Scaggsville weather in July

In July, Scaggsville sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 4.1 in of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Scaggsville's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Scaggsville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
1st warmest
Overnight low
69°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.1 in
11.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:58 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Scaggsville is community in Howard County, Maryland, United States.

Density
882/km²
people per km²

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 87°F through the month.

A typical July day in Scaggsville reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 79°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Scaggsville

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.

Scaggsville weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan41° / 28°3.18.43.19.60.1
Feb44° / 29°2.98.43.210.50.9
Mar53° / 36°3.910.22.311.73.0
Apr65° / 46°3.410.20.2135.7
May73° / 56°3.811.3014.16.5
Jun82° / 65°3.711.2014.75.7
Jul87° / 69°4.111.6014.54.7
Aug84° / 68°3.610.5013.55.4
Sep78° / 61°4.59.6012.36.9
Oct66° / 49°3.57.80116.4
Nov55° / 39°3.07.60.39.93.7
Dec45° / 32°3.68.91.99.31.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Scaggsville gets around 4.1 in of rain over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11217233314
21217233315
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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 14 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:49 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:497:33
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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 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Scaggsville

In seasonPeak

In July, Scaggsville sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Scaggsville sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is July a good time to visit Scaggsville?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Scaggsville in July

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

In July, Scaggsville sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 69°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Scaggsville in July

The nearest coast averages about 76°F in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 mi away) is warmest in August at about 78°F and coldest in February near 36°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 16 to Oct 5 — about 3.7 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan38Bracing
Feb36Bracing
Mar40Bracing
Apr47Bracing
May58Bracing
Jun68Refreshing
Jul76Warm
Aug78Warm
Sep74Refreshing
Oct65Cool
Nov53Bracing
Dec44Bracing

UV index in Scaggsville 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 Scaggsville peaks around July 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Scaggsville 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 Scaggsville is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1317 µg/m³Nov 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Scaggsville?

Scaggsville sits at 39.1°N, 76.9°W, 449 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Laurel, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Scaggsville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Scaggsville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 ft around an average of 397 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,247 ft.

The land around Scaggsville is covered by trees (68%) within 2 miles, trees (70%) within 10 miles, and trees (56%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
308 ft
10 miles
656 ft
50 miles
2,247 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Laurel 4.3 mi · Fairland 5.6 mi · Maryland City 5.6 mi · Cloverly 5.6 mi · South Laurel 5.6 mi · Calverton 6.2 mi · Columbia 7.5 mi · Beltsville 7.5 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 Scaggsville (39.1451°, -76.9002°, elevation 449 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).