Council Bluffs weather in July

In July, Council Bluffs sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 3.5 in of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 85°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Council Bluffs's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Council Bluffs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
1st warmest
Overnight low
67°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.5 in
9.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:08 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
44%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Council Bluffs is city and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States.

Density
554/km²
people per km²
Founded
1854

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 85°F through the month.

A typical July day in Council Bluffs reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Council Bluffs

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.

Council Bluffs weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 15°1.04.84.19.40.0
Feb37° / 19°1.35.74.210.30.0
Mar50° / 30°2.48.22.511.72.3
Apr62° / 41°4.210.71.213.15.1
May72° / 53°5.512.60.114.36.3
Jun82° / 63°5.211.6014.96.0
Jul85° / 67°3.59.3014.75.5
Aug83° / 64°3.68.9013.76.2
Sep76° / 55°3.17.9012.37.3
Oct64° / 43°2.87.50.410.96.1
Nov49° / 30°1.85.51.89.72.3
Dec36° / 20°1.45.13.79.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 32%.

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

Any precipitation

Council Bluffs gets around 3.5 in of rain over 9.3 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17152437161
27152437171
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 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 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 4:58 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:587:55
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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 6.64 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Council Bluffs

In seasonPeak

In July, Council Bluffs sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Council Bluffs's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is July a good time to visit Council Bluffs?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Council Bluffs in July

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

In July, Council Bluffs sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Council Bluffs 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 Council Bluffs peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (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
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
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Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Council Bluffs?

Council Bluffs sits at 41.3°N, 95.9°W, 988 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Omaha, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Council Bluffs

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Council Bluffs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 ft around an average of 1,043 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 ft.

The land around Council Bluffs is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (38%) within 2 miles, cropland (34%) and trees (30%) within 10 miles, and cropland (78%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
335 ft
10 miles
440 ft
50 miles
617 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Omaha 4.3 mi · Bellevue 8.7 mi · La Vista 11 mi · Papillion 12 mi · Fremont 35 mi · Lincoln 53 mi · Columbus 79 mi · Sioux City 90 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 Council Bluffs (41.2619°, -95.8608°, elevation 988 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).