River Falls weather in July

In July, River Falls sees average daytime highs of 81°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 81°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is River Falls's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see River Falls's year-round climate.

Daytime high
81°
1st warmest
Overnight low
63°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
10.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:44 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
51%
1st clearest
Wind
7 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

River Falls is city in Pierce and St. Croix counties in Wisconsin, United States.

Density
875/km²
people per km²
Founded
1885

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 81°F through the month.

A typical July day in River Falls reaches about 81°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 88°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
18063
28063
38063
48063
58063
68063
78063
88163
98163
108164
118164
128164
138164
148164
158164
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318063

How July really feels in River Falls

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.

River Falls weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 1.16.36.490.0
Feb28° / 12°1.15.45.310.10.0
Mar41° / 24°2.18.14.311.60.5
Apr55° / 37°3.311.12.413.23.4
May67° / 49°4.412.90.114.65.7
Jun77° / 59°4.612.2015.36.4
Jul81° / 63°3.410.70156.5
Aug78° / 61°4.110.3013.96.8
Sep71° / 53°3.49.6012.36.7
Oct56° / 40°2.79.20.710.74.0
Nov41° / 27°2.073.79.40.5
Dec28° / 15°1.56.76.28.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35743
45842
55941
65941
76040
86040
96040
106040
116139
126139
136040
146139
156139
166040
176040
186040
195941
206040
216040
226139
236139
246139
256139
266139
276238
286238
296238
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

River Falls gets around 3.4 in of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
436
536
636
735
835
935
1035
1135
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2034
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3034
3134

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 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12425272050
22325272050
32226272050
42126272050
52127272060
62027282060
71927282060
81828282060
91728282160
101628282170
111528282270
121527282271
131527282371
141427272381
151427272381
161426272481
171426272481
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201525262581
211525262581
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251625272481
261625272371
271726272371
281726282270
291726282260
301826282160
311827292160

Wind in July

Winds average 7 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 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 4:33 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 7:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:337:55
215.44:337:55
315.34:347:54
415.34:357:54
515.34:357:54
615.34:367:54
715.34:367:53
815.34:377:53
915.24:387:53
1015.24:397:52
1115.24:397:52
1215.24:407:51
1315.24:417:51
1415.14:427:50
1515.14:437:49
1615.14:447:49
1715.14:447:48
1815.04:457:47
1915.04:467:46
2015.04:477:46
2114.94:487:45
2214.94:497:44
2314.94:507:43
2414.84:517:42
2514.84:527:41
2614.84:537:40
2714.74:547:39
2814.74:567:38
2914.74:577:37
3014.64:587:35
3114.64:597:34

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.27 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit River Falls?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for River Falls in July

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

In July, River Falls sees daytime highs around 81°F and nights near 63°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in River Falls in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in River Falls peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 17UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is River Falls?

River Falls sits at 44.9°N, 92.6°W, 896 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hastings, 14 mi away.

Topography around River Falls

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around River Falls has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 ft around an average of 951 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 ft.

The land around River Falls is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, trees (37%), cropland (36%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (41%) and cropland (38%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
341 ft
10 miles
640 ft
50 miles
787 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Hastings 14 mi · Cottage Grove 16 mi · Stillwater 16 mi · Woodbury 17 mi · Oakdale 18 mi · Maplewood 19 mi · South Saint Paul 21 mi · Inver Grove Heights 21 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 River Falls (44.8614°, -92.6238°, elevation 896 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).