Bradenton weather in July

In July, Bradenton sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 77°F, with 5.9 in of rain across 23 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bradenton's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bradenton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
77°
12th coldest
Rainfall
5.9 in
23 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:48 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
69%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Bradenton is county seat of Manatee County, Florida, United States.

Density
1,236/km²
people per km²
Founded
1842

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 89°F through the month.

A typical July day in Bradenton reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 77°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 85°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Bradenton

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.

Bradenton weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan71° / 53°2.35.810.57.4
Feb73° / 56°1.65.7117.7
Mar77° / 59°2.1611.87.8
Apr82° / 65°1.95.512.67.0
May87° / 70°2.58.413.35.1
Jun89° / 75°6.319.313.73.4
Jul89° / 77°5.92313.62.9
Aug89° / 77°6.223.7132.8
Sep88° / 75°5.717.812.23.6
Oct84° / 69°2.4811.35.9
Nov78° / 61°1.64.110.67.9
Dec73° / 56°1.85.310.37.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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

Any precipitation

Bradenton gets around 5.9 in of rain over 23 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 75% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 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 13 h 42 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:427:25
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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 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bradenton

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bradenton's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit Bradenton?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bradenton.

What to pack for Bradenton in July

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

In July, Bradenton sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 77°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bradenton in July

The nearest coast averages about 85°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 9 mi away) is warmest in August at about 86°F and coldest in February near 65°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 13 to Dec 26 — about 9.5 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan65Cool
Feb65Cool
Mar68Refreshing
Apr73Refreshing
May78Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul85Tropical
Aug86Tropical
Sep85Tropical
Oct81Warm
Nov74Refreshing
Dec69Refreshing

UV index in Bradenton in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bradenton peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bradenton 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 Bradenton is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2019 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bradenton?

Bradenton sits at 27.5°N, 82.6°W, 3 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is South Bradenton, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Bradenton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Bradenton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 ft around an average of 16 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 ft.

The land around Bradenton is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (27%) and water (26%) within 2 miles, water (42%) and trees (24%) within 10 miles, and water (41%) and trees (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
59 ft
10 miles
131 ft
50 miles
407 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
July weather nearby: South Bradenton 2.5 mi · Bayshore Gardens 5.0 mi · Sarasota 12 mi · Ruskin 17 mi · St. Petersburg 20 mi · Sun City Center 21 mi · Lealman 23 mi · West and East Lealman 23 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 Bradenton (27.4989°, -82.5748°, elevation 3 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. 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).