Owatonna weather in July

In July, Owatonna sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 4.3 in of rain across 10 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 80°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Owatonna's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Owatonna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
1st warmest
Overnight low
63°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.3 in
10 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:49 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
50%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Owatonna is city in Minnesota, USA.

Density
669/km²
people per km²
Founded
1854

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 80°F through the month.

A typical July day in Owatonna reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 63°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 73°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How July really feels in Owatonna

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.

Owatonna 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 1.16.36.29.10.0
Feb27° / 12°1.15.55.210.20.0
Mar40° / 24°2.38.24.211.60.5
Apr56° / 37°3.711.52.113.23.5
May67° / 49°4.712.90.114.55.7
Jun77° / 59°5.412.8015.26.3
Jul80° / 63°4.3100156.7
Aug78° / 60°4.210013.86.9
Sep71° / 52°3.58.8012.36.9
Oct58° / 40°2.68.50.610.84.4
Nov42° / 27°1.96.83.59.40.6
Dec28° / 14°1.47.16.28.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45644
55743
65743
75743
85842
95842
105941
115941
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136040
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296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Owatonna gets around 4.3 in of rain over 10 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
235
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434
534
633
733
833
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1433
1533
1634
1734
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1933
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3130

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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12021292370
21922292470
31822292470
41722292470
51622292580
61522292580
71522292680
81422292690
91322292791
101222292791
1111222927101
1211212927111
1311212827111
1410212827121
1510212827131
1610212827131
1710212726142
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2411222824142
2511232823132
2611232823132
2712242822122
2812242922112
2912252922102
3013252922102
311325302192

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
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
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308light breeze
318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:387:54
215.34:397:54
315.24:397:54
415.24:407:54
515.24:407:54
615.24:417:53
715.24:427:53
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915.24:437:52
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1215.14:457:51
1315.14:467:50
1415.04:477:50
1515.04:487:49
1615.04:497:48
1715.04:497:48
1814.94:507:47
1914.94:517:46
2014.94:527:45
2114.94:537:45
2214.84:547:44
2314.84:557:43
2414.84:567:42
2514.74:577:41
2614.74:587:40
2714.74:597:39
2814.65:007:38
2914.65:017:37
3014.65:027:36
3114.55:037:35

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.36 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
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206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Owatonna

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Owatonna?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Owatonna in July

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

In July, Owatonna sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 63°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Owatonna in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Owatonna peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 16UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Owatonna?

Owatonna sits at 44.1°N, 93.2°W, 1,152 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Faribault, 15 mi away.

Topography around Owatonna

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Owatonna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 1,188 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 ft.

The land around Owatonna is covered by trees (36%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, cropland (76%) within 10 miles, and cropland (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
210 ft
10 miles
325 ft
50 miles
843 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Faribault 15 mi · Northfield 26 mi · Albert Lea 31 mi · Austin 32 mi · Rochester 38 mi · Farmington 39 mi · Lakeville 39 mi · Mankato 39 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 Owatonna (44.0838°, -93.226°, elevation 1,152 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).