Cheshire weather in July

In July, Cheshire sees average daytime highs of 83°F and overnight lows near 66°F, with 3.5 in of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 83°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 15 hours at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Cheshire's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cheshire's year-round climate.

Daytime high
83°
1st warmest
Overnight low
66°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.5 in
10.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:35 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
6 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

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

Density
340/km²
people per km²
Founded
1694

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 83°F through the month.

A typical July day in Cheshire reaches about 83°F in the afternoon and slips back to 66°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 75°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 6°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Cheshire

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.

Cheshire weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 23°3.59.55.69.30.0
Feb39° / 24°3.08.64.810.30.0
Mar46° / 31°4.210.73.711.71.4
Apr58° / 41°3.811.20.813.14.1
May68° / 50°3.411.4014.36.0
Jun77° / 60°3.911.3014.96.5
Jul83° / 66°3.510.9014.75.7
Aug81° / 64°4.110.3013.76.4
Sep74° / 57°4.09.1012.36.9
Oct62° / 46°4.29.10.210.95.5
Nov51° / 37°3.58.50.89.72.6
Dec41° / 29°4.210.149.10.3

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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34852
44852
54951
64951
75149
85149
95149
105248
115248
125347
135347
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175149
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315050

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Cheshire gets around 3.5 in of rain over 10.9 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
435
535
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734
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1435
1535
1635
1736
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2037
2137
2237
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2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2936
3036
3136

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 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1232126237
2222126237
3222226238
4212226238
5212226238
6212226238
7202126239
8202126249
9202126249
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11182126259
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
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46calm
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136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:26 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:267:24
215.04:267:24
314.94:277:24
414.94:277:24
514.94:287:23
614.94:287:23
714.94:297:23
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1014.84:317:22
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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 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
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126.2Intense
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176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Cheshire

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Cheshire?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cheshire in July

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

In July, Cheshire sees daytime highs around 83°F and nights near 66°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Cheshire 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 26 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 Cheshire 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 Cheshire 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 23 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Cheshire 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 Cheshire 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 Cheshire?

Cheshire sits at 41.5°N, 72.9°W, 256 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wallingford, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Cheshire

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Cheshire has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 ft around an average of 249 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,073 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,589 ft.

The land around Cheshire is covered by trees (83%) within 2 miles, trees (80%) within 10 miles, and trees (72%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
512 ft
10 miles
1,073 ft
50 miles
2,589 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Wallingford 5.0 mi · Wallingford Center 5.6 mi · Meriden 5.6 mi · Southington 6.8 mi · Hamden 6.8 mi · North Haven 8.1 mi · Naugatuck 8.1 mi · Wolcott 8.7 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 Cheshire (41.499°, -72.9007°, elevation 256 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).