Rock Hill weather in July

In July, Rock Hill sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 72°F, with 3.7 in of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 90°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Rock Hill's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rock Hill's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
1st warmest
Overnight low
72°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.7 in
13.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:26 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Rock Hill is city in York County, South Carolina, United States.

Density
737/km²
people per km²
Founded
1852

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 90°F through the month.

A typical July day in Rock Hill reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 72°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 83°F and 96°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 Rock Hill

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.

Rock Hill weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan52° / 34°3.89.519.92.9
Feb56° / 37°3.48.80.710.73.8
Mar64° / 43°4.29.90.311.75.7
Apr73° / 52°3.58.7012.97.0
May80° / 60°2.99.6013.86.5
Jun87° / 68°3.811.8014.34.5
Jul90° / 72°3.713.5014.13.6
Aug88° / 71°4.011.5013.34.4
Sep82° / 64°3.78.4012.26.3
Oct72° / 53°3.36.9011.17.4
Nov62° / 42°3.27.50.110.25.8
Dec54° / 37°3.89.10.59.73.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64753
74753
84852
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Rock Hill gets around 3.7 in of rain over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
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542
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742
841
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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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1371743300
2371643310
3261643320
4261643330
5261642340
6261542350
7251542350
8251542360
9151542370
10151542370
11141541380
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:187:37
214.35:187:37
314.35:197:37
414.35:197:37
514.35:207:37
614.35:207:37
714.35:217:36
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914.25:227:36
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1914.15:287:32
2014.15:287:32
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2913.95:357:26
3013.85:357:25
3113.85:367:24

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
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96.2Intense
106.1Intense
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166.0Intense
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186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
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235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
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305.8Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Rock Hill?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rock Hill.

What to pack for Rock Hill in July

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

In July, Rock Hill sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 72°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Rock Hill 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 Rock Hill peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — 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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 9Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Rock Hill 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 Rock Hill is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1718 µg/m³Dec 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rock Hill?

Rock Hill sits at 34.9°N, 81.0°W, 679 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Matthews, 22 mi away.

Topography around Rock Hill

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Rock Hill has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 ft around an average of 643 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,421 ft.

The land around Rock Hill is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 2 miles, trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (77%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
167 ft
10 miles
486 ft
50 miles
1,421 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Matthews 22 mi · Stallings 22 mi · Indian Trail 23 mi · Charlotte 23 mi · Gastonia 25 mi · Monroe 27 mi · Mint Hill 28 mi · Huntersville 35 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 Rock Hill (34.9249°, -81.0251°, elevation 679 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).