Florence weather in July

In July, Florence sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 11.6 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 32% 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 Florence's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Florence's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
1st warmest
Overnight low
68°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
11.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:30 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Florence is city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States.

Density
1,202/km²
people per km²
Founded
1830

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

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.

Florence 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
Jan39° / 25°3.39.73.89.60.0
Feb43° / 28°3.08.93.510.50.6
Mar53° / 36°4.211.51.811.72.9
Apr65° / 46°4.812.70.5135.4
May74° / 56°4.812.9014.16.2
Jun82° / 65°4.212.6014.75.7
Jul85° / 68°3.911.6014.55.1
Aug84° / 67°3.09.8013.55.6
Sep78° / 59°2.77.7012.37.1
Oct66° / 47°3.18.40.1116.3
Nov53° / 37°3.38.90.89.93.1
Dec43° / 30°3.710.12.69.30.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 (%)
15149
25050
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95248
105149
115149
125149
135248
145248
155149
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315644

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Florence gets around 3.9 in of rain over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
339
439
539
638
738
838
938
1038
1137
1237
1337
1437
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2037
2137
2237
2337
2436
2535
2635
2734
2834
2933
3033
3132

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
19142238170
29142237180
39142237190
48142236200
58142235210
68142235220
78132234230
87132334230
97132333240
106122333250
116122432260
126122432270
135122431280
145122430290
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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 5:21 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:218:03
214.75:218:03
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514.75:238:03
614.75:238:02
714.65:248:02
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1214.65:278:01
1314.55:278:00
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1814.45:317:58
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2014.45:337:56
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2514.35:377:53
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2714.25:387:51
2814.25:397:50
2914.25:407:49
3014.15:417:48
3114.15:427:47

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.13 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
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.2Intense
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206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Florence?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Florence in July

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

In July, Florence 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 Florence 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 Florence 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 10 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 Florence 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 Florence 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 Florence?

Florence sits at 39.0°N, 84.6°W, 925 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Erlanger, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Florence

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Florence has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 ft around an average of 896 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 541 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 791 ft.

The land around Florence is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), trees (36%) and grassland (20%) within 2 miles, trees (54%) and grassland (27%) within 10 miles, and trees (55%), grassland (21%) and cropland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
187 ft
10 miles
541 ft
50 miles
791 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Erlanger 1.9 mi · Burlington 5.6 mi · Independence 5.6 mi · Covington 8.7 mi · Newport 9.3 mi · Cincinnati 11 mi · Fort Thomas 11 mi · Norwood 14 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 Florence (38.999°, -84.6266°, elevation 925 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).