Hopkinsville weather in July

In July, Hopkinsville sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 3.8 in of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Hopkinsville's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hopkinsville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
1st warmest
Overnight low
71°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.8 in
11.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:47 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Hopkinsville is city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States.

Density
404/km²
people per km²
Founded
1796

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 89°F through the month.

A typical July day in Hopkinsville reaches about 89°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 82°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°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 Hopkinsville

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.

Hopkinsville 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
Jan45° / 30°3.99.91.99.81.0
Feb49° / 33°4.19.61.710.62.1
Mar59° / 40°5.011.60.711.74.4
Apr69° / 50°4.911.50.112.96.1
May77° / 60°4.712013.96.4
Jun85° / 68°3.511.6014.54.9
Jul89° / 71°3.811.8014.34.1
Aug88° / 69°3.29.9013.44.5
Sep82° / 62°3.47.9012.36.5
Oct70° / 50°3.680.1117.0
Nov58° / 40°3.99.20.4104.4
Dec48° / 33°4.710.519.51.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35347
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105347
115347
125446
135446
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Hopkinsville gets around 3.8 in of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
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2038
2138
2238
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3137

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15101437341
25101436341
3491436361
4491436371
5491435371
6381335391
7381335401
8381335411
9371334421
10271334431
11271333441
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13261332461
14261331471
15261330471
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18261328492
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21371426492
22381426482
23381425482
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25291525462
26291626452
272101626442
282101727421
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303101828391
313101929381

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
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 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 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:387:08
214.54:397:08
314.54:397:08
414.54:407:08
514.54:407:08
614.54:417:08
714.44:417:08
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1914.24:497:03
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2514.14:536:59
2614.14:546:58
2714.04:556:57
2814.04:566:57
2914.04:566:56
3014.04:576:55
3113.94:586:54

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
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286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Hopkinsville?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hopkinsville in July

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

In July, Hopkinsville sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Hopkinsville 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 Hopkinsville peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateJun 22UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Hopkinsville 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 Hopkinsville is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1519 µg/m³Dec 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hopkinsville?

Hopkinsville sits at 36.9°N, 87.5°W, 528 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Clarksville, 24 mi away.

Topography around Hopkinsville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hopkinsville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 ft around an average of 558 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,027 ft.

The land around Hopkinsville is covered by trees (41%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 2 miles, cropland (47%), trees (29%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (57%) and cropland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
161 ft
10 miles
617 ft
50 miles
1,027 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Clarksville 24 mi · Madisonville 32 mi · Springfield 42 mi · Murray 49 mi · Dickson 55 mi · Goodlettsville 57 mi · Bowling Green 58 mi · Hendersonville 62 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 Hopkinsville (36.8656°, -87.4912°, elevation 528 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).