Newton weather in July

In July, Newton sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 90°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Newton's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Newton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
1st warmest
Overnight low
70°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
8.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:23 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
43%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Newton is city in and county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States.

Density
589/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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 90°F through the month.

A typical July day in Newton reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 98°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
18969
28969
38969
48970
58970
68970
78970
89070
99070
109070
119070
129071
139071
149171
159171
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239171
249171
259071
269070
279070
289070
299070
309070
319070

How July really feels in Newton

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.

Newton weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan42° / 24°1.04.32.59.70.4
Feb47° / 27°1.452.210.51.7
Mar57° / 36°2.77.61.411.74.4
Apr67° / 46°3.69.60.3136.2
May76° / 56°5.412.10146.5
Jun85° / 66°4.210.7014.65.2
Jul90° / 70°3.68.7014.44.2
Aug88° / 68°3.68.3013.54.7
Sep81° / 60°3.37.3012.36.9
Oct68° / 47°2.870.2117.1
Nov55° / 35°1.75.30.79.94.1
Dec44° / 26°1.44.62.39.40.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
56931
66832
76832
86832
96832
106832
116832
126931
136931
147030
157030
167030
177129
187129
197228
207228
217129
227129
237129
247030
257030
267030
277030
286931
296931
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Newton gets around 3.6 in of rain over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
630
730
830
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1927
2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3027
3127

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1513204516
2513204517
3512204617
4512194618
5411194718
6410194819
7410194819
839194919
939194919
1029205020
1128205020
1228205020
1318205021
1418205021
1517205121
1618205021
1718205021
1818204922
1919204921
2019204821
21110214721
22110214721
23111214620
24111224520
25112234520
26112234419
27113244319
28213244318
29213254318
30213254317
31213264217

Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
148light breeze
158light breeze
168light breeze
178light breeze
188light breeze
198light breeze
208light breeze
218light breeze
228light breeze
238light breeze
248light breeze
258light breeze
268light breeze
278light breeze
288light breeze
298light breeze
308light breeze
318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 7:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:147:51
214.65:157:51
314.65:157:51
414.65:167:51
514.65:167:51
614.65:177:50
714.55:177:50
814.55:187:50
914.55:187:50
1014.55:197:49
1114.55:207:49
1214.55:207:49
1314.55:217:48
1414.45:227:48
1514.45:227:47
1614.45:237:47
1714.45:247:46
1814.45:247:46
1914.35:257:45
2014.35:267:45
2114.35:277:44
2214.35:277:43
2314.25:287:43
2414.25:297:42
2514.25:307:41
2614.25:317:40
2714.15:317:40
2814.15:327:39
2914.15:337:38
3014.15:347:37
3114.05:357:36

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.84 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Newton?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Newton in July

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

In July, Newton sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Newton 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 Newton peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 22UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Newton?

Newton sits at 38.0°N, 97.3°W, 1,447 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wichita, 24 mi away.

Topography around Newton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Newton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 ft around an average of 1,450 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 ft.

The land around Newton is covered by trees (28%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (24%) within 2 miles, cropland (65%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and cropland (47%) and grassland (44%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
98 ft
10 miles
207 ft
50 miles
627 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Wichita 24 mi · Hutchinson 32 mi · Derby 35 mi · Salina 57 mi · Emporia 68 mi · Junction City 73 mi · Great Bend 80 mi · Manhattan 89 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 Newton (38.0467°, -97.345°, elevation 1,447 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).