Schenectady weather in July

In July, Schenectady sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 62°F, with 4.4 in of rain across 12 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 Schenectady's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schenectady's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
1st warmest
Overnight low
62°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.4 in
12 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:36 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Schenectady is county seat of Schenectady County, New York, United States.

Density
2,297/km²
people per km²
Founded
1765

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 Schenectady 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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318062

How July really feels in Schenectady

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.

Schenectady weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°3.09.87.19.20.0
Feb34° / 18°2.896.610.30.0
Mar43° / 26°3.811.25.311.60.6
Apr56° / 38°4.1121.713.13.7
May67° / 48°4.112.50.114.45.8
Jun76° / 57°4.812.8015.16.3
Jul80° / 62°4.412014.86.2
Aug79° / 60°4.211.5013.76.6
Sep72° / 53°4.29.6012.36.7
Oct59° / 42°4.510.80.410.84.5
Nov47° / 32°3.39.82.19.51.5
Dec36° / 23°3.810.86.28.90.0

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 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45149
55248
65347
75347
85446
95446
105446
115446
125446
135545
145347
155347
165347
175248
185149
195050
204951
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244852
254951
264951
274951
285050
295050
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Schenectady gets around 4.4 in of rain over 12 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
540
640
740
840
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1040
1140
1240
1340
1439
1539
1639
1739
1838
1939
2039
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2239
2339
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1202728195
2202728195
3202728196
4202728196
5192728206
6192629206
7192629206
8192629206
9182529216
10182430227
11172430226
12172431236
13162331246
14162331246
15152331256
16152331256
17142332266
18142332266
19132332275
20132332275
21132332275
22122333275
23122333275
24122333275
25122433265
26122433265
27122433265
28132433265
29132433255
30142432254
31142432254

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 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 4:26 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:267:33
215.14:267:33
315.14:277:32
415.14:277:32
515.14:287:32
615.14:287:32
715.04:297:31
815.04:307:31
915.04:307:31
1015.04:317:30
1115.04:327:30
1215.04:327:29
1314.94:337:29
1414.94:347:28
1514.94:357:28
1614.94:367:27
1714.84:367:27
1814.84:377:26
1914.84:387:25
2014.84:397:24
2114.74:407:24
2214.74:417:23
2314.74:427:22
2414.64:437:21
2514.64:447:20
2614.64:457:19
2714.54:467:18
2814.54:477:17
2914.54:487:16
3014.44:497:15
3114.44:507:14

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 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in July 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
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Schenectady?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Schenectady in July

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

In July, Schenectady 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 Schenectady 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 Schenectady peaks around July 12 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 highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Schenectady?

Schenectady sits at 42.8°N, 73.9°W, 243 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Rotterdam, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Schenectady

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Schenectady has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 ft around an average of 302 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,332 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,058 ft.

The land around Schenectady is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 2 miles, trees (72%) within 10 miles, and trees (83%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
272 ft
10 miles
1,332 ft
50 miles
4,058 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Rotterdam 2.5 mi · Clifton Park 9.3 mi · Glenville 9.9 mi · Latham 11 mi · West Albany 12 mi · Cohoes 12 mi · Troy 14 mi · Albany 14 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 Schenectady (42.8142°, -73.9396°, elevation 243 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).