Kingsport weather in July

In July, Kingsport sees average daytime highs of 83°F and overnight lows near 66°F, with 3.8 in of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 83°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Kingsport's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kingsport's year-round climate.

Daytime high
83°
1st warmest
Overnight low
66°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.8 in
14.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:28 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
3 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Kingsport is city in Sullivan, Hawkins, and Washington counties in Tennessee, United States.

Density
389/km²
people per km²
Founded
1822

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 83°F through the month.

A typical July day in Kingsport reaches about 83°F in the afternoon and slips back to 66°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 89°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Kingsport

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kingsport weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan45° / 29°4.1123.59.81.0
Feb49° / 32°3.911.53.310.61.9
Mar58° / 38°4.612.81.911.73.9
Apr67° / 47°4.111.90.412.95.9
May73° / 55°3.913.2013.96.3
Jun80° / 62°3.513.9014.45.9
Jul83° / 66°3.814.6014.25.2
Aug82° / 65°3.111.4013.46.0
Sep78° / 58°3.28.9012.27.0
Oct67° / 47°2.98.60.111.16.6
Nov57° / 37°3.39.40.610.14.1
Dec48° / 32°4.211.72.59.51.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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

Any precipitation

Kingsport gets around 3.8 in of rain over 14.6 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 50% 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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
161132502
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351131512
441030542
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641029552
731028572
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Wind in July

Winds average 3 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 mph on the calmest days to 4 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 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 5:20 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:207:48
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414.45:217:47
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614.45:227:47
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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 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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46.0Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kingsport?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kingsport in July

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

In July, Kingsport sees daytime highs around 83°F and nights near 66°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kingsport 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 Kingsport peaks around July 13 at about 10 (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 13UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kingsport 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 Kingsport is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1517 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kingsport?

Kingsport sits at 36.5°N, 82.6°W, 1,211 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Johnson City, 20 mi away.

Topography around Kingsport

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Kingsport has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,106 ft around an average of 1,312 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,182 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,312 ft.

The land around Kingsport is covered by trees (46%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (24%) within 2 miles, trees (62%) and grassland (32%) within 10 miles, and trees (77%) and grassland (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,106 ft
10 miles
2,182 ft
50 miles
5,312 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Johnson City 20 mi · Bristol 21 mi · Bristol 21 mi · Greeneville 30 mi · Morristown 47 mi · Boone 55 mi · Asheville 65 mi · Lenoir 72 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 Kingsport (36.5484°, -82.5618°, elevation 1,211 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).