Canton weather in July

In July, Canton sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 4.1 in of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Canton's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
1st warmest
Overnight low
71°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.1 in
13.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:41 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Canton is county seat in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States.

Density
522/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 87°F through the month.

A typical July day in Canton reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 30 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
30
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.

Canton weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan51° / 34°5.0110.9102.5
Feb55° / 37°4.810.50.710.73.4
Mar63° / 43°5.010.80.111.75.4
Apr71° / 51°4.49.9012.86.6
May78° / 60°3.610.4013.86.7
Jun84° / 67°4.013.1014.25.0
Jul87° / 71°4.113.7014.14.3
Aug86° / 69°3.912.2013.34.6
Sep81° / 64°3.68.4012.26.5
Oct72° / 52°3.57.3011.17.3
Nov61° / 42°4.28.5010.25.4
Dec53° / 37°5.010.70.49.83.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
54951
65050
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Canton gets around 4.1 in of rain over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
348
447
547
646
745
845
945
1044
1144
1244
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1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2242
2342
2442
2542
2642
2742
2841
2941
3041
3141

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116135030
215125131
315115132
415115033
514115034
614114935
714104936
814104837
913104838
1013104739
1113104739
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1603114343
1703114244
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2303113947
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2603114046
2703114146
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2903114244
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3103114442

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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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 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 5:51 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 7:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:337:49
214.35:347:49
314.25:347:49
414.25:357:49
514.25:357:49
614.25:367:49
714.25:367:49
814.25:377:48
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1014.25:387:48
1114.25:387:48
1214.15:397:47
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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 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Canton?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Canton in July

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

In July, Canton sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Canton 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 Canton peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Canton 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 Canton is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1620 µg/m³Jan 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Canton?

Canton sits at 34.2°N, 84.5°W, 968 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Woodstock, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Canton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Canton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 ft around an average of 994 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,404 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,885 ft.

The land around Canton is covered by trees (76%) within 2 miles, trees (82%) within 10 miles, and trees (83%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
377 ft
10 miles
1,404 ft
50 miles
3,885 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Woodstock 9.3 mi · Milton 13 mi · Alpharetta 16 mi · Acworth 16 mi · Kennesaw 16 mi · Roswell 17 mi · Cartersville 19 mi · Marietta 20 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 Canton (34.2368°, -84.4908°, elevation 968 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).