Rome weather in July

In July, Rome sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 4.8 in of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 78°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Rome's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rome's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
1st warmest
Overnight low
61°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.8 in
13.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:40 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Rome is city in Oneida County, New York, United States.

Density
166/km²
people per km²
Founded
1870

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 78°F through the month.

A typical July day in Rome reaches about 78°F in the afternoon and slips back to 61°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 70°F and 86°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)
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47760
57760
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How July really feels in Rome

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.

Rome 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
Jan29° / 15°4.215.614.69.20.0
Feb31° / 16°3.512.711.910.20.0
Mar40° / 24°4.213.78.511.60.3
Apr54° / 37°4.813.92.713.23.0
May66° / 47°4.613.40.114.45.5
Jun74° / 56°5.313.8015.16.2
Jul78° / 61°4.813.4014.96.2
Aug76° / 59°4.412.5013.86.6
Sep70° / 52°4.410.8012.36.3
Oct57° / 42°5.113.90.510.83.8
Nov45° / 31°4.514.95.59.50.9
Dec34° / 22°4.816.7138.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45545
55545
65644
75644
85644
95545
105545
115545
125446
135446
145446
155347
165248
175248
185149
195050
205050
215050
224951
235050
245050
255050
265149
275149
285347
295347
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Rome gets around 4.8 in of rain over 13.4 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 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
544
644
744
843
943
1043
1143
1244
1344
1443
1543
1644
1744
1844
1944
2044
2144
2245
2345
2445
2545
2645
2745
2845
2945
3045
3144

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1223026184
2223026184
3213026185
4213026185
5202926195
6202927195
7202927195
8192827205
9192728215
10182728215
11182629225
12172629225
13172530235
14162530235
15162431235
16162432245
17152432245
18152433245
19142434245
20142434244
21142435234
22132435234
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 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 4:30 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:307:40
215.24:317:40
315.14:317:40
415.14:327:40
515.14:327:39
615.14:337:39
715.14:347:39
815.14:347:39
915.14:357:38
1015.04:367:38
1115.04:367:37
1215.04:377:37
1315.04:387:36
1415.04:397:36
1514.94:397:35
1614.94:407:35
1714.94:417:34
1814.94:427:33
1914.84:437:32
2014.84:447:32
2114.84:457:31
2214.74:467:30
2314.74:477:29
2414.74:487:28
2514.64:497:27
2614.64:507:26
2714.64:517:25
2814.54:527:24
2914.54:537:23
3014.54:547:22
3114.44:557:21

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.93 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Rome?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Rome for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rome in July

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

In July, Rome sees daytime highs around 78°F and nights near 61°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rome in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rome peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rome?

Rome sits at 43.2°N, 75.5°W, 456 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Utica, 14 mi away.

Topography around Rome

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Rome has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 ft around an average of 456 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,010 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,910 ft.

The land around Rome is covered by trees (52%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 2 miles, trees (64%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (77%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
157 ft
10 miles
1,010 ft
50 miles
2,910 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Utica 14 mi · Cicero 34 mi · Clay 36 mi · Syracuse 37 mi · Oswego 55 mi · Cortland 56 mi · Gloversville 57 mi · Watertown 57 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 Rome (43.2129°, -75.4557°, elevation 456 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).