Boone weather in July

In July, Boone sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 62°F, with 5.2 in of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 77°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Boone's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
1st warmest
Overnight low
62°
12th coldest
Rainfall
5.2 in
17.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:25 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Boone is town in North Carolina, United States.

Density
1,140/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

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 77°F through the month.

A typical July day in Boone reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 62°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 82°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Boone

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.

Boone weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan41° / 25°4.511.74.89.80.1
Feb44° / 28°3.7114.610.60.8
Mar52° / 34°4.912.93.311.72.7
Apr62° / 43°4.812.61.312.94.8
May68° / 51°4.8150.113.95.5
Jun74° / 58°5.216.6014.45.7
Jul77° / 62°5.217.5014.25.7
Aug76° / 61°5.115.8013.46.0
Sep71° / 55°4.611.5012.26.4
Oct62° / 44°3.58.60.311.15.6
Nov52° / 34°3.69.31.110.12.9
Dec44° / 29°4.210.53.59.60.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Boone gets around 5.2 in of rain over 17.5 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 56% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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254
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
112235510
211225611
311225611
411215612
510215613
610205713
710205614
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 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 5:17 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:177:43
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514.45:197:43
614.45:197:43
714.45:207:43
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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 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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36.0Intense
46.0Intense
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66.0Intense
76.0Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Boone?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Boone for sightseeing.

What to pack for Boone in July

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

In July, Boone sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 62°F. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Boone 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 Boone peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Boone 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 Boone is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1617 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Boone?

Boone sits at 36.2°N, 81.7°W, 3,219 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lenoir, 22 mi away.

Topography around Boone

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Boone has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,663 ft around an average of 3,445 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,072 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,909 ft.

The land around Boone is covered by trees (75%) within 2 miles, trees (87%) within 10 miles, and trees (81%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,663 ft
10 miles
4,072 ft
50 miles
5,909 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Lenoir 22 mi · Morganton 32 mi · Hickory 39 mi · Johnson City 39 mi · Bristol 39 mi · Bristol 39 mi · Statesville 53 mi · Kingsport 55 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 Boone (36.2168°, -81.6745°, elevation 3,219 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).