Terre Haute weather in July

In July, Terre Haute sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 3.8 in of rain across 11 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 85°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Terre Haute's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Terre Haute's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
1st warmest
Overnight low
68°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.8 in
11 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:39 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
54%
4th clearest
Wind
6 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Terre Haute is city and county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States.

Density
666/km²
people per km²
Founded
1811

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 85°F through the month.

A typical July day in Terre Haute reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 78°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and about 1°F warmer than August.

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

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.

Terre Haute weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 23°3.29.23.79.50.0
Feb42° / 26°2.68.33.210.40.3
Mar52° / 35°3.710.71.711.72.8
Apr64° / 45°4.912.40.1135.3
May74° / 56°4.812.9014.16.3
Jun82° / 65°4.311.7014.75.7
Jul85° / 68°3.811014.55.2
Aug83° / 66°3.08.4013.56.0
Sep78° / 58°2.97.1012.37.3
Oct66° / 47°3.38.20.1116.2
Nov52° / 36°3.78.70.79.82.8
Dec41° / 28°2.99.32.79.30.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
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95743
105743
115644
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Terre Haute gets around 3.8 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 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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237
337
437
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736
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1536
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1736
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2135
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3131

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18142334200
28142333210
38142333220
48142332220
57152332230
67152332230
77152331241
86152232241
96152232251
106142132261
115142132261
125142132271
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245142126332
255142126322
265152126312
275152226302
285162227292
295162227282
305172228271
315172228261

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
26calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 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 5:30 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 8:16 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:308:16
214.75:318:16
314.75:318:15
414.75:328:15
514.75:328:15
614.75:338:15
714.75:338:15
814.75:348:14
914.75:358:14
1014.65:358:14
1114.65:368:13
1214.65:378:13
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1414.65:388:12
1514.65:398:12
1614.55:398:11
1714.55:408:11
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1914.55:428:09
2014.45:428:09
2114.45:438:08
2214.45:448:07
2314.45:458:07
2414.35:468:06
2514.35:478:05
2614.35:478:04
2714.35:488:03
2814.25:498:02
2914.25:508:02
3014.25:518:01
3114.15:528:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Terre Haute?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Terre Haute in July

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

In July, Terre Haute sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodJul 1516 µg/m³Oct 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Terre Haute?

Terre Haute sits at 39.5°N, 87.4°W, 499 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Charleston, 41 mi away.

Topography around Terre Haute

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Terre Haute has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 ft around an average of 486 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 ft.

The land around Terre Haute is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 2 miles, trees (46%) and cropland (34%) within 10 miles, and cropland (59%) and trees (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
121 ft
10 miles
289 ft
50 miles
646 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Charleston 41 mi · Danville 47 mi · Crawfordsville 49 mi · Mattoon 51 mi · Bloomington 52 mi · Vincennes 55 mi · Plainfield 57 mi · Avon 58 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 Terre Haute (39.4667°, -87.4139°, elevation 499 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).