Pharr weather in July

In July, Pharr sees average daytime highs of 98°F and overnight lows near 78°F, with 2.1 in of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 98°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Pharr's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pharr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
98°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
78°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2.1 in
5.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:54 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
45%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Pharr is city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States of America.

Density
1,260/km²
people per km²
Founded
1916

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 98°F through the month.

A typical July day in Pharr reaches about 98°F in the afternoon and slips back to 78°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 92°F and 102°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Pharr

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 102°F)
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.

Pharr weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan72° / 52°1.04.410.57.5
Feb76° / 56°0.94.411.17.7
Mar82° / 62°1.45.211.86.8
Apr88° / 68°1.75.312.65.0
May92° / 73°2.26.613.33.5
Jun96° / 77°2.07.113.62.4
Jul98° / 78°2.15.813.52.0
Aug98° / 78°1.66.812.91.8
Sep93° / 75°3.511.812.23.1
Oct87° / 68°2.36.711.45.2
Nov79° / 60°1.45.310.77.5
Dec73° / 54°1.25.110.47.6

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 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46535
56634
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137030
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Pharr gets around 2.1 in of rain over 5.8 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 19% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
227
326
425
524
623
722
821
921
1020
1119
1219
1318
1418
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2217
2316
2416
2516
2616
2716
2815
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3015
3115

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
197714
287814
387913
487913
578112
678211
778211
878310
978310
107849
117849
127858
137858
147858
157858
167858
177858
187858
198839
208839
218839
228839
238839
2488210
2588210
2688210
2778310
2878310
2978310
3078310
316859

Wind in July

Winds average 12 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:477:25
213.65:487:25
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513.65:497:25
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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 6.78 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Pharr?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pharr.

What to pack for Pharr in July

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

In July, Pharr sees daytime highs around 98°F and nights near 78°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pharr in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pharr peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 21UV 12Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Pharr 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 Pharr is worst in July — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1625 µg/m³Nov 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr13Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pharr?

Pharr sits at 26.2°N, 98.2°W, 112 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is San Juan, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Pharr

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pharr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 ft around an average of 115 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,027 ft.

The land around Pharr is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (20%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (27%), cropland (26%) and trees (23%) within 10 miles, and cropland (37%) and grassland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
59 ft
10 miles
167 ft
50 miles
1,027 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: San Juan 1.9 mi · McAllen 3.1 mi · Alamo 3.7 mi · Edinburg 7.5 mi · Donna 8.1 mi · Mission 8.7 mi · Reynosa 9.9 mi · Alton 11 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 Pharr (26.1948°, -98.1836°, elevation 112 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. 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).