Goshen weather in July

In July, Goshen sees average daytime highs of 82°F and overnight lows near 65°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 82°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Goshen's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goshen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
82°
1st warmest
Overnight low
65°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
11.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:27 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Goshen is city in and the county seat of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States.

Density
748/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 82°F through the month.

A typical July day in Goshen reaches about 82°F in the afternoon and slips back to 65°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 75°F and 90°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)
18164
28264
38264
48264
58264
68265
78265
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How July really feels in Goshen

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.

Goshen 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
Jan32° / 19°2.610.27.59.30.0
Feb35° / 21°2.28.25.510.30.0
Mar47° / 30°3.010.93.611.71.3
Apr59° / 41°3.912.51.113.14.2
May69° / 51°4.213.1014.35.9
Jun79° / 61°4.112.10156.3
Jul82° / 65°3.911.5014.76.2
Aug80° / 63°3.710.4013.76.6
Sep74° / 55°2.99.3012.36.9
Oct62° / 44°3.1100.210.95.1
Nov48° / 34°2.99.92.29.71.7
Dec37° / 25°2.49.55.290.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
45644
55644
65644
75644
85743
95743
105644
115644
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135545
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Goshen gets around 3.9 in of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
337
436
536
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835
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1638
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1839
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2440
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2639
2738
2838
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3037
3136

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 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11921252780
21821252780
31821252790
41821252790
51821252790
61821252790
718212527100
817202527100
917202528100
1016202528110
1115192529110
1215192529120
1314192529130
1414192429130
1513182430140
1613182429150
1713182429151
1812182429161
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2011182429161
2111192529161
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2310202528161
2410202627161
2510212627161
2610222626151
2710232725141
2810232725141
2910242824131
3010242824131
3111252823131

Wind in July

Winds average 7 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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of July to 14 h 18 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 5:17 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 8:16 PM to 7:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:178:16
215.05:188:16
315.05:188:16
414.95:198:16
514.95:198:15
614.95:208:15
714.95:218:15
814.95:218:15
914.95:228:14
1014.95:228:14
1114.85:238:14
1214.85:248:13
1314.85:258:13
1414.85:258:12
1514.85:268:12
1614.75:278:11
1714.75:288:10
1814.75:298:10
1914.75:298:09
2014.65:308:08
2114.65:318:08
2214.65:328:07
2314.65:338:06
2414.55:348:05
2514.55:358:04
2614.55:368:03
2714.45:378:02
2814.45:388:02
2914.45:388:01
3014.35:397:59
3114.35:407:58

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.27 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
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Goshen?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Goshen in July

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

In July, Goshen sees daytime highs around 82°F and nights near 65°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Goshen 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 Goshen peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 9Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Goshen 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 Goshen is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³Oct 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Goshen?

Goshen sits at 41.6°N, 85.8°W, 801 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Elkhart, 9.9 mi away.

Topography around Goshen

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Goshen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 ft around an average of 817 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 659 ft.

The land around Goshen is covered by trees (39%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, cropland (46%), trees (25%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and cropland (53%) and trees (32%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
164 ft
10 miles
335 ft
50 miles
659 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Elkhart 9.9 mi · Mishawaka 17 mi · Granger 19 mi · South Bend 22 mi · Portage 45 mi · La Porte 45 mi · Fort Wayne 48 mi · Kalamazoo 50 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 Goshen (41.5823°, -85.8344°, elevation 801 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).