Tuckahoe weather in July

In July, Tuckahoe sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 4.2 in of rain across 13 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Tuckahoe's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tuckahoe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
1st warmest
Overnight low
71°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.2 in
13 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:05 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Tuckahoe is census-designated place in Henrico County, Virginia, United States.

Density
797/km²
people per km²

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 89°F through the month.

A typical July day in Tuckahoe reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°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 Tuckahoe

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.

Tuckahoe weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 32°3.49.22.29.71.7
Feb51° / 33°3.08.21.910.62.5
Mar59° / 40°4.010.1111.74.6
Apr69° / 49°3.29.5012.96.4
May77° / 58°3.2110146.6
Jun85° / 67°3.811.3014.55.2
Jul89° / 71°4.213014.34.0
Aug86° / 70°4.310.8013.44.8
Sep80° / 63°4.49.3012.36.5
Oct70° / 51°3.77.60117.0
Nov59° / 41°3.27.80.1105.0
Dec51° / 35°3.58.819.52.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75149
85149
95050
104951
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144753
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Tuckahoe gets around 4.2 in of rain over 13 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 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
239
339
439
539
638
738
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938
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1137
1237
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1438
1539
1639
1740
1841
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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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15101636330
25101635330
34101635340
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63101535360
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

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

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 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 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:57 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:577:31
214.64:577:31
314.64:577:30
414.54:587:30
514.54:587:30
614.54:597:30
714.54:597:30
814.55:007:30
914.55:017:29
1014.55:017:29
1114.45:027:29
1214.45:027:28
1314.45:037:28
1414.45:047:28
1514.45:047:27
1614.45:057:27
1714.35:067:26
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1914.35:077:25
2014.35:087:24
2114.35:097:24
2214.25:097:23
2314.25:107:22
2414.25:117:22
2514.25:127:21
2614.15:137:20
2714.15:137:19
2814.15:147:19
2914.05:157:18
3014.05:167:17
3114.05:177:16

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
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245.8Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Tuckahoe?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tuckahoe in July

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

In July, Tuckahoe sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tuckahoe 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 Tuckahoe peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighModerateJun 21UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Tuckahoe 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 Tuckahoe is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1416 µg/m³Nov 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tuckahoe?

Tuckahoe sits at 37.6°N, 77.6°W, 220 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Laurel, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Tuckahoe

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tuckahoe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 ft around an average of 259 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 778 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,122 ft.

The land around Tuckahoe is covered by trees (82%) within 2 miles, trees (72%) within 10 miles, and trees (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
282 ft
10 miles
778 ft
50 miles
1,122 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Laurel 4.3 mi · Bon Air 4.3 mi · Short Pump 5.0 mi · Richmond 5.6 mi · Midlothian 7.5 mi · Mechanicsville 9.9 mi · Meadowbrook 11 mi · Highland Springs 13 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 Tuckahoe (37.5902°, -77.5564°, elevation 220 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).