Caledonia weather in July

In July, Caledonia sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 3.1 in of rain across 9.8 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 79°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 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 Caledonia's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caledonia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
1st warmest
Overnight low
67°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.1 in
9.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:31 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Caledonia is village in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.

Density
196/km²
people per km²

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 79°F through the month.

A typical July day in Caledonia reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 6°F warmer than June and about 1°F warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Caledonia

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.

Caledonia 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
Jan29° / 18°2.18.76.89.20.0
Feb31° / 20°1.97.15.410.30.0
Mar40° / 28°2.49.23.611.60.3
Apr51° / 38°4.212.51.613.12.2
May62° / 49°3.811.6014.44.9
Jun73° / 61°3.510.9015.16.6
Jul79° / 67°3.19.8014.86.8
Aug78° / 66°3.610.7013.76.8
Sep71° / 58°3.09.3012.36.8
Oct58° / 46°3.29.20.210.84.5
Nov45° / 35°2.58.71.59.61.1
Dec35° / 25°2.38.758.90.0

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 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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

Any precipitation

Caledonia gets around 3.1 in of rain over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 34% 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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12023242670
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 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 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 4:22 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:227:29
215.14:227:28
315.14:237:28
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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 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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306.0Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Caledonia?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Caledonia in July

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

In July, Caledonia sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 67°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Caledonia in July

The nearest coast averages about 67°F in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 70°F and coldest in March near 36°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 24 to Sep 2 — about 1.3 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan38Bracing
Feb36Bracing
Mar36Bracing
Apr38Bracing
May43Bracing
Jun55Bracing
Jul67Cool
Aug70Refreshing
Sep66Cool
Oct56Bracing
Nov47Bracing
Dec41Bracing

UV index in Caledonia in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caledonia peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Caledonia 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 Caledonia is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1017 µg/m³Oct 249 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Caledonia?

Caledonia sits at 42.8°N, 87.9°W, 722 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Oak Creek, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Caledonia

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Caledonia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 ft around an average of 735 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 ft.

The land around Caledonia is covered by cropland (49%), grassland (23%) and trees (20%) within 2 miles, cropland (26%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 10 miles, and water (45%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
171 ft
10 miles
505 ft
50 miles
840 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Oak Creek 6.2 mi · South Milwaukee 8.1 mi · Franklin 8.1 mi · Mount Pleasant 8.1 mi · Racine 9.3 mi · Cudahy 11 mi · Greenfield 12 mi · Muskego 13 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 Caledonia (42.8078°, -87.9243°, elevation 722 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. 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).