Martinsburg weather in July

In July, Martinsburg sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Martinsburg's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Martinsburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
1st warmest
Overnight low
68°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
10.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:02 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Martinsburg is city in West Virginia, United States.

Density
1,026/km²
people per km²
Founded
1778

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 87°F through the month.

A typical July day in Martinsburg reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 79°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Martinsburg

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.

Martinsburg weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan40° / 26°3.08.83.69.50.0
Feb43° / 27°2.78.33.510.40.6
Mar52° / 34°3.810.12.511.72.8
Apr64° / 45°3.610.80.2135.6
May73° / 54°3.911.7014.16.4
Jun82° / 63°3.410.5014.75.9
Jul87° / 68°3.410.5014.54.8
Aug85° / 66°2.89.5013.55.4
Sep78° / 59°4.19.2012.36.9
Oct66° / 47°3.37.90116.3
Nov54° / 37°3.07.60.59.83.4
Dec44° / 30°3.38.62.39.30.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 48%.

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

Any precipitation

Martinsburg gets around 3.4 in of rain over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 36% 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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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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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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:53 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:537:38
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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 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Martinsburg?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Martinsburg in July

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

In July, Martinsburg sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Martinsburg 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 Martinsburg peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Martinsburg 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 Martinsburg is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1316 µg/m³Nov 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Martinsburg?

Martinsburg sits at 39.5°N, 78.0°W, 453 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hagerstown, 18 mi away.

Topography around Martinsburg

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Martinsburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 ft around an average of 492 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,526 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,386 ft.

The land around Martinsburg is covered by trees (52%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, trees (57%) and grassland (30%) within 10 miles, and trees (67%) and grassland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
518 ft
10 miles
1,526 ft
50 miles
3,386 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Hagerstown 18 mi · Winchester 22 mi · Ballenger Creek 29 mi · Frederick 30 mi · Leesburg 32 mi · Chambersburg 37 mi · Ashburn 39 mi · Front Royal 39 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 Martinsburg (39.4562°, -77.9639°, elevation 453 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).