South Portland Gardens weather in July

In July, South Portland Gardens sees average daytime highs of 71°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 3.1 in of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 71°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is South Portland Gardens's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see South Portland Gardens's year-round climate.

Daytime high
71°
1st warmest
Overnight low
63°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.1 in
9.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:18 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

South Portland Gardens is human settlement in Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America.

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 71°F through the month.

A typical July day in South Portland Gardens reaches about 71°F in the afternoon and slips back to 63°F overnight — a 8°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 66°F and 77°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 6°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in South Portland Gardens

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.

South Portland Gardens weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°3.99.96.99.10.0
Feb33° / 21°3.68.96.510.20.0
Mar38° / 28°4.610.95.611.60.0
Apr47° / 38°4.710.71.913.21.6
May56° / 47°3.9110.114.53.7
Jun65° / 56°4.010.3015.25.7
Jul71° / 63°3.19.2014.96.7
Aug71° / 63°3.28.4013.86.9
Sep65° / 57°3.78.7012.36.2
Oct56° / 47°5.410.60.210.83.8
Nov46° / 37°4.510.41.49.51.3
Dec37° / 28°4.9115.88.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
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55347
65446
75446
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145347
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295149
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

South Portland Gardens gets around 3.1 in of rain over 9.2 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2829
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3128

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12041336
21942337
31842337
41642348
51542348
61442349
714423410
813423511
912413511
1011403612
1111403713
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1310373815
149363915
159354016
169344117
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
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68light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 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 4:08 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:087:21
215.24:097:21
315.24:097:21
415.24:107:21
515.24:107:20
615.24:117:20
715.14:127:20
815.14:127:19
915.14:137:19
1015.14:147:19
1115.14:147:18
1215.04:157:18
1315.04:167:17
1415.04:177:17
1515.04:187:16
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1814.94:207:14
1914.94:217:13
2014.84:227:12
2114.84:237:12
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2914.64:317:04
3014.54:327:03
3114.54:337:02

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 — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in July 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
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Bright
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185.9Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for South Portland Gardens

In seasonPeak

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

South Portland Gardens sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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May
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit South Portland Gardens?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit South Portland Gardens for sightseeing.

What to pack for South Portland Gardens in July

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

In July, South Portland Gardens sees daytime highs around 71°F and nights near 63°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near South Portland Gardens in July

The nearest coast averages about 62°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 9 mi away) is warmest in August at about 63°F and coldest in March near 38°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

40°50°60°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan42Bracing
Feb39Bracing
Mar38Bracing
Apr42Bracing
May48Bracing
Jun55Bracing
Jul62Cool
Aug63Cool
Sep60Cool
Oct54Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec45Bracing

UV index in South Portland Gardens in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in South Portland Gardens peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is South Portland Gardens?

South Portland Gardens sits at 43.6°N, 70.3°W, 49 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Portland, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around South Portland Gardens

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around South Portland Gardens has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 59 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,933 ft.

The land around South Portland Gardens is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 2 miles, trees (51%) and water (29%) within 10 miles, and trees (62%) and water (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
210 ft
10 miles
545 ft
50 miles
2,933 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Portland 3.1 mi · South Portland 3.7 mi · Westbrook 3.7 mi · West Scarborough 6.2 mi · Saco 11 mi · Biddeford 12 mi · Brunswick 26 mi · Sanford 27 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 South Portland Gardens (43.639°, -70.3153°, elevation 49 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).