Hermiston weather in July

In July, Hermiston sees average daytime highs of 91°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 1 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 88°F in the first days to 93°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Hermiston's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hermiston's year-round climate.

Daytime high
91°
1st warmest
Overnight low
63°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:27 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
21%
1st clearest
Wind
8 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Hermiston is city in Oregon, USA.

Density
815/km²
people per km²
Founded
1907

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 88°F in the first days to 93°F by the end.

A typical July day in Hermiston reaches about 91°F in the afternoon and slips back to 63°F overnight — a 27°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°F and 101°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 9°F warmer than June and about 1°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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48861
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How July really feels in Hermiston

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 23 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
23
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.

Hermiston 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan42° / 31°1.59.52.28.90.3
Feb48° / 33°1.27.71.510.11.8
Mar56° / 38°1.38.30.311.64.0
Apr65° / 44°1.06.3013.36.2
May74° / 51°0.95.4014.77.6
Jun81° / 57°0.63.3015.57.4
Jul91° / 63°0.11015.24.9
Aug89° / 62°0.21013.95.3
Sep79° / 55°0.32.2012.38.1
Oct65° / 45°1.05.90.110.76.5
Nov50° / 36°1.48.70.79.32.3
Dec42° / 31°1.69.62.68.50.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28416
38515
48614
58614
68713
78713
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98713
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319010

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Hermiston gets around 0.1 in of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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25
35
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54
64
74
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
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17982
18982
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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
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
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307light breeze
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:16 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:167:45
215.54:167:45
315.54:177:45
415.54:177:45
515.44:187:44
615.44:197:44
715.44:197:44
815.44:207:43
915.44:217:43
1015.34:227:42
1115.34:227:42
1215.34:237:41
1315.34:247:41
1415.34:257:40
1515.24:267:39
1615.24:277:39
1715.24:287:38
1815.14:297:37
1915.14:307:36
2015.14:317:36
2115.04:327:35
2215.04:337:34
2315.04:347:33
2414.94:357:32
2514.94:367:31
2614.94:377:30
2714.84:387:29
2814.84:397:27
2914.84:407:26
3014.74:427:25
3114.74:437:24

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.88 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
27.9Intense
37.9Intense
47.9Intense
57.9Intense
67.9Intense
77.9Intense
88.0Intense
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287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Hermiston?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hermiston in July

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

In July, Hermiston sees daytime highs around 91°F and nights near 63°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hermiston in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hermiston peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 15UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Hermiston 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 Hermiston is worst in August — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1924 µg/m³Dec 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hermiston?

Hermiston sits at 45.8°N, 119.3°W, 459 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Kennewick, 27 mi away.

Topography around Hermiston

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hermiston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 ft around an average of 509 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 932 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,659 ft.

The land around Hermiston is covered by grassland (45%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 2 miles, grassland (45%) and cropland (41%) within 10 miles, and grassland (54%) and cropland (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
236 ft
10 miles
932 ft
50 miles
5,659 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Kennewick 27 mi · Pendleton 27 mi · Tri-Cities 29 mi · Pasco 29 mi · Richland 31 mi · Sunnyside 48 mi · Walla Walla 48 mi · Yakima 78 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 Hermiston (45.8404°, -119.2895°, elevation 459 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).