Willmar weather in July

In July, Willmar sees average daytime highs of 81°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 3.7 in of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 81°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Willmar's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Willmar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
81°
1st warmest
Overnight low
63°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.7 in
9.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:52 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Willmar is city in Minnesota, USA.

Density
475/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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 81°F through the month.

A typical July day in Willmar reaches about 81°F in the afternoon and slips back to 63°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 73°F and 89°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 Willmar

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.

Willmar 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
Jan21° / 0.95.25.490.0
Feb26° / 10°0.954.410.10.0
Mar39° / 22°1.87.24.111.60.3
Apr55° / 35°3.19.92.513.23.4
May68° / 48°4.112.10.114.65.9
Jun77° / 59°5.412.6015.46.3
Jul81° / 63°3.79.7015.16.7
Aug79° / 60°3.89.3013.97.0
Sep71° / 51°3.38.8012.36.9
Oct57° / 39°2.58.10.710.74.3
Nov40° / 25°1.65.73.59.30.5
Dec26° / 12°1.15.55.58.60.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
46040
56040
66139
76139
86238
96238
106337
116337
126337
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Willmar gets around 3.7 in of rain over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
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334
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732
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1531
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3131

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 26% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12324252260
22224252360
32124252460
42024252470
51925252570
61825252570
71725252680
81625252680
91525252780
101425242791
111325242791
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2615252821111
2716252820101
281625292091
291725292091
301725292081
311725301981

Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
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278light breeze
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308light breeze
318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:42 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:428:05
215.44:428:05
315.44:438:05
415.44:438:05
515.34:448:05
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715.34:458:04
815.34:468:04
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1015.34:478:03
1115.24:488:02
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1315.24:508:01
1415.24:518:01
1515.14:518:00
1615.14:527:59
1715.14:537:59
1815.14:547:58
1915.04:557:57
2015.04:567:56
2115.04:577:55
2214.94:587:54
2314.94:597:53
2414.95:007:52
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2614.85:027:50
2714.85:037:49
2814.75:047:48
2914.75:067:47
3014.75:077:46
3114.65:087:45

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.44 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.44 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
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Willmar

In seasonPeak

In July, Willmar sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Willmar's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Willmar?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Willmar in July

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

In July, Willmar sees daytime highs around 81°F and nights near 63°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Willmar in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Willmar peaks around June 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
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Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Willmar?

Willmar sits at 45.1°N, 95.0°W, 1,142 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Saint Cloud, 52 mi away.

Topography around Willmar

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Willmar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 ft around an average of 1,132 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 ft.

The land around Willmar is covered by trees (23%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 2 miles, cropland (62%) within 10 miles, and cropland (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
105 ft
10 miles
230 ft
50 miles
692 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Saint Cloud 52 mi · Sartell 53 mi · Buffalo 57 mi · Saint Michael 67 mi · Otsego 71 mi · Elk River 73 mi · Chaska 74 mi · Chanhassen 76 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 Willmar (45.1219°, -95.0433°, elevation 1,142 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).