Front Royal weather in July

In July, Front Royal sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 27% 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 Front Royal's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Front Royal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
1st warmest
Overnight low
67°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
11.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:04 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Front Royal is town in Warren County, Virginia, United States.

Density
613/km²
people per km²
Founded
1788

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 Front Royal reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 78°F and 93°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 Front Royal

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.

Front Royal weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan41° / 26°2.88.43.39.60.1
Feb44° / 27°2.68.23.410.50.9
Mar53° / 34°3.610.62.611.73.0
Apr65° / 44°3.510.60.2135.6
May73° / 53°4.112.1014.16.3
Jun81° / 62°3.611.6014.75.9
Jul85° / 67°3.611.4014.45.0
Aug84° / 65°2.910.4013.55.6
Sep77° / 58°4.19.4012.36.9
Oct66° / 46°3.17.90.1116.3
Nov54° / 36°2.87.60.69.93.5
Dec45° / 30°3.28.72.39.30.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45050
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105248
115248
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135248
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Front Royal gets around 3.6 in of rain over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
237
337
436
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735
835
935
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1135
1235
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1435
1535
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2138
2238
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3138

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1131926375
2131826375
3131826376
4131727376
5131727377
6131627377
7131627377
8131528378
9121528368
10121528369
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
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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 4:55 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:557:37
214.74:567:37
314.74:567:37
414.74:577:37
514.74:577:37
614.64:587:36
714.64:587:36
814.64:597:36
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1014.65:007:35
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1314.55:027:34
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1814.45:067:32
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2014.45:077:30
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2514.35:117:27
2614.25:127:26
2714.25:137:25
2814.25:147:24
2914.15:157:23
3014.15:157:22
3114.15:167:21

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.93 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
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
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255.7Bright
265.7Bright
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285.6Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Front Royal?

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 Front Royal for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Front Royal in July

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

In July, Front Royal sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Front Royal 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 Front Royal peaks around July 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 10UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Front Royal 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 Front Royal is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1317 µg/m³Nov 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Front Royal?

Front Royal sits at 38.9°N, 78.2°W, 568 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Winchester, 19 mi away.

Topography around Front Royal

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Front Royal has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 ft around an average of 656 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,041 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,190 ft.

The land around Front Royal is covered by trees (62%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, trees (74%) and grassland (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (71%) and grassland (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
948 ft
10 miles
3,041 ft
50 miles
4,190 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Winchester 19 mi · Culpeper 32 mi · Linton Hall 35 mi · Leesburg 37 mi · South Riding 37 mi · Sudley 39 mi · Ashburn 39 mi · Martinsburg 39 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 Front Royal (38.9182°, -78.1944°, elevation 568 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).