Tallahassee weather in July

In July, Tallahassee sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 73°F, with 5.7 in of rain across 20 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Tallahassee's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tallahassee's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
1st warmest
Overnight low
73°
12th coldest
Rainfall
5.7 in
20 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:49 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Tallahassee is capital city of the U.S. state of Florida and seat of Leon County.

Density
753/km²
people per km²
Founded
1824

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 Tallahassee reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 73°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 84°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Tallahassee

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.

Tallahassee weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan63° / 42°3.87.610.35.9
Feb66° / 45°3.37.610.96.4
Mar72° / 51°4.28.211.87.2
Apr78° / 57°2.87.212.77.3
May85° / 65°2.38.613.55.4
Jun89° / 71°5.616.913.93.5
Jul90° / 73°5.72013.83.0
Aug89° / 73°5.820.213.13.1
Sep87° / 69°4.011.712.24.5
Oct80° / 60°2.86.311.37.2
Nov71° / 50°2.46.110.57.5
Dec65° / 45°3.47.410.16.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Tallahassee gets around 5.7 in of rain over 20 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 65% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days.

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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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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 4 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 13 h 54 min at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 7:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Tallahassee

In seasonPeak

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

Tallahassee sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
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May
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Sep
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Dec

Is July a good time to visit Tallahassee?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tallahassee.

What to pack for Tallahassee in July

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

In July, Tallahassee sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 73°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tallahassee in July

The nearest coast averages about 85°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 24 mi away) is warmest in July at about 85°F and coldest in February near 60°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 3 to Nov 21 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan60Cool
Feb60Cool
Mar64Cool
Apr71Refreshing
May78Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul85Tropical
Aug85Tropical
Sep83Tropical
Oct77Warm
Nov69Refreshing
Dec64Cool

UV index in Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1921 µg/m³Dec 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tallahassee?

Tallahassee sits at 30.4°N, 84.3°W, 203 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Thomasville, 33 mi away.

Topography around Tallahassee

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tallahassee has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 ft around an average of 157 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 ft.

The land around Tallahassee is covered by trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 2 miles, trees (75%) within 10 miles, and trees (70%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
249 ft
10 miles
308 ft
50 miles
469 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Thomasville 33 mi · Valdosta 65 mi · Albany 79 mi · Lynn Haven 83 mi · Tifton 84 mi · Panama City 85 mi · Dothan 85 mi · Enterprise 111 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 Tallahassee (30.4383°, -84.2807°, elevation 203 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. 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).