Fayetteville weather in July

In July, Fayetteville sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Fayetteville's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fayetteville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
1st warmest
Overnight low
70°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
10.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:15 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
48%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Fayetteville is county seat of Washington County, Arkansas, United States.

Density
579/km²
people per km²
Founded
1828

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 88°F through the month.

A typical July day in Fayetteville reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°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 Fayetteville

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.

Fayetteville 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
Jan46° / 29°2.77.61.79.81.4
Feb51° / 33°2.77.61.510.62.6
Mar60° / 40°4.410.6111.74.7
Apr68° / 49°5.511.1012.96.1
May75° / 58°5.612.9013.96.4
Jun83° / 67°4.110.9014.45.6
Jul88° / 70°3.310.4014.24.5
Aug87° / 69°3.09.6013.44.8
Sep81° / 61°3.87.8012.26.8
Oct70° / 50°4.19011.16.9
Nov58° / 40°3.77.90.410.14.5
Dec48° / 32°3.07.61.49.62.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56238
66337
76337
86337
96337
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Fayetteville gets around 3.3 in of rain over 10.4 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
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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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1351844300
2351743310
3351643330
4351543340
5341543350
6341443361
7241342371
8241342381
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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 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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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:07 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:077:33
214.45:087:33
314.45:087:33
414.45:097:32
514.45:097:32
614.45:107:32
714.45:107:32
814.45:117:32
914.35:117:32
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1414.35:147:30
1514.25:157:30
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1714.25:167:29
1814.25:177:28
1914.25:177:28
2014.15:187:27
2114.15:197:26
2214.15:207:26
2314.15:207:25
2414.15:217:25
2514.05:227:24
2614.05:237:23
2714.05:237:22
2814.05:247:22
2913.95:257:21
3013.95:267:20
3113.95:267:19

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.55 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
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276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Fayetteville?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fayetteville in July

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

In July, Fayetteville sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1518 µg/m³Nov 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fayetteville?

Fayetteville sits at 36.1°N, 94.2°W, 1,401 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Springdale, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Fayetteville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Fayetteville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 ft around an average of 1,355 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,135 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,218 ft.

The land around Fayetteville is covered by trees (58%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 2 miles, trees (52%) and grassland (35%) within 10 miles, and trees (67%) and grassland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
564 ft
10 miles
1,135 ft
50 miles
2,218 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Springdale 8.7 mi · Rogers 19 mi · Bentonville 22 mi · Siloam Springs 23 mi · Bella Vista 30 mi · Van Buren 45 mi · Tahlequah 47 mi · Fort Smith 48 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 Fayetteville (36.0626°, -94.1574°, elevation 1,401 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).