Houma weather in July

In July, Houma sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 76°F, with 6.5 in of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Houma's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Houma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
1st warmest
Overnight low
76°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6.5 in
21.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:17 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Houma is only incorporated city and parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Density
904/km²
people per km²
Founded
1834

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 Houma reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 76°F overnight — a 13°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 85°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Houma

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.

Houma 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan63° / 47°4.49.110.35.8
Feb67° / 50°3.69.110.96.2
Mar72° / 55°4.29.611.86.9
Apr78° / 62°3.88.712.77.0
May85° / 69°3.610.413.55.4
Jun89° / 75°5.116.713.93.6
Jul89° / 76°6.521.213.73.0
Aug89° / 76°6.721.813.13.0
Sep86° / 72°5.415.612.24.3
Oct80° / 63°3.68.911.36.9
Nov72° / 53°3.17.610.57.3
Dec65° / 49°3.59.410.16.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Houma gets around 6.5 in of rain over 21.2 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 68% and peaks near 73% 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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1166330
2156331
3146332
4146233
5136234
6136135
7126037
8026038
9025939
10025840
11015742
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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 6 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 13 h 54 min 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 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:107:03
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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 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Houma

In seasonPeak

In July, Houma sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Houma sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Houma?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Houma.

What to pack for Houma in July

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

In July, Houma sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 76°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Houma in July

The nearest coast averages about 86°F in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 33 mi away) is warmest in August at about 86°F and coldest in January near 63°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 22 to Dec 5 — about 8.5 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan63Cool
Feb64Cool
Mar67Cool
Apr72Refreshing
May78Warm
Jun84Tropical
Jul86Tropical
Aug86Tropical
Sep84Tropical
Oct78Warm
Nov72Refreshing
Dec66Cool

UV index in Houma in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Houma peaks around July 13 at about 11 (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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr10Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Houma 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 Houma is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1323 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May16Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Houma?

Houma sits at 29.6°N, 90.7°W, 10 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bayou Cane, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Houma

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Houma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 ft around an average of 10 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 ft.

The land around Houma is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (28%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, trees (35%), grassland (25%) and wetland (24%) within 10 miles, and water (41%) and trees (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
69 ft
10 miles
102 ft
50 miles
174 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Bayou Cane 2.5 mi · Laplace 35 mi · Kenner 40 mi · Estelle 40 mi · Metairie Terrace 42 mi · Marrero 43 mi · Metairie 43 mi · Harvey 44 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 Houma (29.5958°, -90.7195°, elevation 10 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).