Smyrna weather in July

In July, Smyrna sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 4.3 in of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Smyrna's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Smyrna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
1st warmest
Overnight low
71°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.3 in
13.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:45 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Smyrna is town in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States.

Density
543/km²
people per km²
Founded
1855

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 88°F through the month.

A typical July day in Smyrna reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How July really feels in Smyrna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Smyrna weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 32°4.310.51.49.81.6
Feb52° / 34°4.710.51.610.62.6
Mar60° / 41°5.111.40.811.74.8
Apr70° / 50°5.011012.96.3
May78° / 60°4.812.3013.96.4
Jun85° / 68°4.113014.44.8
Jul88° / 71°4.313.2014.24.1
Aug88° / 69°3.310.5013.44.5
Sep82° / 62°3.38.3012.26.3
Oct71° / 51°3.480.111.17.1
Nov59° / 41°3.990.210.14.9
Dec51° / 35°5.110.80.79.62.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Smyrna gets around 4.3 in of rain over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
544
644
744
843
943
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
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2142
2242
2341
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3139

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1371436390
2371436401
3361435421
4361335431
5251334451
6251234461
7251233471
8251133491
9241133501
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11141032521
1214931541
1314931541
1414930542
1514829562
1614829562
1714828572
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2014927572
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24141128542
25141128542
26141229522
27141230512
28141231502
29141332492
30141333482
31141334471

Wind in July

Winds average 4 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 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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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:37 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:377:02
214.44:377:02
314.44:387:02
414.44:387:02
514.44:397:02
614.44:397:01
714.44:407:01
814.34:407:01
914.34:417:01
1014.34:417:01
1114.34:427:00
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1414.34:446:59
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1914.24:476:57
2014.14:486:56
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2314.14:506:54
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2614.04:526:52
2714.04:536:52
2814.04:546:51
2913.94:546:50
3013.94:556:49
3113.94:566:48

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
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96.1Intense
106.1Intense
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126.1Intense
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196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Bright
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246.0Bright
256.0Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Smyrna?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Smyrna in July

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

In July, Smyrna sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Smyrna in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Smyrna peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Smyrna 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 Smyrna is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1518 µg/m³Dec 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Smyrna?

Smyrna sits at 36.0°N, 86.5°W, 545 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is La Vergne, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Smyrna

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Smyrna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 ft around an average of 558 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 797 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,919 ft.

The land around Smyrna is covered by trees (38%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 2 miles, trees (57%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (61%) and grassland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
276 ft
10 miles
797 ft
50 miles
1,919 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: La Vergne 4.3 mi · Murfreesboro 12 mi · Brentwood Estates 15 mi · Mount Juliet 15 mi · Brentwood 15 mi · Hermitage 16 mi · Nashville 19 mi · Franklin 20 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 Smyrna (35.9828°, -86.5186°, elevation 545 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. 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).