Danville weather in July

In July, Danville sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Danville's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Danville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
1st warmest
Overnight low
71°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
12.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:15 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Danville is independent city in Virginia, United States.

Density
370/km²
people per km²
Founded
1792

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 89°F through the month.

A typical July day in Danville reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
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.

Danville weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan49° / 32°3.59.21.69.82.0
Feb52° / 34°3.18.51.710.62.9
Mar60° / 40°4.110.6111.74.9
Apr70° / 50°3.49.5012.96.6
May77° / 58°3.310.6013.96.6
Jun85° / 67°3.311.7014.55.0
Jul89° / 71°3.412.9014.24.0
Aug87° / 69°3.211.1013.44.7
Sep80° / 62°4.08.8012.26.6
Oct70° / 51°3.27011.17.1
Nov60° / 40°3.17.40.1105.2
Dec51° / 35°3.48.50.79.52.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
84951
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Danville gets around 3.4 in of rain over 12.9 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
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439
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639
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
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1539
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2143
2243
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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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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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
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 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 5:07 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:077:35
214.55:077:35
314.55:087:35
414.45:087:35
514.45:097:35
614.45:097:35
714.45:107:34
814.45:107:34
914.45:117:34
1014.45:117:34
1114.45:127:33
1214.35:127:33
1314.35:137:33
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1914.25:177:30
2014.25:187:29
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2614.05:227:25
2714.05:237:24
2814.05:247:24
2914.05:257:23
3013.95:257:22
3113.95:267:21

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
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96.2Intense
106.1Intense
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146.1Intense
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176.0Intense
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
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265.7Bright
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305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Danville?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Danville in July

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

In July, Danville sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Danville 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 Danville peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Danville 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 Danville is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1516 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Danville?

Danville sits at 36.6°N, 79.4°W, 531 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Eden, 22 mi away.

Topography around Danville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Danville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 ft around an average of 509 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,966 ft.

The land around Danville is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 2 miles, trees (74%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
272 ft
10 miles
856 ft
50 miles
2,966 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Eden 22 mi · Burlington 34 mi · Greensboro 42 mi · Durham 49 mi · Kernersville 50 mi · Carrboro 50 mi · Chapel Hill 50 mi · High Point 55 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 Danville (36.586°, -79.395°, elevation 531 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).