Greenville weather in July

In July, Greenville sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 72°F, with 5.3 in of rain across 16.9 wet days and about 14.2 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 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Greenville's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greenville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
1st warmest
Overnight low
72°
12th coldest
Rainfall
5.3 in
16.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:09 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
62%
12th clearest
Wind
6 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Greenville is city in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States.

Density
978/km²
people per km²
Founded
1786

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 Greenville reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 72°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°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 Greenville

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.

Greenville 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan53° / 35°3.79.119.93.2
Feb56° / 37°3.19.10.810.73.9
Mar63° / 43°3.69.80.211.75.6
Apr72° / 51°3.28.6012.96.9
May79° / 60°3.710.7013.96.6
Jun85° / 68°4.513.7014.44.8
Jul88° / 72°5.316.9014.23.8
Aug86° / 71°5.414.4013.34.4
Sep81° / 65°5.211.5012.26.0
Oct73° / 54°3.57.4011.17.2
Nov64° / 44°3.57.7010.16.1
Dec56° / 38°3.69.20.39.64.0

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 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Greenville gets around 5.3 in of rain over 16.9 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 54% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15924602
24923622
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54822633
64821643
74721653
83720664
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:01 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:017:24
214.45:027:24
314.45:027:24
414.45:037:24
514.35:037:24
614.35:047:24
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2014.15:127:19
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2714.05:177:14
2813.95:187:13
2913.95:197:13
3013.95:197:12
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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 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
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156.0Bright
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305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Greenville?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Greenville.

What to pack for Greenville in July

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

In July, Greenville sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 72°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Greenville 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 Greenville peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 12UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Greenville 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 Greenville is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2318 µg/m³Dec 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb12Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Greenville?

Greenville sits at 35.6°N, 77.4°W, 59 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Kinston, 27 mi away.

Topography around Greenville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Greenville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 ft around an average of 49 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 ft.

The land around Greenville is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 2 miles, trees (52%) and cropland (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (63%) and cropland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
135 ft
10 miles
190 ft
50 miles
531 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Kinston 27 mi · Wilson 32 mi · Rocky Mount 33 mi · Goldsboro 39 mi · New Bern 39 mi · Havelock 57 mi · Jacksonville 60 mi · Roanoke Rapids 61 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 Greenville (35.6127°, -77.3663°, elevation 59 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).