Norman weather in July

In July, Norman sees average daytime highs of 93°F and overnight lows near 73°F, with 2.2 in of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 93°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Norman's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Norman's year-round climate.

Daytime high
93°
1st warmest
Overnight low
73°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2.2 in
6.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:31 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
40%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Norman is city in Oklahoma, United States of America.

Density
261/km²
people per km²
Founded
1889

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 93°F through the month.

A typical July day in Norman reaches about 93°F in the afternoon and slips back to 73°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 86°F and 100°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
19172
29172
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49173
59273
69273
79273
89273
99273
109273
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How July really feels in Norman

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.

Norman weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan49° / 31°1.54.719.92.5
Feb54° / 34°1.85.71.310.73.7
Mar63° / 42°2.97.70.711.75.9
Apr71° / 51°3.98.6012.96.9
May79° / 60°4.410.7013.86.6
Jun88° / 69°3.79014.34.7
Jul93° / 73°2.26.3014.13.5
Aug92° / 72°2.26.5013.33.8
Sep84° / 64°2.96.6012.26.3
Oct73° / 52°3.07011.17.6
Nov61° / 41°2.05.80.410.15.6
Dec51° / 33°1.95.11.29.72.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57327
67327
77327
87327
97525
107525
117525
127723
137723
147723
157822
167921
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187921
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307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Norman gets around 2.2 in of rain over 6.3 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 20% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
324
424
524
624
723
823
922
1022
1121
1220
1320
1419
1519
1618
1718
1817
1917
2017
2117
2217
2317
2417
2517
2618
2718
2818
2918
3019
3119

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
136195023
235185123
335195024
425195024
524195124
624195223
724195223
823195422
923195422
1013205521
1113205521
1213215520
1313215619
1413215619
1513225618
1613225618
1714225518
1814235517
1915235417
2005235516
2106245416
2206245416
2307245316
2408255116
2508255116
2609255016
2709254916
2809264816
2909264816
3009264816
3109264816

Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light 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
217light breeze
227light breeze
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 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 5:23 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:237:44
214.35:237:43
314.35:247:43
414.35:247:43
514.35:247:43
614.35:257:43
714.35:257:43
814.35:267:43
914.35:267:43
1014.35:277:42
1114.25:287:42
1214.25:287:42
1314.25:297:41
1414.25:297:41
1514.25:307:41
1614.25:317:40
1714.15:317:40
1814.15:327:39
1914.15:337:39
2014.15:337:38
2114.15:347:38
2214.05:357:37
2314.05:357:36
2414.05:367:36
2514.05:377:35
2613.95:387:34
2713.95:387:34
2813.95:397:33
2913.95:407:32
3013.85:417:31
3113.85:417:30

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.89 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.89 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
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Norman?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Norman. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Norman in July

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

In July, Norman sees daytime highs around 93°F and nights near 73°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Norman 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 Norman peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Norman?

Norman sits at 35.2°N, 97.4°W, 1,171 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Moore, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Norman

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Norman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 1,178 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 938 ft.

The land around Norman is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, grassland (44%) and trees (34%) within 10 miles, and grassland (51%) and trees (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
125 ft
10 miles
322 ft
50 miles
938 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Moore 8.7 mi · Del City 15 mi · Midwest City 16 mi · Oklahoma City 17 mi · Mustang 19 mi · Bethany 23 mi · Yukon 27 mi · Edmond 30 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 Norman (35.2226°, -97.4395°, elevation 1,171 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).