North Platte weather in July

In July, North Platte sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 2.6 in of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is North Platte's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see North Platte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
1st warmest
Overnight low
64°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2.6 in
9.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:28 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
42%
4th clearest
Wind
9 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

North Platte is city in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States.

Density
698/km²
people per km²

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 87°F through the month.

A typical July day in North Platte reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 6°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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How July really feels in North Platte

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

North Platte 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
Jan39° / 17°0.53.12.89.40.0
Feb42° / 20°0.74.13.510.40.3
Mar52° / 28°1.46.13.211.73.0
Apr60° / 36°3.18.92.413.15.0
May70° / 47°3.811.20.214.36.4
Jun81° / 58°3.510.8014.96.2
Jul87° / 64°2.69.9014.75.1
Aug84° / 61°2.89.1013.65.9
Sep77° / 52°1.85.80.112.37.7
Oct63° / 38°1.86.11.110.96.3
Nov50° / 27°0.94.32.59.72.6
Dec40° / 19°0.73.22.99.10.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 28%.

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

Any precipitation

North Platte gets around 2.6 in of rain over 9.9 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
123293811
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321283912
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 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 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 18 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 5:19 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 7:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:198:14
214.95:198:14
314.95:208:14
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514.95:218:14
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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 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
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47.2Intense
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67.2Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for North Platte

In seasonPeak

In July, North Platte sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

North Platte's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit North Platte?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for North Platte in July

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

In July, North Platte sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in North Platte 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 North Platte peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is North Platte?

North Platte sits at 41.1°N, 100.8°W, 2,802 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Kearney, 93 mi away.

Topography around North Platte

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around North Platte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 ft around an average of 2,805 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,391 ft.

The land around North Platte is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and grassland (29%) within 2 miles, grassland (66%) and cropland (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (71%) and cropland (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
69 ft
10 miles
453 ft
50 miles
1,391 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Kearney 93 mi · Grand Island 127 mi · Hastings 130 mi · Hays 173 mi · Columbus 178 mi · Norfolk 184 mi · Cheyenne 211 mi · Evans 212 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 Platte (41.1239°, -100.7654°, elevation 2,802 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).