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July Weather in Gainesville Florida, United States

Daily high temperatures are around 90°F, rarely falling below 85°F or exceeding 94°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 90°F on July 17.

Daily low temperatures are around 72°F, rarely falling below 68°F or exceeding 76°F.

For reference, on July 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Gainesville typically range from 72°F to 90°F, while on January 14, the coldest day of the year, they range from 44°F to 66°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in July in Gainesville

Average High and Low Temperature in July in GainesvilleJul112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313160°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°FJunAugJul 1790°FJul 1790°F72°F72°FJul 190°FJul 190°F72°F72°FJul 3190°FJul 3190°F73°F73°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on July. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in July in Gainesville

Average Hourly Temperature in July in GainesvilleJul112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJunAugcomfortablewarmwarmwarmhotcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of July in Gainesville experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 63% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 64% on July 11.

The clearest day of the month is July 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 39% of the time.

For reference, on July 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 64%, while on October 26, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 66%.

Cloud Cover Categories in July in Gainesville

Cloud Cover Categories in July in GainesvilleJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JunAugOct 2666%Oct 2666%Jul 138%Jul 138%Jul 3139%Jul 3139%Jul 1136%Jul 1136%Jul 2138%Jul 2138%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Gainesville, the chance of a wet day over the course of July is gradually increasing, starting the month at 65% and ending it at 69%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 69% on July 26, and its lowest chance is 17% on November 21.

Probability of Precipitation in July in Gainesville

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during July in Gainesville is essentially constant, remaining about 5.9 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 8.3 inches or falling below 3.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in July in Gainesville

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of July in Gainesville, the length of the day is gradually decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 27 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 55 seconds, and weekly decrease of 6 minutes, 22 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is July 31, with 13 hours, 34 minutes of daylight and the longest day is July 1, with 14 hours, 1 minute of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in July in Gainesville

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Gainesville is 6:32 AM on July 1 and the latest sunrise is 16 minutes later at 6:48 AM on July 31.

The latest sunset is 8:33 PM on July 1 and the earliest sunset is 11 minutes earlier at 8:22 PM on July 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Gainesville during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during July, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:29 AM and sets 14 hours, 3 minutes later, at 8:32 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:20 AM and sets 10 hours, 15 minutes later, at 5:34 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in July in Gainesville

The solar day over the course of July. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in July in Gainesville

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in July in GainesvilleJul112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJunAug001010202020303040405050506060707080800001010202030303040405050606060707080
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of July 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for July 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in July in Gainesville

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in July in GainesvilleJul112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJunAugJun 68:38 AMJun 68:38 AMJun 219:09 PMJun 219:09 PMJul 56:58 PMJul 56:58 PMJul 216:18 AMJul 216:18 AMAug 47:14 AMAug 47:14 AMAug 192:26 PMAug 192:26 PM6:12 AM6:12 AM9:06 PM9:06 PM8:42 PM8:42 PM6:43 AM6:43 AM5:55 AM5:55 AM8:49 PM8:49 PM8:21 PM8:21 PM6:39 AM6:39 AM6:48 AM6:48 AM8:50 PM8:50 PM8:23 PM8:23 PM7:49 AM7:49 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jul 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
22%2:39 AMENE4:39 PMWNW-9:35 AMS232,181 mi
2
13%3:19 AMENE5:46 PMWNW-10:29 AMS233,664 mi
3
6%4:04 AMENE6:52 PMWNW-11:26 AMS235,471 mi
4
2%4:57 AMENE7:54 PMWNW-12:25 PMS237,581 mi
5
0%5:55 AMENE8:49 PMWNW-1:23 PMS239,934 mi
6
1%6:56 AMENE9:36 PMWNW-2:19 PMS242,422 mi
7
4%7:58 AMENE10:16 PMWNW-3:10 PMS244,895 mi
8
8%8:59 AMENE10:50 PMWNW-3:57 PMS247,181 mi
9
15%9:56 AMENE11:20 PMWNW-4:41 PMS249,100 mi
10
23%10:51 AME11:47 PMW-5:21 PMS250,484 mi
11
31%11:45 AME--6:00 PMS251,191 mi
12
41%-12:12 AMW12:37 PME6:38 PMS251,120 mi
13
50%-12:38 AMW1:30 PME7:18 PMS250,225 mi
14
60%-1:04 AMWSW2:24 PMESE7:59 PMS248,522 mi
15
70%-1:33 AMWSW3:21 PMESE8:44 PMS246,094 mi
16
79%-2:07 AMWSW4:21 PMESE9:33 PMS243,095 mi
17
87%-2:45 AMWSW5:23 PMESE10:27 PMS239,739 mi
18
93%-3:32 AMWSW6:26 PMESE11:26 PMS236,296 mi
19
96%-4:27 AMWSW7:26 PMESE--
20
98%-5:30 AMWSW8:21 PMESE12:28 AMS233,059 mi
21
100%-6:39 AMWSW9:09 PMESE1:30 AMS230,310 mi
22
99%-7:50 AMWSW9:51 PMESE2:30 AMS228,275 mi
23
95%-9:00 AMWSW10:27 PMESE3:25 AMS227,081 mi
24
89%-10:08 AMW11:01 PME4:17 AMS226,751 mi
25
80%-11:14 AMW11:33 PME5:06 AMS227,213 mi
26
69%-12:20 PMW-5:54 AMS228,331 mi
27
50%12:05 AME1:25 PMWNW-6:42 AMS229,938 mi
28
46%12:40 AMENE2:31 PMWNW-7:32 AMS231,873 mi
29
35%1:18 AMENE3:38 PMWNW-8:25 AMS234,001 mi
30
24%2:01 AMENE4:44 PMWNW-9:20 AMS236,226 mi
31
15%2:51 AMENE5:47 PMWNW-10:18 AMS238,486 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Gainesville is gradually increasing during July, rising from 97% to 99% over the course of the month.

For reference, on August 3, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 99% of the time, while on January 24, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 3% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in July in Gainesville

Humidity Comfort Levels in July in GainesvilleJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JunAugJul 197%Jul 197%Jul 3199%Jul 3199%Jul 1198%Jul 1198%Jul 2199%Jul 2199%miserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Gainesville is essentially constant during July, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 4.3 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on March 8, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.4 miles per hour, while on July 22, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.2 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during July is 4.2 miles per hour on July 22.

Average Wind Speed in July in Gainesville

Average Wind Speed in July in GainesvilleJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mphJunAugJul 224.2 mphJul 224.2 mphJul 14.4 mphJul 14.4 mphJul 114.3 mphJul 114.3 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Gainesville throughout July is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 42% on July 15.

Wind Direction in July in Gainesville

Wind Direction in July in GainesvilleWEJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JunAugwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Gainesville is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Gainesville is essentially constant during July, remaining around 85°F throughout.

The highest average surface water temperature during July is 86°F on July 26.

Average Water Temperature in July in Gainesville

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Gainesville typically lasts for 9.6 months (292 days), from around February 20 to around December 8, rarely starting before January 28 or after March 19, and rarely ending before November 13 or after December 31.

The month of July in Gainesville is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in July in Gainesville

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in July in Gainesvillegrowing seasongrowing seasongrowing seasonJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JunAug100%Jul 16100%Jul 16comfortablewarmhotcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Gainesville are rapidly increasing during July, increasing by 869°F, from 3,062°F to 3,931°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in July in Gainesville

Growing Degree Days in July in GainesvilleJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312,800°F2,800°F3,000°F3,000°F3,200°F3,200°F3,400°F3,400°F3,600°F3,600°F3,800°F3,800°F4,000°F4,000°FJunAugJul 13,062°FJul 13,062°FJul 313,931°FJul 313,931°FJul 113,348°FJul 113,348°FJul 213,640°FJul 213,640°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of July, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Gainesville is essentially constant during July, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 5.3 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in July in Gainesville

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in July in GainesvilleJul11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJunAugJul 15.5 kWhJul 15.5 kWhJul 315.2 kWhJul 315.2 kWhJul 115.3 kWhJul 115.3 kWhJul 215.4 kWhJul 215.4 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gainesville are 29.652 deg latitude, -82.325 deg longitude, and 174 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gainesville contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 128 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 142 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (148 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (285 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gainesville is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) and trees (15%), within 10 miles by herbaceous vegetation (39%) and trees (36%), and within 50 miles by trees (45%) and cropland (22%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Gainesville, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Gainesville.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Gainesville according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Gainesville is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Gainesville and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Gainesville and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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