Lebanon weather in July

In July, Lebanon sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 85°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Lebanon's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lebanon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
1st warmest
Overnight low
68°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:53 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Lebanon is county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Density
2,366/km²
people per km²
Founded
1720

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 85°F through the month.

A typical July day in Lebanon reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 78°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How July really feels in Lebanon

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.

Lebanon 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
Jan38° / 25°3.49.34.49.50.0
Feb41° / 26°3.08.9410.40.2
Mar50° / 33°3.910.53.211.72.3
Apr62° / 44°3.810.80.4135.1
May72° / 54°3.611.9014.26.3
Jun81° / 63°3.611.3014.86.0
Jul85° / 68°3.610.2014.65.2
Aug83° / 66°3.210013.65.8
Sep76° / 59°4.39.4012.36.9
Oct64° / 47°3.78.70.110.95.9
Nov53° / 37°3.28.40.79.83.0
Dec43° / 30°3.79.32.99.20.5

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 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55149
65149
75149
85248
95149
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165248
175248
185248
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205149
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lebanon gets around 3.6 in of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
235
335
435
534
634
733
833
932
1032
1132
1231
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1832
1932
2033
2133
2233
2334
2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3034
3133

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1162223299
2162223299
3162223309
41622233010
51621233010
61621233010
71621233010
81620233010
91620233011
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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 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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65calm
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125calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 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 4:44 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:447:34
214.84:447:34
314.84:457:34
414.84:457:34
514.84:467:34
614.84:467:34
714.84:477:33
814.84:477:33
914.74:487:33
1014.74:497:32
1114.74:497:32
1214.74:507:32
1314.74:517:31
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1514.64:527:30
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1914.54:557:28
2014.54:567:27
2114.54:577:26
2214.54:587:26
2314.44:597:25
2414.44:597:24
2514.45:007:23
2614.45:017:22
2714.35:027:22
2814.35:037:21
2914.35:047:20
3014.25:057:19
3114.25:067:18

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.03 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
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Lebanon?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lebanon in July

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

In July, Lebanon sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Lebanon in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lebanon peaks around June 22 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lebanon 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 Lebanon is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1317 µg/m³Nov 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lebanon?

Lebanon sits at 40.3°N, 76.4°W, 469 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lancaster, 22 mi away.

Topography around Lebanon

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lebanon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 ft around an average of 525 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,201 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,178 ft.

The land around Lebanon is covered by trees (32%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 2 miles, trees (36%), cropland (36%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (58%) and cropland (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
256 ft
10 miles
1,201 ft
50 miles
2,178 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Lancaster 22 mi · Harrisburg 25 mi · Reading 25 mi · York 31 mi · Pottstown 40 mi · Carlisle 42 mi · Limerick 47 mi · Hanover 48 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 Lebanon (40.3409°, -76.4113°, elevation 469 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).