Lenoir weather in July

In July, Lenoir sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-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 25% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Lenoir's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lenoir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
1st warmest
Overnight low
67°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
13.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:25 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
61%
12th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Lenoir is city in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States.

Density
334/km²
people per km²
Founded
1841

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 Lenoir reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°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 90°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°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 Lenoir

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.

Lenoir weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 30°4.49.829.81.6
Feb51° / 33°3.69.12.110.62.5
Mar59° / 39°4.710.91.111.74.5
Apr68° / 47°4.39.80.112.96.3
May74° / 55°3.611.1013.96.6
Jun81° / 63°3.512.4014.45.9
Jul85° / 67°3.313.2014.25.0
Aug83° / 66°3.412013.45.6
Sep78° / 59°4.29.6012.26.9
Oct68° / 48°3.77.4011.16.8
Nov58° / 38°3.98.20.110.14.6
Dec50° / 33°4.29.21.19.62.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 (%)
14951
24951
34951
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lenoir gets around 3.3 in of rain over 13.2 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
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541
641
741
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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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
151229504
251229504
351228514
441128534
541128525
641027545
741027545
841027545
941027536
104926556
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 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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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
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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 54 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 5:17 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:177:42
214.45:187:42
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414.45:187:42
514.45:197:41
614.45:197:41
714.45:207:41
814.35:217:41
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1014.35:227:40
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1214.35:237:40
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1914.25:277:37
2014.15:287:36
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2314.15:307:34
2414.05:317:34
2514.05:327:33
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2714.05:337:32
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2913.95:357:30
3013.95:357:29
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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 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Lenoir?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lenoir in July

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

In July, Lenoir sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lenoir 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 Lenoir peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Lenoir 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 Lenoir 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 1617 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lenoir?

Lenoir sits at 35.9°N, 81.5°W, 1,171 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Morganton, 14 mi away.

Topography around Lenoir

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lenoir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 ft around an average of 1,198 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,791 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,112 ft.

The land around Lenoir is covered by trees (69%) within 2 miles, trees (84%) within 10 miles, and trees (82%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
423 ft
10 miles
1,791 ft
50 miles
6,112 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Morganton 14 mi · Hickory 17 mi · Boone 22 mi · Statesville 38 mi · Shelby 43 mi · Mooresville 47 mi · Cornelius 48 mi · Gastonia 49 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 Lenoir (35.914°, -81.539°, elevation 1,171 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).