Kannapolis weather in July

In July, Kannapolis sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 3.8 in of rain across 14.3 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 24% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kannapolis's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kannapolis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
1st warmest
Overnight low
71°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.8 in
14.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:23 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Kannapolis is city in North Carolina, United States.

Density
548/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 Kannapolis reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 18°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 about 2°F warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Kannapolis

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.

Kannapolis weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan51° / 33°3.79.71.29.92.5
Feb54° / 36°3.38.61.110.73.4
Mar62° / 42°4.210.20.411.75.4
Apr71° / 51°3.59.1012.96.8
May79° / 59°3.110.2013.86.6
Jun86° / 67°3.912.8014.44.7
Jul89° / 71°3.814.3014.23.8
Aug87° / 70°3.812.2013.34.5
Sep81° / 63°4.09.3012.26.4
Oct71° / 52°3.27.1011.17.2
Nov61° / 41°3.37.50.110.15.5
Dec53° / 36°3.79.10.59.63.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kannapolis gets around 3.8 in of rain over 14.3 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
139174626
239174527
338164528
438164429
528164430
628164331
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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 5 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 14 h 24 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 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:157:37
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314.45:167:37
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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 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kannapolis?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kannapolis.

What to pack for Kannapolis in July

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

In July, Kannapolis sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kannapolis 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 Kannapolis peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJul 11UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kannapolis 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 Kannapolis is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2418 µg/m³Dec 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kannapolis?

Kannapolis sits at 35.5°N, 80.6°W, 801 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Concord, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Kannapolis

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Kannapolis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 758 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,474 ft.

The land around Kannapolis is covered by trees (64%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (72%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
210 ft
10 miles
581 ft
50 miles
2,474 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Concord 5.6 mi · Mooresville 12 mi · Cornelius 14 mi · Huntersville 14 mi · Salisbury 15 mi · Mint Hill 21 mi · Charlotte 22 mi · Statesville 25 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 Kannapolis (35.4874°, -80.6217°, elevation 801 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).