Harker Heights weather in July

In July, Harker Heights sees average daytime highs of 95°F and overnight lows near 75°F, with 1.5 in of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 95°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Harker Heights's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Harker Heights's year-round climate.

Daytime high
95°
1st warmest
Overnight low
75°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1.5 in
5.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:41 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
43%
4th clearest
Wind
8 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Harker Heights is city in Bell County, Texas, United States.

Density
739/km²
people per km²
Founded
1957

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 95°F through the month.

A typical July day in Harker Heights reaches about 95°F in the afternoon and slips back to 75°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 89°F and 100°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How July really feels in Harker Heights

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.

Harker Heights weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 40°2.36.410.25.2
Feb64° / 44°2.4710.96.1
Mar70° / 51°3.18.711.86.8
Apr78° / 58°2.98.112.77.2
May84° / 66°4.510.713.65.5
Jun91° / 73°2.87.9143.9
Jul95° / 75°1.55.413.82.9
Aug95° / 75°2.15.813.12.9
Sep88° / 69°2.76.312.24.9
Oct79° / 59°3.87.411.27.2
Nov69° / 49°2.66.610.47.0
Dec61° / 42°2.96.7105.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
57030
67030
77129
87129
97129
107129
117327
127327
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147426
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Harker Heights gets around 1.5 in of rain over 5.4 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 17% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
223
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422
521
620
720
820
919
1019
1118
1218
1317
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1516
1616
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1815
1915
2015
2115
2215
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2515
2615
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3015
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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2121143431
3111144421
4111145411
5111146401
6111147391
7111248381
8111249370
9011350360
10011351350
11001352350
12001452340
13001453330
14001553320
15001554310
16011554300
17011654290
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21021656260
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
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307light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 30 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 5:34 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:347:34
214.05:347:34
314.05:357:34
414.05:357:34
514.05:367:34
614.05:367:34
713.95:377:34
813.95:377:33
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2613.75:477:27
2713.65:487:26
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3013.65:507:24
3113.55:507:23

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.83 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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36.7Intense
46.7Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Harker Heights?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Harker Heights. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Harker Heights in July

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

In July, Harker Heights sees daytime highs around 95°F and nights near 75°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Harker Heights 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 Harker Heights peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1417 µg/m³Dec 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Harker Heights?

Harker Heights sits at 31.1°N, 97.7°W, 764 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Killeen, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Harker Heights

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Harker Heights has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 ft around an average of 791 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 633 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,421 ft.

The land around Harker Heights is covered by grassland (33%), artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (31%) within 2 miles, trees (43%) and grassland (37%) within 10 miles, and grassland (49%) and trees (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
256 ft
10 miles
633 ft
50 miles
1,421 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Killeen 4.3 mi · Fort Cavazos 7.5 mi · Belton 12 mi · Copperas Cove 15 mi · Temple 19 mi · Gatesville 25 mi · Georgetown 31 mi · Leander 37 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 Harker Heights (31.0835°, -97.6597°, elevation 764 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).