Rock Springs weather in July

In July, Rock Springs sees average daytime highs of 84°F and overnight lows near 58°F, with 0.5 in of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 84°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Rock Springs's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rock Springs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
84°
1st warmest
Overnight low
58°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.5 in
3.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:00 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Rock Springs is city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States.

Density
478/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 84°F through the month.

A typical July day in Rock Springs reaches about 84°F in the afternoon and slips back to 58°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 76°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 8°F warmer than June and about 3°F warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Rock Springs

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.

Rock Springs weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 10°0.75.56.19.30.0
Feb30° / 13°0.75.25.810.30.0
Mar41° / 22°1.17.16.111.70.5
Apr51° / 30°1.69.86.213.12.5
May63° / 40°1.68.71.814.35.6
Jun75° / 50°0.84.50.2157.8
Jul84° / 58°0.53.8014.76.8
Aug81° / 56°0.53.9013.77.6
Sep71° / 46°0.94.80.412.37.7
Oct56° / 34°1.15.72.810.94.4
Nov39° / 20°0.85.75.19.70.3
Dec27° / 10°0.75.76.490.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Rock Springs gets around 0.5 in of rain over 3.8 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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512
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2013
2113
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 7 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
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117light breeze
127calm
137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:51 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:517:50
215.04:517:49
315.04:527:49
414.94:527:49
514.94:537:49
614.94:537:49
714.94:547:48
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2914.45:127:34
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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 7.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.2Intense
28.1Intense
38.1Intense
48.1Intense
58.1Intense
68.1Intense
78.1Intense
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317.4Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Rock Springs?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rock Springs in July

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

In July, Rock Springs sees daytime highs around 84°F and nights near 58°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 11Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rock Springs?

Rock Springs sits at 41.6°N, 109.2°W, 6,388 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Park City, 136 mi away.

Topography around Rock Springs

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Rock Springs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 ft around an average of 6,437 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,841 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,213 ft.

The land around Rock Springs is covered by shrubs (37%), bare terrain (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, shrubs (48%) and bare terrain (29%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (46%), bare terrain (26%) and grassland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
581 ft
10 miles
1,841 ft
50 miles
4,213 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Park City 136 mi · Logan 136 mi · Conda 143 mi · North Ogden 144 mi · Brigham City 145 mi · Farmington 145 mi · Ogden 146 mi · South Ogden 146 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 Springs (41.5875°, -109.2029°, elevation 6,388 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).