Madisonville weather in July

In July, Madisonville sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 3.7 in of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 35% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Madisonville's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madisonville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
1st warmest
Overnight low
71°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.7 in
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:46 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Madisonville is county seat in Kentucky, United States.

Density
402/km²
people per km²
Founded
1807

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 Madisonville 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 on par with August.

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

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.

Madisonville 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
Jan44° / 29°3.69.429.70.8
Feb49° / 32°3.79.52.310.61.9
Mar58° / 40°4.611.60.811.74.2
Apr69° / 49°4.911.60.112.96.1
May77° / 59°4.412.80146.3
Jun86° / 68°3.711.4014.54.9
Jul89° / 71°3.710.8014.34.2
Aug88° / 69°3.19.1013.44.7
Sep82° / 61°3.78012.36.5
Oct70° / 50°3.58.10.1117.0
Nov57° / 40°3.69.10.6104.2
Dec47° / 33°4.210.31.59.51.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
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65248
75248
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95248
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Madisonville gets around 3.7 in of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
337
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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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1591637321
2591637331
3491636331
4491636341
5391636341
6391636351
7381636361
8381536361
9381535372
10381535382
11371534402
12371433412
13271432422
14271431432
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273111826412
283111827392
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303112028372
313112029362

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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:37 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:377:10
214.54:377:10
314.54:387:09
414.54:387:09
514.54:397:09
614.54:397:09
714.54:407:09
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2714.14:546:59
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2914.04:556:57
3014.04:566:56
3114.04:576:55

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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316.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Madisonville?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Madisonville in July

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

In July, Madisonville sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Madisonville 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 Madisonville peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateJun 22UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Madisonville 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 Madisonville is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1420 µg/m³Nov 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Madisonville?

Madisonville sits at 37.3°N, 87.5°W, 472 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hopkinsville, 32 mi away.

Topography around Madisonville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Madisonville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 ft around an average of 456 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 ft.

The land around Madisonville is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (28%) within 2 miles, trees (54%) and cropland (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (48%) and cropland (36%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
171 ft
10 miles
469 ft
50 miles
1,001 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Hopkinsville 32 mi · Henderson 35 mi · Owensboro 37 mi · Evansville 45 mi · Clarksville 56 mi · Bowling Green 63 mi · Paducah 63 mi · Springfield 66 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 Madisonville (37.3281°, -87.4989°, elevation 472 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).