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2013.85:437:29
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2313.75:457:27
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2513.75:467:26
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2713.65:477:25
2813.65:487:24
2913.65:487:24
3013.65:497:23
3113.55:507:22

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.81 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
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316.8Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Belton?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belton. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Belton in July

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

In July, Belton sees daytime highs around 95°F and nights near 76°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Belton 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 Belton peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Belton 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 Belton is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1417 µg/m³Dec 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Belton?

Belton sits at 31.1°N, 97.5°W, 509 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Temple, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Belton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Belton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 ft around an average of 581 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,371 ft.

The land around Belton is covered by trees (41%), grassland (33%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 2 miles, grassland (40%) and trees (35%) within 10 miles, and grassland (51%) and trees (30%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
266 ft
10 miles
515 ft
50 miles
1,371 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Temple 7.5 mi · Harker Heights 12 mi · Killeen 16 mi · Fort Cavazos 19 mi · Copperas Cove 26 mi · Gatesville 31 mi · Georgetown 32 mi · Taylor 34 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 Belton (31.056°, -97.4644°, elevation 509 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).