Grand Island weather in July

In July, Grand Island sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 66°F, with 3.0 in of rain across 9 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 86°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Grand Island's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grand Island's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
1st warmest
Overnight low
66°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.0 in
9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:19 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
42%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Grand Island is city in and county seat of Hall County, Nebraska, United States.

Founded
1857

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 86°F through the month.

A typical July day in Grand Island reaches about 86°F in the afternoon and slips back to 66°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°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 Grand Island

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.

Grand Island 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
Jan35° / 16°0.843.69.40.0
Feb40° / 19°0.94.33.410.40.1
Mar51° / 29°2.06.92.511.72.7
Apr61° / 39°3.49.61.413.15.2
May71° / 51°5.112.30.114.36.3
Jun82° / 62°4.110.3014.96.1
Jul86° / 66°3.09014.65.2
Aug84° / 64°3.08.9013.65.9
Sep77° / 55°2.47.1012.37.5
Oct64° / 41°2.56.70.710.96.3
Nov49° / 29°1.34.91.99.72.5
Dec38° / 19°1.04.23.49.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57030
67030
77030
87030
97030
107030
117129
127129
137129
147228
157228
167228
177327
187327
197228
207327
217228
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237228
247129
257030
266931
276832
286733
296733
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Grand Island gets around 3.0 in of rain over 9 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
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430
530
630
730
830
930
1030
1130
1229
1329
1428
1528
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2227
2328
2428
2528
2629
2729
2830
2931
3031
3132

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1131732327
2121731328
3121631338
4111631349
5101530359
6101530369
7914303710
8814303810
9714303910
10713304010
11613304111
12612294211
13512294311
14512294311
15412294311
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25515313811
26515323711
27515323611
28516333611
29516333511
30616333511
31616333411

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
39light breeze
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69light breeze
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318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 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 5:09 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 7:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:098:04
214.95:108:04
314.95:108:04
414.95:118:04
514.95:128:03
614.95:128:03
714.85:138:03
814.85:138:03
914.85:148:02
1014.85:158:02
1114.85:158:02
1214.85:168:01
1314.75:178:01
1414.75:178:00
1514.75:188:00
1614.75:197:59
1714.65:207:58
1814.65:207:58
1914.65:217:57
2014.65:227:56
2114.55:237:56
2214.55:247:55
2314.55:257:54
2414.55:267:53
2514.45:277:53
2614.45:277:52
2714.45:287:51
2814.35:297:50
2914.35:307:49
3014.35:317:48
3114.25:327:47

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
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276.5Intense
286.5Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Grand Island

In seasonPeak

In July, Grand Island sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Grand Island's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Grand Island?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Grand Island in July

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

In July, Grand Island sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 66°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Grand Island 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 Grand Island peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Grand Island?

Grand Island sits at 40.9°N, 98.3°W, 1,860 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hastings, 24 mi away.

Topography around Grand Island

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Grand Island has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 ft around an average of 1,857 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 ft.

The land around Grand Island is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), grassland (23%) and trees (20%) within 2 miles, cropland (65%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and cropland (70%) and grassland (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
75 ft
10 miles
190 ft
50 miles
948 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Hastings 24 mi · Kearney 42 mi · Columbus 62 mi · Lincoln 88 mi · Norfolk 90 mi · Fremont 102 mi · Papillion 121 mi · La Vista 122 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 Grand Island (40.925°, -98.342°, elevation 1,860 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).