Westminster weather in July

In July, Westminster sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 86°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Westminster's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Westminster's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
1st warmest
Overnight low
68°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
11.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:57 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Westminster is city in Carroll County, northern Maryland, United States.

Density
1,085/km²
people per km²
Founded
1764

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 86°F through the month.

A typical July day in Westminster reaches about 86°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 93°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Westminster

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.

Westminster 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan40° / 26°3.28.83.59.50.0
Feb43° / 28°2.88.73.710.40.5
Mar52° / 35°3.910.52.611.72.7
Apr64° / 45°3.510.50.2135.4
May72° / 55°3.711.7014.16.4
Jun81° / 64°3.611.1014.75.9
Jul86° / 68°3.911.1014.55.0
Aug83° / 67°3.510.3013.65.7
Sep77° / 60°4.59.3012.36.9
Oct65° / 48°3.58010.96.2
Nov54° / 38°3.17.80.49.83.4
Dec44° / 31°3.68.92.19.30.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 50%.

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

Any precipitation

Westminster gets around 3.9 in of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11421233211
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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 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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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 4:48 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:487:34
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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 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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196.0Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Westminster?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Westminster in July

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

In July, Westminster sees daytime highs around 86°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 Westminster 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 Westminster peaks around July 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Westminster 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 Westminster is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1317 µg/m³Nov 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Westminster?

Westminster sits at 39.6°N, 77.0°W, 764 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Reisterstown, 11 mi away.

Topography around Westminster

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Westminster has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 ft around an average of 751 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,102 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,260 ft.

The land around Westminster is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (29%) within 2 miles, trees (47%), grassland (27%) and cropland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (53%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
397 ft
10 miles
1,102 ft
50 miles
2,260 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Reisterstown 11 mi · Eldersburg 12 mi · Hanover 16 mi · Owings Mills 16 mi · Randallstown 18 mi · Hunt Valley 20 mi · Milford Mill 20 mi · Cockeysville 20 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 Westminster (39.5754°, -76.9958°, elevation 764 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).