Huntsville weather in July

In July, Huntsville sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 4.4 in of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Huntsville's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huntsville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
1st warmest
Overnight low
71°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.4 in
12.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:48 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Huntsville is county seat of Madison County, Alabama, United States.

Density
387/km²
people per km²
Founded
1805

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 88°F through the month.

A typical July day in Huntsville reaches about 88°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 81°F and 93°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 Huntsville

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.

Huntsville weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan50° / 33°5.110.30.79.92.2
Feb54° / 36°4.9110.910.73.2
Mar62° / 43°5.711.80.311.75.2
Apr71° / 51°4.910.4012.86.5
May78° / 60°4.211.1013.86.5
Jun85° / 68°4.112.5014.34.9
Jul88° / 71°4.412.9014.14.2
Aug87° / 70°3.111.1013.34.5
Sep83° / 64°3.67.5012.26.3
Oct72° / 52°3.47.2011.17.3
Nov61° / 42°4.29010.25.2
Dec53° / 36°5.511.20.39.72.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
44951
54951
64951
75050
84951
94852
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315050

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Huntsville gets around 4.4 in of rain over 12.9 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
444
544
644
744
844
944
1044
1143
1243
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3038
3139

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1161137440
2161136460
3151036480
4151035491
515934501
614934511
714833531
814832541
904732561
1003731581
1103631591
1203630601
1303630601
1403629611
1503629611
1603528631
1703628621
1804628611
1904627621
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2703831571
2803832561
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
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44calm
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64calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 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 4:41 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:416:59
214.34:416:59
314.34:416:59
414.34:426:59
514.34:426:59
614.34:436:58
714.24:436:58
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2813.94:576:48
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3013.84:586:47
3113.84:596:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
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206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Bright
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246.0Bright
256.0Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Huntsville?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Huntsville in July

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

In July, Huntsville sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Huntsville 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 Huntsville peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Huntsville 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 Huntsville is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1619 µg/m³Jan 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Huntsville?

Huntsville sits at 34.7°N, 86.6°W, 633 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Madison, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Huntsville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Huntsville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 ft around an average of 669 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,165 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,555 ft.

The land around Huntsville is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 2 miles, trees (53%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (59%) and grassland (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
459 ft
10 miles
1,165 ft
50 miles
1,555 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Madison 9.3 mi · Athens 22 mi · Decatur 24 mi · Albertville 39 mi · Cullman 41 mi · Tullahoma 48 mi · Shelbyville 53 mi · Gadsden 60 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 Huntsville (34.7304°, -86.5859°, elevation 633 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).