Hagerstown weather in July

In July, Hagerstown sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 30% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Hagerstown's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hagerstown's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
1st warmest
Overnight low
67°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:00 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Hagerstown is city in Maryland, United States.

Density
1,323/km²
people per km²
Founded
1762

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 Hagerstown reaches about 86°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 78°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Hagerstown

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.

Hagerstown weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan39° / 25°3.18.83.79.50.0
Feb42° / 26°2.78.23.710.40.4
Mar52° / 34°3.710.32.711.72.6
Apr64° / 44°3.510.30.2135.5
May73° / 54°3.611.7014.26.4
Jun81° / 63°3.310.3014.76.1
Jul86° / 67°3.210.2014.55.1
Aug84° / 66°2.68.7013.65.7
Sep77° / 59°3.98.8012.37.0
Oct65° / 47°3.37.80.110.96.2
Nov53° / 37°3.07.80.59.83.2
Dec43° / 29°3.38.42.39.20.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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

Any precipitation

Hagerstown gets around 3.2 in of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 34% 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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1142324337
2142224337
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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 14 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 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 4:51 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:517:37
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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 6.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Hagerstown?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hagerstown in July

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

In July, Hagerstown sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Hagerstown 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 Hagerstown peaks around July 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Hagerstown 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 Hagerstown is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1316 µg/m³Nov 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hagerstown?

Hagerstown sits at 39.6°N, 77.7°W, 538 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Martinsburg, 18 mi away.

Topography around Hagerstown

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hagerstown has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 ft around an average of 568 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,663 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,825 ft.

The land around Hagerstown is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 2 miles, trees (40%), cropland (29%) and grassland (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (63%) and grassland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
213 ft
10 miles
1,663 ft
50 miles
2,825 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Martinsburg 18 mi · Chambersburg 21 mi · Frederick 23 mi · Ballenger Creek 24 mi · Damascus 37 mi · Leesburg 37 mi · Westminster 39 mi · Winchester 39 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 Hagerstown (39.6418°, -77.72°, elevation 538 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).