Plainview weather in July

In July, Plainview sees average daytime highs of 91°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 1.4 in of rain across 6 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 91°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Plainview's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plainview's year-round climate.

Daytime high
91°
1st warmest
Overnight low
68°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1.4 in
6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:50 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
38%
5th clearest
Wind
9 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Plainview is city in and count sear of Hale County, Texas, United States.

Density
585/km²
people per km²
Founded
1887

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 91°F through the month.

A typical July day in Plainview reaches about 91°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 83°F and 97°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 Plainview

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.

Plainview 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
Jan52° / 29°0.72.81.3103.5
Feb57° / 32°0.94.11.510.74.8
Mar65° / 39°1.65.20.711.76.8
Apr73° / 46°1.75.10.312.87.9
May81° / 56°2.37.7013.86.9
Jun88° / 65°2.18.4014.24.7
Jul91° / 68°1.460144.2
Aug89° / 67°1.97.8013.34.6
Sep82° / 60°1.96.5012.26.9
Oct73° / 48°1.95.30.211.18.0
Nov61° / 37°0.93.30.710.26.3
Dec53° / 29°0.93.51.59.83.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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

Any precipitation

Plainview gets around 1.4 in of rain over 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
222
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721
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2117
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2418
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2720
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3022
3123

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12634346
22634346
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112240317
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
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319light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 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 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 7:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:427:58
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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 7.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
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37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
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297.0Intense
307.0Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Plainview?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Plainview in July

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

In July, Plainview sees daytime highs around 91°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Plainview 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 Plainview peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Plainview?

Plainview sits at 34.2°N, 101.7°W, 3,363 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lubbock, 43 mi away.

Topography around Plainview

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Plainview has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 ft around an average of 3,369 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,926 ft.

The land around Plainview is covered by grassland (35%), artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (26%) within 2 miles, cropland (69%) and grassland (27%) within 10 miles, and cropland (52%) and grassland (41%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
95 ft
10 miles
220 ft
50 miles
1,926 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Lubbock 43 mi · Hereford 59 mi · Amarillo 72 mi · Clovis 87 mi · Pampa 103 mi · Dumas 117 mi · Hobbs 132 mi · Big Spring 134 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 Plainview (34.1848°, -101.7068°, elevation 3,363 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).