McMinnville weather in July

In July, McMinnville sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 54°F, with 0.4 in of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 76°F in the first days to 81°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is McMinnville's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see McMinnville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
54°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.4 in
2.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:45 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

McMinnville is city in Oregon, USA.

Density
1,237/km²
people per km²
Founded
1856

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 76°F in the first days to 81°F by the end.

A typical July day in McMinnville reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 54°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 68°F and 90°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 8°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in McMinnville

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.

McMinnville weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan46° / 35°7.717.43.390.9
Feb49° / 36°5.714.82.910.11.7
Mar53° / 38°6.417.52.511.62.5
Apr58° / 41°4.715.70.713.23.6
May65° / 46°2.710.5014.65.7
Jun70° / 50°1.76.8015.47.0
Jul79° / 54°0.42.1015.18.3
Aug80° / 55°0.62.8013.98.2
Sep74° / 51°1.75.6012.37.8
Oct62° / 45°4.411.5010.75.1
Nov51° / 39°7.717.319.31.9
Dec45° / 35°9.017.53.48.60.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
26040
36139
46139
56238
66337
76436
86436
96634
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116733
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

McMinnville gets around 0.4 in of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19181
29181
39181
49181
59280
69280
79190
89190
99190
1090100
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1289110
1388120
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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 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:34 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:347:58
215.44:347:58
315.44:357:58
415.44:367:58
515.44:367:58
615.34:377:57
715.34:377:57
815.34:387:57
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1015.34:407:56
1115.24:407:55
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1315.24:427:54
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1615.14:457:52
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1815.14:477:51
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2015.04:487:49
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3014.74:597:39
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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 6.88 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for McMinnville

In seasonPeak

None of McMinnville's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

McMinnville's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Apr
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Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is July a good time to visit McMinnville?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit McMinnville for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for McMinnville in July

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

In July, McMinnville sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 54°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near McMinnville in July

The nearest coast averages about 58°F in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 44 mi away) is warmest in August at about 59°F and coldest in February near 49°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

50°55°60°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan50Bracing
Feb49Bracing
Mar50Bracing
Apr51Bracing
May54Bracing
Jun57Bracing
Jul58Bracing
Aug59Bracing
Sep58Bracing
Oct55Bracing
Nov53Bracing
Dec50Bracing

UV index in McMinnville 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 McMinnville peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in McMinnville 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 McMinnville is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1531 µg/m³Jan 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is McMinnville?

McMinnville sits at 45.2°N, 123.2°W, 154 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Newberg, 12 mi away.

Topography around McMinnville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around McMinnville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 ft around an average of 151 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,267 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,803 ft.

The land around McMinnville is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 2 miles, trees (48%), cropland (27%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (66%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
269 ft
10 miles
2,267 ft
50 miles
4,803 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Newberg 12 mi · Woodburn 17 mi · Keizer 17 mi · Hayesville 19 mi · Salem 20 mi · Sherwood 20 mi · Dallas 21 mi · Wilsonville 22 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 McMinnville (45.2101°, -123.1987°, elevation 154 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).