Gautier weather in July

In July, Gautier sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 75°F, with 6.1 in of rain across 19.7 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 24% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gautier's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gautier's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
1st warmest
Overnight low
75°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6.1 in
19.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:07 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
63%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Gautier is city in Jackson County, Mississippi, USA.

Density
223/km²
people per km²
Founded
1867

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 Gautier reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 75°F overnight — a 13°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 84°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Gautier

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.

Gautier weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 44°4.69.310.35.1
Feb64° / 47°4.58.610.95.9
Mar70° / 53°5.19.511.86.7
Apr76° / 59°4.58.712.77.2
May82° / 67°3.91013.56.2
Jun87° / 73°5.515.313.94.2
Jul88° / 75°6.119.713.83.4
Aug88° / 75°6.119.713.13.4
Sep85° / 71°5.112.912.24.9
Oct78° / 61°3.58.111.37.3
Nov69° / 51°3.87.510.57.1
Dec63° / 46°4.39.210.15.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
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54555
64654
74654
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gautier gets around 6.1 in of rain over 19.7 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 64% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1965
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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1256528
2156529
3146530
4146431
5146332
6146233
7146134
8146035
9145936
10135937
11135838
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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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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of July to 13 h 30 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 5:00 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:006:56
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413.95:016:56
513.95:016:56
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913.95:036:55
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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 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Gautier

In seasonPeak

In July, Gautier sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gautier sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is July a good time to visit Gautier?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gautier.

What to pack for Gautier in July

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

In July, Gautier sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 75°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gautier in July

The nearest coast averages about 85°F in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 85°F and coldest in January near 59°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 3 to Nov 20 — about 7.6 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan59Cool
Feb60Cool
Mar65Cool
Apr71Refreshing
May78Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul85Tropical
Aug85Tropical
Sep83Tropical
Oct77Warm
Nov69Refreshing
Dec63Cool

UV index in Gautier 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 Gautier peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Gautier 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 Gautier is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1720 µg/m³Dec 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May12Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gautier?

Gautier sits at 30.4°N, 88.6°W, 7 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Pascagoula, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Gautier

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Gautier has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 ft around an average of 7 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 ft.

The land around Gautier is covered by wetland (36%), water (34%) and trees (22%) within 2 miles, trees (38%) and water (38%) within 10 miles, and water (48%) and trees (43%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
69 ft
10 miles
144 ft
50 miles
374 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Pascagoula 3.7 mi · Ocean Springs 13 mi · Biloxi 16 mi · Gulfport 29 mi · West Gulfport 29 mi · Tillmans Corner 30 mi · Long Beach 32 mi · Prichard 40 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 Gautier (30.3858°, -88.6117°, elevation 7 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).