Spartanburg weather in July

In July, Spartanburg sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 3.7 in of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 90°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Spartanburg's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Spartanburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
1st warmest
Overnight low
71°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.7 in
12.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:29 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Spartanburg is city and county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.

Density
735/km²
people per km²
Founded
1831

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 90°F through the month.

A typical July day in Spartanburg reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 83°F and 97°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°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 Spartanburg

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.

Spartanburg 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
Jan52° / 33°4.09.719.92.7
Feb55° / 36°3.68.50.910.73.7
Mar63° / 42°4.4100.311.75.7
Apr72° / 51°3.78.7012.96.9
May80° / 59°3.19.7013.86.5
Jun87° / 67°3.611.7014.34.6
Jul90° / 71°3.712.9014.13.7
Aug87° / 70°3.811.6013.34.4
Sep82° / 63°3.68.8012.26.3
Oct72° / 51°3.26.9011.17.4
Nov62° / 41°3.67.5010.25.7
Dec54° / 35°4.08.90.59.73.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Spartanburg gets around 3.7 in of rain over 12.9 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 41% and peaks near 44% 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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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428194526
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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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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 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 5:21 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:217:41
214.35:227:41
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414.35:237:41
514.35:237:40
614.35:247:40
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2014.15:327:35
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3013.85:397:29
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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 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 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
16.2Intense
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Spartanburg?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Spartanburg. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Spartanburg in July

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

In July, Spartanburg sees daytime highs around 90°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 Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 9Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1719 µg/m³Dec 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Spartanburg?

Spartanburg sits at 34.9°N, 81.9°W, 807 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Greer, 17 mi away.

Topography around Spartanburg

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Spartanburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 ft around an average of 764 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 571 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,167 ft.

The land around Spartanburg is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, trees (71%) within 10 miles, and trees (82%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
256 ft
10 miles
571 ft
50 miles
4,167 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Greer 17 mi · Taylors 21 mi · Wade Hampton 23 mi · Simpsonville 24 mi · Mauldin 24 mi · Greenville 27 mi · Shelby 32 mi · Easley 39 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 Spartanburg (34.9496°, -81.9321°, elevation 807 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).