Wildwood weather in July

In July, Wildwood sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Wildwood's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wildwood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
1st warmest
Overnight low
70°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
10.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:55 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
54%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Wildwood is exurban suburb of St. Louis, located in far western St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.

Density
207/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 88°F through the month.

A typical July day in Wildwood reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°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 Wildwood

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 29 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
29
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.

Wildwood 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan40° / 25°2.77.92.99.60.0
Feb45° / 28°2.47.62.710.51.1
Mar56° / 37°3.710.81.411.73.7
Apr67° / 47°4.511.50.2135.8
May75° / 57°4.913.2014.16.3
Jun84° / 66°3.911.1014.65.4
Jul88° / 70°3.310.3014.44.4
Aug87° / 67°3.19.5013.55.0
Sep80° / 59°3.28012.37.0
Oct68° / 48°3.48.30116.7
Nov55° / 38°3.58.40.69.93.6
Dec44° / 29°2.58.12.19.40.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55644
65743
75842
85842
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Wildwood gets around 3.3 in of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
436
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834
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1431
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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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14132130311
24132130321
34122029331
44122029331
53122029341
63121930351
73111930351
83111931352
93101831362
103101832362
112101732362
12291733372
13291633372
142101633372
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172111531383
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 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 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:467:26
214.74:467:26
314.64:477:26
414.64:477:26
514.64:487:25
614.64:487:25
714.64:497:25
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1914.44:577:20
2014.44:587:19
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2614.25:037:15
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2814.25:047:13
2914.15:057:12
3014.15:067:12
3114.15:077:11

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is July a good time to visit Wildwood?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Wildwood in July

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

In July, Wildwood sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Wildwood 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 Wildwood peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Wildwood 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 Wildwood is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1517 µg/m³Nov 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wildwood?

Wildwood sits at 38.6°N, 90.7°W, 755 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ballwin, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Wildwood

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Wildwood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 ft around an average of 751 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,234 ft.

The land around Wildwood is covered by trees (77%) within 2 miles, trees (69%) within 10 miles, and trees (58%) and cropland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
390 ft
10 miles
568 ft
50 miles
1,234 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Ballwin 6.2 mi · Chesterfield 7.5 mi · Manchester 8.1 mi · Kirkwood 14 mi · Creve Coeur 14 mi · Saint Peters 15 mi · Maryland Heights 16 mi · O'Fallon 16 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 Wildwood (38.5828°, -90.6629°, elevation 755 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).