Branford weather in July

In July, Branford sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 3.1 in of rain across 9 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-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 35% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Branford's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Branford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
1st warmest
Overnight low
69°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.1 in
9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:36 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
8 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Branford is town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.

Founded
1644

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 Branford reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 83°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 7°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Branford

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.

Branford weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 28°3.99.94.69.40.0
Feb38° / 28°3.58.94.210.30.0
Mar43° / 34°4.810.53.311.70.5
Apr52° / 43°4.211.10.513.12.7
May61° / 52°3.510.9014.35.0
Jun71° / 62°3.79.8014.96.6
Jul77° / 69°3.19014.77.0
Aug77° / 68°3.99.2013.77.1
Sep71° / 63°4.18.7012.36.9
Oct62° / 53°4.89.70.110.95.3
Nov52° / 43°4.09.30.59.72.7
Dec43° / 34°5.110.939.10.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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

Any precipitation

Branford gets around 3.1 in of rain over 9 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
171932366
261932366
361932377
461832368
561832369
651831369
7517313610
8517313611
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:26 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:267:23
214.94:277:23
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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 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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256.0Intense
266.0Bright
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285.9Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Branford

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Is July a good time to visit Branford?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Branford for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Branford in July

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

In July, Branford sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 69°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Branford in July

The nearest coast averages about 71°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 11 mi away) is warmest in August at about 73°F and coldest in February near 36°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 4 to Sep 28 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan39Bracing
Feb36Bracing
Mar37Bracing
Apr44Bracing
May54Bracing
Jun64Cool
Jul71Refreshing
Aug73Refreshing
Sep71Refreshing
Oct64Cool
Nov55Bracing
Dec46Bracing

UV index in Branford 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 Branford peaks around July 11 at about 8 (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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Branford 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 Branford is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1120 µg/m³Nov 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Branford?

Branford sits at 41.3°N, 72.8°W, 46 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is East Haven, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Branford

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Branford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 ft around an average of 66 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,680 ft.

The land around Branford is covered by trees (62%) within 2 miles, trees (42%) and water (42%) within 10 miles, and trees (58%) and water (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
272 ft
10 miles
686 ft
50 miles
1,680 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: East Haven 2.5 mi · New Haven 6.2 mi · West Haven 6.8 mi · Guilford 6.8 mi · North Haven 8.1 mi · Hamden 9.3 mi · Madison 11 mi · Wallingford Center 12 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 Branford (41.2795°, -72.8151°, elevation 46 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).