Macon weather in July

In July, Macon sees average daytime highs of 91°F and overnight lows near 73°F, with 4.0 in of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 91°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Macon's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
91°
1st warmest
Overnight low
73°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.0 in
14.8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:41 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Macon is consolidated city-county in Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America.

Density
626/km²
people per km²
Founded
1823

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 91°F through the month.

A typical July day in Macon reaches about 91°F in the afternoon and slips back to 73°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 85°F and 97°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 Macon

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.

Macon weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan57° / 37°4.09.910.14.2
Feb61° / 40°4.18.610.85.2
Mar69° / 46°3.98.911.86.6
Apr76° / 53°3.1812.87.2
May84° / 62°2.58.313.75.9
Jun89° / 70°3.814.114.13.8
Jul91° / 73°4.014.813.93.2
Aug90° / 72°3.714.213.23.4
Sep85° / 66°3.68.812.25.3
Oct77° / 55°2.86.211.27.6
Nov67° / 44°3.07.110.36.7
Dec59° / 40°3.99.29.94.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44951
54951
65050
75050
85050
95149
105149
115050
125149
135149
145149
155149
165149
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214951
224951
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264753
274654
284555
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314456

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Macon gets around 4.0 in of rain over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
349
449
549
649
749
848
948
1048
1148
1248
1348
1448
1548
1648
1748
1848
1947
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2147
2247
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2448
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2648
2748
2848
2948
3048
3148

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
113933531
213933531
313832551
413832551
513732561
613731562
712732562
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902632582
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1702530612
1802530612
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2202627632
2303627622
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2603625642
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3003625642
3103624652

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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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:347:42
214.15:347:42
314.15:347:42
414.15:357:42
514.15:357:42
614.15:367:42
714.15:367:42
814.15:377:41
914.15:377:41
1014.15:387:41
1114.05:387:41
1214.05:397:41
1314.05:397:40
1414.05:407:40
1514.05:407:40
1614.05:417:39
1714.05:427:39
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2013.95:447:37
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2713.85:487:33
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3113.75:517:30

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 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in May 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
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Macon?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Macon.

What to pack for Macon in July

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

In July, Macon sees daytime highs around 91°F and nights near 73°F. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Macon 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 Macon peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Macon 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 Macon is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1620 µg/m³Jan 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Macon?

Macon sits at 32.8°N, 83.6°W, 367 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Warner Robins, 16 mi away.

Topography around Macon

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Macon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 ft around an average of 394 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,194 ft.

The land around Macon is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 2 miles, trees (81%) within 10 miles, and trees (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
262 ft
10 miles
630 ft
50 miles
1,194 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Warner Robins 16 mi · Perry 27 mi · Milledgeville 29 mi · Griffin 46 mi · Dublin 47 mi · McDonough 52 mi · Stockbridge 60 mi · Conyers 62 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 Macon (32.8407°, -83.6324°, elevation 367 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).