Springfield weather in July

In July, Springfield sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 3.5 in of rain across 11 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 42% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Springfield's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Springfield's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
1st warmest
Overnight low
69°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.5 in
11 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:09 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
50%
4th clearest
Wind
6 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Springfield is city in Greene and Christian counites in Missouri, United States, that is the county seat of Greene County.

Density
798/km²
people per km²
Founded
1838

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 Springfield reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°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 Springfield

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 26 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
26
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.

Springfield weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan43° / 26°2.67.42.69.70.5
Feb48° / 29°2.67.42.210.61.8
Mar57° / 38°4.0111.111.74.0
Apr67° / 47°5.111.70.212.95.9
May74° / 56°5.413.30.1146.3
Jun83° / 65°4.011.5014.55.6
Jul88° / 69°3.511014.34.5
Aug87° / 67°3.39.8013.44.9
Sep79° / 59°3.98.3012.37.0
Oct68° / 48°3.78.90.1116.7
Nov55° / 38°3.58.10.7103.9
Dec45° / 29°2.77.51.99.51.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
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36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86436
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Springfield gets around 3.5 in of rain over 11 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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738
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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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15111844230
25111743240
35101743250
44101643260
54101642270
64101542290
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8391542310
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:01 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:017:32
214.55:017:32
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414.55:027:32
514.55:027:32
614.55:037:32
714.55:037:32
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2014.25:127:26
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2414.15:157:24
2514.15:167:23
2614.15:167:22
2714.15:177:22
2814.05:187:21
2914.05:197:20
3014.05:207:19
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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 6.45 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.45 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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36.6Intense
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266.3Intense
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286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Springfield?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Springfield in July

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

In July, Springfield sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 69°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Springfield 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 Springfield peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Springfield 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 Springfield is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1516 µg/m³Nov 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May12Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Springfield?

Springfield sits at 37.2°N, 93.3°W, 1,299 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Nixa, 12 mi away.

Topography around Springfield

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Springfield has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 ft around an average of 1,306 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,112 ft.

The land around Springfield is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (43%) within 2 miles, trees (42%) and grassland (39%) within 10 miles, and trees (51%) and grassland (40%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
151 ft
10 miles
515 ft
50 miles
1,112 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Nixa 12 mi · Republic 12 mi · Ozark 14 mi · Joplin 68 mi · Fort Leonard Wood 71 mi · Bella Vista 74 mi · Rogers 76 mi · Bentonville 77 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 Springfield (37.2153°, -93.2982°, elevation 1,299 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).