Mentor weather in July

In July, Mentor sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 4.4 in of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 78°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mentor's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mentor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
1st warmest
Overnight low
69°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.4 in
12.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:09 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
48%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Mentor is city in Lake County, Ohio, United States.

Density
647/km²
people per km²
Founded
1797

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 78°F through the month.

A typical July day in Mentor reaches about 78°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 8°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 84°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and about 1°F warmer than August.

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

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.

Mentor 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°3.915.412.19.30.0
Feb33° / 23°2.911.47.910.30.0
Mar39° / 29°3.612.35.611.70.1
Apr50° / 40°4.313.51.613.12.0
May63° / 54°4.013.1014.35.0
Jun73° / 65°4.913.20156.4
Jul78° / 69°4.412.8014.76.6
Aug76° / 68°4.112.6013.76.8
Sep70° / 61°4.010.4012.36.6
Oct59° / 50°4.313.2010.94.2
Nov47° / 40°4.514.43.69.71.4
Dec38° / 31°4.316.19.990.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36238
46238
56337
66337
76337
86436
96535
106535
116535
126436
136436
146337
156337
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276139
286238
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316337

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mentor gets around 4.4 in of rain over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
342
441
540
639
739
838
938
1038
1138
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1539
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1741
1841
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2143
2244
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3143

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
110222329151
210222329151
310222329151
410222329161
59232329161
69232229161
79232229161
88232229171
98222230171
107222230181
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of July to 14 h 18 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 4:59 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:597:58
215.05:007:58
315.05:007:58
415.05:017:58
514.95:017:58
614.95:027:58
714.95:027:57
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1014.95:047:56
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1214.85:067:55
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2614.55:177:46
2714.45:187:45
2814.45:197:44
2914.45:207:43
3014.35:217:42
3114.35:227:41

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
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86.5Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Mentor?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mentor in July

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

In July, Mentor sees daytime highs around 78°F and nights near 69°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Mentor in July

The nearest coast averages about 73°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 14 mi away) is warmest in August at about 74°F and coldest in February near 33°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 2 to Sep 23 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan36Bracing
Feb33Bracing
Mar34Bracing
Apr40Bracing
May50Bracing
Jun63Cool
Jul73Refreshing
Aug74Refreshing
Sep70Refreshing
Oct61Cool
Nov51Bracing
Dec42Bracing

UV index in Mentor 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 Mentor peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 19UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mentor?

Mentor sits at 41.7°N, 81.3°W, 692 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Willoughby, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Mentor

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Mentor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 ft around an average of 705 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 ft.

The land around Mentor is covered by trees (53%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, trees (47%) and water (30%) within 10 miles, and water (47%) and trees (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
253 ft
10 miles
856 ft
50 miles
879 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Willoughby 3.7 mi · Eastlake 5.6 mi · Painesville 6.2 mi · Euclid 11 mi · Mayfield Heights 12 mi · South Euclid 14 mi · Collinwood 14 mi · Cleveland Heights 15 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 Mentor (41.6662°, -81.3396°, elevation 692 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).