Tuscaloosa weather in July

In July, Tuscaloosa sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 73°F, with 4.1 in of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 28% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Tuscaloosa's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tuscaloosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
1st warmest
Overnight low
73°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.1 in
14.4 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:56 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Tuscaloosa is city in and seat of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States.

Density
600/km²
people per km²
Founded
1819

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 Tuscaloosa reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 73°F overnight — a 17°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 about 2°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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319073

How July really feels in Tuscaloosa

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.

Tuscaloosa 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan55° / 37°4.89.810.13.6
Feb59° / 40°5.110.210.84.5
Mar67° / 46°5.611.111.76.1
Apr74° / 54°4.99.512.86.9
May82° / 62°4.110.113.76.2
Jun87° / 70°4.212.914.24.3
Jul90° / 73°4.114.4143.5
Aug90° / 72°3.611.813.23.8
Sep86° / 66°3.17.912.25.5
Oct76° / 55°3.67.311.27.4
Nov65° / 44°3.97.910.36.3
Dec57° / 39°5.110.19.84.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55149
65149
75149
85149
95248
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155347
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265149
275149
285149
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Tuscaloosa gets around 4.1 in of rain over 14.4 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
248
348
449
549
649
749
849
949
1049
1149
1249
1348
1448
1547
1647
1746
1846
1945
2045
2144
2244
2343
2443
2543
2642
2742
2842
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3042
3142

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
113823605
213722625
313721635
403620656
503619666
602618686
702517696
802516707
902516707
1002415727
1102414737
1202414737
1302413747
1402413747
1502413747
1602413738
1702413738
1802414719
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29016216111
30016216111
31016226011

Wind in July

Winds average 4 mph in July, the calmest month.

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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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 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 4:48 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:486:59
214.24:496:59
314.24:496:59
414.14:506:59
514.14:506:59
614.14:516:58
714.14:516:58
814.14:526:58
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1014.14:536:58
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1214.14:546:57
1314.04:546:57
1414.04:556:57
1514.04:556:56
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1714.04:576:55
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1913.94:586:55
2013.94:586:54
2113.94:596:53
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2413.85:016:52
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2713.85:036:50
2813.85:046:49
2913.75:046:48
3013.75:056:48
3113.75:066:47

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
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236.0Bright
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Tuscaloosa?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tuscaloosa.

What to pack for Tuscaloosa in July

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

In July, Tuscaloosa sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 73°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa peaks around July 15 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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1721 µg/m³Jan 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tuscaloosa?

Tuscaloosa sits at 33.2°N, 87.6°W, 223 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Northport, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Tuscaloosa

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tuscaloosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 ft around an average of 190 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,198 ft.

The land around Tuscaloosa is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 2 miles, trees (75%) within 10 miles, and trees (87%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
197 ft
10 miles
518 ft
50 miles
1,198 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Northport 1.2 mi · Hueytown 37 mi · Bessemer 38 mi · Helena 42 mi · Alabaster 43 mi · Pelham 44 mi · Hoover 46 mi · Homewood 48 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 Tuscaloosa (33.2098°, -87.5692°, elevation 223 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).