Saratoga Springs weather in July

In July, Saratoga Springs sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 62°F, with 4.1 in of rain across 11.7 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 80°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Saratoga Springs's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saratoga Springs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
1st warmest
Overnight low
62°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.1 in
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:34 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Saratoga Springs is city in Saratoga County, New York, United States.

Density
371/km²
people per km²
Founded
1776

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 80°F through the month.

A typical July day in Saratoga Springs reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 62°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 88°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°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 Saratoga 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.

Saratoga Springs 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
Jan31° / 16°3.410.289.20.0
Feb33° / 17°3.09.27.110.20.0
Mar42° / 26°3.911.25.611.60.5
Apr56° / 38°4.2121.713.13.5
May67° / 48°4.112.70.114.45.7
Jun76° / 57°4.613015.16.3
Jul80° / 62°4.111.7014.96.3
Aug78° / 61°3.810.5013.86.7
Sep71° / 53°4.09.5012.36.7
Oct59° / 42°4.810.70.410.84.4
Nov46° / 32°3.710.12.49.51.3
Dec36° / 23°4.110.96.78.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45149
55248
65347
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85446
95545
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Saratoga Springs gets around 4.1 in of rain over 11.7 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1222926185
2212927185
3212927186
4212927186
5202927186
6202827186
7192828196
8192728196
9192728206
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 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 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:24 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:247:33
215.14:247:33
315.14:257:33
415.14:267:33
515.14:267:32
615.14:277:32
715.14:277:32
815.14:287:31
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1015.04:297:31
1115.04:307:30
1215.04:317:30
1315.04:327:29
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1514.94:337:28
1614.94:347:27
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1814.84:367:26
1914.84:377:25
2014.84:387:25
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2514.64:427:20
2614.64:437:19
2714.64:447:18
2814.54:457:17
2914.54:467:16
3014.54:477:15
3114.44:487:14

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.91 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 5.91 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
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
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225.7Bright
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305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Saratoga Springs?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saratoga Springs in July

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

In July, Saratoga Springs sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 62°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Saratoga Springs 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 Saratoga Springs peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highVery highModerateLowJul 13UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saratoga Springs?

Saratoga Springs sits at 43.1°N, 73.8°W, 299 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wilton, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Saratoga Springs

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Saratoga Springs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 ft around an average of 331 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,893 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,970 ft.

The land around Saratoga Springs is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, trees (77%) within 10 miles, and trees (85%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
308 ft
10 miles
1,893 ft
50 miles
3,970 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Wilton 6.8 mi · Clifton Park 15 mi · Glenville 17 mi · Schenectady 20 mi · Cohoes 22 mi · Queensbury 22 mi · Rotterdam 22 mi · Amsterdam 23 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 Saratoga Springs (43.0831°, -73.7846°, elevation 299 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).