Gatesville weather in July

In July, Gatesville sees average daytime highs of 95°F and overnight lows near 75°F, with 1.5 in of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 95°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gatesville's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gatesville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
95°
1st warmest
Overnight low
75°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1.5 in
5.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:41 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
42%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Gatesville is city in Texas, United States.

Density
682/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 95°F through the month.

A typical July day in Gatesville reaches about 95°F in the afternoon and slips back to 75°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 88°F and 100°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°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 Gatesville

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.

Gatesville weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan59° / 39°2.46.50.210.25.0
Feb63° / 43°2.56.90.510.95.9
Mar70° / 49°3.28.8011.86.8
Apr77° / 56°3.28.3012.77.2
May84° / 65°4.510.8013.65.6
Jun91° / 72°2.88.70143.8
Jul95° / 75°1.55.5013.82.9
Aug95° / 75°1.85.9013.12.9
Sep88° / 69°2.66.2012.25.0
Oct79° / 58°3.77.3011.27.3
Nov68° / 48°2.66.8010.47.0
Dec60° / 40°2.86.70.2105.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46832
56832
66832
77030
87030
97129
107228
117228
127327
137426
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gatesville gets around 1.5 in of rain over 5.5 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
225
324
423
523
622
722
821
921
1020
1120
1219
1319
1418
1518
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1717
1817
1916
2016
2116
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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
112144636
212144736
312144735
412144834
512144933
612155032
711155231
811155330
901155430
1001165429
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1301175626
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:347:35
214.05:347:35
314.05:347:35
414.05:357:35
514.05:357:35
614.05:367:35
714.05:367:35
814.05:377:35
914.05:377:34
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.86 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.8Intense
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316.8Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Gatesville?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gatesville. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gatesville in July

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

In July, Gatesville sees daytime highs around 95°F and nights near 75°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gatesville 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 Gatesville peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Gatesville 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 Gatesville is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1517 µg/m³Dec 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gatesville?

Gatesville sits at 31.4°N, 97.7°W, 807 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fort Cavazos, 21 mi away.

Topography around Gatesville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Gatesville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 ft around an average of 810 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,470 ft.

The land around Gatesville is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (34%) within 2 miles, grassland (52%) and trees (41%) within 10 miles, and grassland (56%) and trees (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
190 ft
10 miles
558 ft
50 miles
1,470 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Fort Cavazos 21 mi · Killeen 22 mi · Copperas Cove 24 mi · Harker Heights 25 mi · Belton 31 mi · Temple 33 mi · Waco 36 mi · Georgetown 55 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 Gatesville (31.4352°, -97.7439°, elevation 807 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).