Gallatin weather in July

In July, Gallatin sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 12.5 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 31% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Gallatin's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gallatin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
1st warmest
Overnight low
71°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
12.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:44 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Gallatin is city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Tennessee, United States.

Density
418/km²
people per km²
Founded
1802

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 Gallatin reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 94°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 Gallatin

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.

Gallatin 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° / 31°4.210.61.89.81.2
Feb50° / 34°4.610.61.710.62.2
Mar60° / 41°5.011.40.711.74.5
Apr69° / 50°5.111.20.112.96.2
May77° / 60°4.912.5013.96.3
Jun85° / 68°3.912.2014.45.0
Jul88° / 71°3.912.5014.24.2
Aug87° / 70°3.210.4013.44.6
Sep82° / 62°3.37.9012.26.5
Oct71° / 51°3.77.80.111.17.1
Nov58° / 40°4.090.310.14.5
Dec49° / 34°5.010.919.62.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55248
65248
75248
85347
95347
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gallatin gets around 3.9 in of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1481538350
2471538361
3471537361
4371438381
5361437391
6361337401
7361337411
8351337421
9251237431
10251237441
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 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 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 4:36 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:367:03
214.44:367:03
314.44:367:03
414.44:377:03
514.44:377:02
614.44:387:02
714.44:387:02
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3013.94:546:50
3113.94:556:49

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Gallatin?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gallatin in July

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

In July, Gallatin sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Gallatin 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 Gallatin peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 11UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Gallatin 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 Gallatin is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1518 µg/m³Nov 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gallatin?

Gallatin sits at 36.4°N, 86.4°W, 538 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hendersonville, 11 mi away.

Topography around Gallatin

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Gallatin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 ft around an average of 548 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 771 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,919 ft.

The land around Gallatin is covered by trees (37%), grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, trees (50%) and grassland (36%) within 10 miles, and trees (56%) and grassland (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
256 ft
10 miles
771 ft
50 miles
1,919 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Hendersonville 11 mi · Mount Juliet 14 mi · Lebanon 15 mi · Goodlettsville 16 mi · Hermitage 17 mi · Nashville 24 mi · Springfield 25 mi · La Vergne 27 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 Gallatin (36.3884°, -86.4467°, elevation 538 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).