Forest Hills weather in July

In July, Forest Hills sees average daytime highs of 81°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 81°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Forest Hills's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Forest Hills's year-round climate.

Daytime high
81°
1st warmest
Overnight low
63°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
11.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:21 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Forest Hills is unincorporated community in Kent County, Michigan, United States.

Density
197/km²
people per km²

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 81°F through the month.

A typical July day in Forest Hills reaches about 81°F in the afternoon and slips back to 63°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 74°F and 89°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°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 Forest Hills

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.

Forest Hills 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
Jan30° / 18°2.410.19.59.20.0
Feb33° / 18°2.07.86.410.20.0
Mar44° / 27°2.59.34.111.60.9
Apr57° / 38°4.0121.913.13.8
May68° / 49°4.211.9014.46.0
Jun78° / 59°3.911.5015.16.5
Jul81° / 63°3.611.1014.86.4
Aug79° / 61°3.610.6013.86.7
Sep72° / 53°3.19.5012.36.8
Oct59° / 42°3.310.90.310.84.5
Nov46° / 33°2.69.72.59.51.2
Dec35° / 24°2.310.27.88.90.0

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 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
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55545
65644
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Forest Hills gets around 3.6 in of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
336
436
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835
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1436
1536
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1737
1837
1937
2038
2138
2238
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2438
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2637
2737
2836
2936
3036
3135

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 25% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12923232040
22923232050
32923232050
42823232050
52823232050
62823232050
72823232050
82723242160
92623242160
102522242261
112422242261
122422252261
132322252371
142222252371
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162122252481
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182022262481
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251825272190
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271826272090
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
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57calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:11 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 8:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.15:118:19
215.15:128:19
315.15:128:19
415.15:138:19
515.15:138:19
615.15:148:18
715.15:158:18
815.05:158:18
915.05:168:17
1015.05:178:17
1115.05:178:17
1215.05:188:16
1314.95:198:16
1414.95:208:15
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1714.95:228:13
1814.85:238:13
1914.85:248:12
2014.85:258:11
2114.75:268:10
2214.75:278:09
2314.75:288:09
2414.75:298:08
2514.65:298:07
2614.65:308:06
2714.65:318:05
2814.55:328:04
2914.55:338:03
3014.55:358:02
3114.45:368:01

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
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66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
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146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Forest Hills?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Forest Hills in July

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

In July, Forest Hills sees daytime highs around 81°F and nights near 63°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Forest Hills?

Forest Hills sits at 43.0°N, 85.5°W, 630 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Grand Rapids, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Forest Hills

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Forest Hills has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 ft around an average of 725 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 810 ft.

The land around Forest Hills is covered by trees (75%) within 2 miles, trees (58%) within 10 miles, and trees (48%) and cropland (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
279 ft
10 miles
433 ft
50 miles
810 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Grand Rapids 9.3 mi · Kentwood 9.9 mi · Wyoming 11 mi · Grandville 14 mi · Walker 14 mi · Jenison 16 mi · Allendale 24 mi · Holland 34 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 Forest Hills (42.9595°, -85.4898°, elevation 630 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).