Covington weather in July

In July, Covington sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 3.8 in of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 14.5 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 33% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Covington's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Covington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
1st warmest
Overnight low
68°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.8 in
11.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:29 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Covington is city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.

Density
1,149/km²
people per km²
Founded
1815

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 Covington reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 78°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Covington

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.

Covington 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
Jan40° / 26°3.310.23.99.60.0
Feb43° / 28°3.19.43.710.50.6
Mar53° / 36°4.211.61.911.72.9
Apr65° / 46°4.712.70.5135.4
May74° / 56°4.912.9014.16.2
Jun82° / 65°4.112.4014.75.7
Jul85° / 68°3.811.9014.55.0
Aug84° / 67°2.99.8013.55.6
Sep78° / 59°2.87.9012.37.1
Oct66° / 47°3.18.60.1116.2
Nov53° / 38°3.39.20.79.93.2
Dec43° / 30°3.710.22.69.30.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 48%.

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

Any precipitation

Covington gets around 3.8 in of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 40% 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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1915213817
2915213818
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6815213621
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 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 5:20 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:208:03
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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 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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256.0Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Covington

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Is July a good time to visit Covington?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Covington in July

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

In July, Covington sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Covington 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 Covington peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Covington 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 Covington is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1418 µg/m³Oct 249 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Covington?

Covington sits at 39.1°N, 84.5°W, 509 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Newport, 0.6 mi away.

Topography around Covington

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Covington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 ft around an average of 594 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 ft.

The land around Covington is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (33%) within 2 miles, trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (53%), cropland (23%) and grassland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
440 ft
10 miles
538 ft
50 miles
840 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Newport 0.6 mi · Cincinnati 3.1 mi · Fort Thomas 3.1 mi · Norwood 5.6 mi · Erlanger 6.8 mi · Florence 8.7 mi · Independence 9.9 mi · White Oak 9.9 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 Covington (39.0837°, -84.5085°, elevation 509 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). 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).