Murray weather in July

In July, Murray sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 73°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Murray's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Murray's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
1st warmest
Overnight low
73°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:51 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Murray is city in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.

Density
628/km²
people per km²
Founded
1822

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 88°F through the month.

A typical July day in Murray reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 73°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
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.

Murray weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan46° / 31°3.89.71.89.81.1
Feb50° / 34°4.29.41.410.62.1
Mar59° / 41°5.111.10.611.74.5
Apr69° / 51°5.111.10.112.96.2
May77° / 61°4.712.1013.96.4
Jun85° / 69°3.611.3014.55.1
Jul88° / 73°3.611.3014.24.3
Aug87° / 71°3.39.6013.44.7
Sep82° / 63°3.57.7012.26.6
Oct70° / 52°3.88011.17.0
Nov58° / 41°4.290.2104.5
Dec49° / 34°4.810.519.51.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Murray gets around 3.6 in of rain over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
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436
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737
837
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1736
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2135
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3136

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1291333422
2281332432
3181331442
4181331462
5171230472
6171230482
7161130492
8161129512
9161029522
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11151028542
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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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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:42 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:427:11
214.54:437:11
314.54:437:11
414.44:447:11
514.44:447:10
614.44:457:10
714.44:457:10
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2614.14:587:01
2714.04:597:00
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2914.05:006:59
3013.95:016:58
3113.95:026:57

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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36.4Intense
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286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Murray?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Murray in July

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

In July, Murray sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 73°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

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

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Murray 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 Murray is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1419 µg/m³Nov 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Murray?

Murray sits at 36.6°N, 88.3°W, 535 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Paducah, 36 mi away.

Topography around Murray

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Murray has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 ft around an average of 525 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 968 ft.

The land around Murray is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (44%) and trees (40%) within 10 miles, and trees (55%) and cropland (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
177 ft
10 miles
331 ft
50 miles
968 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Paducah 36 mi · Hopkinsville 49 mi · Clarksville 53 mi · Dickson 63 mi · Madisonville 67 mi · Dyersburg 71 mi · Sikeston 73 mi · Jackson 74 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 Murray (36.6103°, -88.3148°, elevation 535 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).