Moline weather in July

In July, Moline sees average daytime highs of 83°F and overnight lows near 66°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 83°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Moline's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moline's year-round climate.

Daytime high
83°
1st warmest
Overnight low
66°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:46 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
52%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Moline is city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States.

Density
989/km²
people per km²
Founded
1848

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 83°F through the month.

A typical July day in Moline reaches about 83°F in the afternoon and slips back to 66°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 76°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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

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.

Moline weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°1.87.65.39.30.0
Feb35° / 20°1.96.64.210.30.0
Mar48° / 31°2.89.52.411.71.7
Apr60° / 42°4.2120.813.14.6
May71° / 53°4.712.9014.36.1
Jun80° / 63°4.711.9014.96.2
Jul83° / 66°3.610.2014.75.8
Aug81° / 64°3.59.2013.76.6
Sep75° / 56°3.48.3012.37.2
Oct62° / 44°2.78.50.210.95.5
Nov48° / 32°2.47.81.29.71.7
Dec35° / 22°2.17.249.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Moline gets around 3.6 in of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
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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 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
110202430150
210202430151
310192530161
410192530161
59192530161
69192530161
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88182631171
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
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67calm
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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 4:36 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:367:35
215.04:377:34
315.04:377:34
414.94:387:34
514.94:387:34
614.94:397:34
714.94:407:33
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2714.44:567:21
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2914.44:577:19
3014.34:587:18
3114.34:597:17

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Moline?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Moline in July

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

In July, Moline sees daytime highs around 83°F and nights near 66°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Moline 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 Moline peaks around June 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 18UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Moline 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 Moline is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1916 µg/m³Oct 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Moline?

Moline sits at 41.5°N, 90.5°W, 577 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bettendorf, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Moline

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Moline has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 ft around an average of 636 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 ft.

The land around Moline is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 2 miles, cropland (33%) and trees (30%) within 10 miles, and cropland (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
200 ft
10 miles
361 ft
50 miles
568 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Bettendorf 1.2 mi · Rock Island 3.1 mi · Davenport 3.7 mi · East Moline 3.7 mi · Muscatine 28 mi · Clinton 29 mi · Galesburg 39 mi · Sterling 47 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 Moline (41.5067°, -90.5151°, elevation 577 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).