North Myrtle Beach weather in July

In July, North Myrtle Beach sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 76°F, with 5.5 in of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 85°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is North Myrtle Beach's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see North Myrtle Beach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
1st warmest
Overnight low
76°
12th coldest
Rainfall
5.5 in
16.6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:19 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

North Myrtle Beach is city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States.

Density
352/km²
people per km²
Founded
1735

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 85°F through the month.

A typical July day in North Myrtle Beach reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 76°F overnight — a 8°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 89°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in North Myrtle Beach

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.

North Myrtle Beach weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan56° / 44°3.79.5104.0
Feb58° / 45°3.78.910.74.4
Mar63° / 51°4.08.911.75.8
Apr70° / 58°3.07.612.86.9
May76° / 66°3.19.413.77.1
Jun82° / 73°4.313.114.25.7
Jul85° / 76°5.516.6144.5
Aug84° / 76°6.717.113.34.7
Sep80° / 71°6.412.912.26.2
Oct73° / 62°4.07.911.17.3
Nov65° / 52°3.37.910.26.4
Dec59° / 47°4.19.49.84.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

North Myrtle Beach gets around 5.5 in of rain over 16.6 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 54% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 98% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11486423
20486424
30386326
40376228
50376030
60375832
70375733
80375535
90375337
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 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 5:11 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:117:25
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514.25:137:25
614.25:147:24
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for North Myrtle Beach

In seasonPeak

In July, North Myrtle Beach sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

North Myrtle Beach sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is July a good time to visit North Myrtle Beach?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit North Myrtle Beach for sightseeing.

What to pack for North Myrtle Beach in July

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

In July, North Myrtle Beach sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 76°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near North Myrtle Beach in July

The nearest coast averages about 82°F in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 83°F and coldest in February near 59°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 29 to Nov 14 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan60Cool
Feb59Bracing
Mar61Cool
Apr65Cool
May72Refreshing
Jun79Warm
Jul82Warm
Aug83Tropical
Sep80Warm
Oct74Refreshing
Nov68Cool
Dec62Cool

UV index in North Myrtle Beach 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 North Myrtle Beach peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighModerateJul 14UV 9Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in North Myrtle Beach 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 North Myrtle Beach is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1719 µg/m³Dec 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb12Good
Mar21Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May11Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct6Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is North Myrtle Beach?

North Myrtle Beach sits at 33.8°N, 78.7°W, 7 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Myrtle Beach, 15 mi away.

Topography around North Myrtle Beach

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around North Myrtle Beach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 ft around an average of 16 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 ft.

The land around North Myrtle Beach is covered by water (49%) within 2 miles, water (48%) and trees (37%) within 10 miles, and trees (55%) and water (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
102 ft
10 miles
138 ft
50 miles
230 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Myrtle Beach 15 mi · Socastee 21 mi · Conway 21 mi · Leland 47 mi · Wilmington 51 mi · Lumberton 58 mi · Florence 67 mi · Laurinburg 80 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 North Myrtle Beach (33.816°, -78.68°, elevation 7 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).