Moses Lake weather in July

In July, Moses Lake sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 0.2 in of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 87°F in the first days to 92°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Moses Lake's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moses Lake's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
1st warmest
Overnight low
64°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.2 in
1.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:22 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
25%
1st clearest
Wind
7 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Moses Lake is city in Grant County, Washington, United States.

Density
455/km²
people per km²
Founded
1938

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 87°F in the first days to 92°F by the end.

A typical July day in Moses Lake reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 79°F and 100°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 9°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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28662
38762
48762
58762
68862
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How July really feels in Moses Lake

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 17 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
17
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.

Moses Lake weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 26°1.48.54.18.70.0
Feb44° / 30°0.96.32100.9
Mar54° / 36°1.06.60.711.63.5
Apr64° / 44°0.75013.36.2
May74° / 52°0.74.6014.87.7
Jun81° / 58°0.53.6015.67.4
Jul90° / 64°0.21.4015.35.2
Aug88° / 63°0.21.20145.6
Sep78° / 55°0.31.9012.48.2
Oct62° / 44°0.95.5010.65.9
Nov46° / 34°1.38.41.69.11.4
Dec37° / 26°1.69.14.88.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27822
37921
48020
58020
68218
78218
88218
98317
108317
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Moses Lake gets around 0.2 in of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
26
36
46
55
65
75
85
95
104
114
125
135
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185
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17982
18982
19982
20982
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22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in July

Winds average 7 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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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187calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:11 AM to 4:39 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:117:50
215.74:117:50
315.64:127:50
415.64:127:50
515.64:137:49
615.64:147:49
715.64:147:49
815.64:157:48
915.54:167:48
1015.54:177:47
1115.54:177:47
1215.54:187:46
1315.44:197:46
1415.44:207:45
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1615.44:227:43
1715.34:237:43
1815.34:247:42
1915.34:257:41
2015.24:267:40
2115.24:277:39
2215.24:287:38
2315.14:297:37
2415.14:317:36
2515.14:327:35
2615.04:337:34
2715.04:347:33
2814.94:357:31
2914.94:367:30
3014.94:387:29
3114.84:397:28

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.83 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
27.9Intense
37.9Intense
47.9Intense
57.9Intense
67.9Intense
77.9Intense
87.9Intense
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307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Moses Lake?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Moses Lake in July

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

In July, Moses Lake sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Moses Lake 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 Moses Lake 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Moses Lake 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 Moses Lake is worst in August — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1930 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Moses Lake?

Moses Lake sits at 47.1°N, 119.3°W, 1,070 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wenatchee, 52 mi away.

Topography around Moses Lake

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Moses Lake has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 ft around an average of 1,109 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,531 ft.

The land around Moses Lake is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (30%) within 2 miles, cropland (43%) and grassland (38%) within 10 miles, and grassland (52%) and cropland (43%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
174 ft
10 miles
476 ft
50 miles
5,531 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Wenatchee 52 mi · Richland 58 mi · Ellensburg 60 mi · Tri-Cities 62 mi · Pasco 62 mi · Kennewick 64 mi · Sunnyside 66 mi · Yakima 68 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 Moses Lake (47.1301°, -119.2781°, elevation 1,070 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).