Nashville weather in July

In July, Nashville sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 4.2 in of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Nashville's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nashville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
1st warmest
Overnight low
71°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.2 in
12.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:46 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Nashville is capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and seat of Davidson County.

Density
506/km²
people per km²
Founded
1779

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 89°F through the month.

A typical July day in Nashville reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 95°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 Nashville

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.

Nashville weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 31°4.110.41.79.81.4
Feb51° / 34°4.610.41.710.62.4
Mar60° / 41°5.011.50.711.74.6
Apr70° / 50°5.011.1012.96.2
May78° / 60°4.912.5013.96.3
Jun86° / 68°3.912.5014.44.8
Jul89° / 71°4.212.8014.24.0
Aug88° / 70°3.310.6013.44.5
Sep82° / 63°3.28.1012.26.4
Oct71° / 51°3.68011.17.1
Nov59° / 41°3.99.10.210.14.7
Dec50° / 35°4.910.70.89.62.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
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125347
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Nashville gets around 4.2 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 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
243
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542
642
742
842
942
1042
1142
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1542
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2241
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3040
3139

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1461634391
2461634401
3461633411
4351633421
5351533431
6351533441
7341433451
8241433461
9241333471
10241233481
11241233491
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31161431471

Wind in July

Winds average 4 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 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 24 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 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:37 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:377:03
214.44:387:03
314.44:387:03
414.44:397:03
514.44:397:03
614.44:407:03
714.44:407:03
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1614.24:467:00
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1814.24:476:59
1914.24:486:58
2014.24:486:58
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2514.04:526:55
2614.04:536:54
2714.04:546:53
2814.04:546:52
2913.94:556:51
3013.94:566:51
3113.94:576:50

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
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96.1Intense
106.1Intense
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186.0Intense
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206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Nashville?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nashville in July

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

In July, Nashville sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Nashville in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nashville peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Nashville 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 Nashville is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1518 µg/m³Dec 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nashville?

Nashville sits at 36.2°N, 86.8°W, 558 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Brentwood, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Nashville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Nashville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 ft around an average of 469 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,030 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,919 ft.

The land around Nashville is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) within 10 miles, and trees (60%) and grassland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
276 ft
10 miles
1,030 ft
50 miles
1,919 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Brentwood 9.3 mi · Hermitage 9.3 mi · Brentwood Estates 9.9 mi · Goodlettsville 12 mi · Hendersonville 13 mi · Mount Juliet 15 mi · La Vergne 16 mi · Franklin 17 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 Nashville (36.1659°, -86.7844°, elevation 558 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).