Greensboro weather in July

In July, Greensboro sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 4.0 in of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Greensboro's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greensboro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
1st warmest
Overnight low
71°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.0 in
14.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:18 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
61%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Greensboro is city in North Carolina, United States of America.

Density
836/km²
people per km²
Founded
1808

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 Greensboro 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 81°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Greensboro

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.

Greensboro weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan49° / 32°3.79.31.59.82.2
Feb53° / 35°3.28.81.510.63.0
Mar61° / 41°4.310.20.711.75.0
Apr70° / 50°3.59.3012.96.6
May78° / 59°3.511.2013.96.5
Jun85° / 67°3.913014.44.9
Jul88° / 71°4.014.6014.24.0
Aug86° / 69°3.812013.44.7
Sep80° / 63°4.19.7012.26.5
Oct70° / 51°3.17.3011.17.1
Nov60° / 41°3.37.70.110.15.2
Dec52° / 35°3.68.90.79.62.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Greensboro gets around 4.0 in of rain over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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4410164724
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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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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:107:35
214.45:107:35
314.45:117:35
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514.45:127:35
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714.45:137:35
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914.35:147:34
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3013.95:287:22
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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 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Greensboro?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Greensboro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Greensboro in July

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

In July, Greensboro sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Greensboro 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 Greensboro peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 14UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Greensboro 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 Greensboro is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1718 µg/m³Dec 128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Greensboro?

Greensboro sits at 36.1°N, 79.8°W, 873 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is High Point, 14 mi away.

Topography around Greensboro

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Greensboro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 ft around an average of 807 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,051 ft.

The land around Greensboro is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 2 miles, trees (66%) within 10 miles, and trees (80%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
197 ft
10 miles
584 ft
50 miles
3,051 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: High Point 14 mi · Kernersville 16 mi · Burlington 20 mi · Thomasville 21 mi · Asheboro 25 mi · Winston-Salem 25 mi · Eden 29 mi · Lexington 31 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 Greensboro (36.0726°, -79.792°, elevation 873 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).