Chapel Hill weather in July: Chapel Hill, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for July

Chapel Hill in July has a normal high of 90°F and a normal low of 69°F, a daily mean of 80°F, holding near 90°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal July, 4.13 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 32°C and low of 21°C, 105 mm of precipitation in July.

  • NOAA stationChapel Hill Williams Airport
  • Station IDUSW00093785
  • Location35.93°N 79.06°W
  • Elevation512 ft (156 m)
  • From the center1 miles
  • Population64,028
  1. Jan 51° 32°
  2. Feb 55° 34°
  3. Mar 63° 40°
  4. Apr 72° 48°
  5. May 79° 57°
  6. Jun 86° 65°
  7. Jul 90° 69°
  8. Aug 88° 68°
  9. Sep 82° 62°
  10. Oct 72° 50°
  11. Nov 62° 40°
  12. Dec 54° 35°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Chapel Hill in July?

The normal high is 90°F and the normal low 69°F, for a daily mean of 79.5°F. July is 3.7°F warmer than June and 1.6°F warmer than August. July is the warmest month of the year in Chapel Hill and the 3rd wettest. From one year to the next July's mean temperature typically moves about 1.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Julys in three average between 78°F and 81°F.

Chapel Hill in July, day by day: normal high and low

Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 41%).

Normal high and low on five days of July, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
July 189°F68°F40%23%
July 890°F69°F41%23%
July 1590°F70°F41%23%
July 2290°F70°F41%23%
July 3189°F69°F41%23%
Every day of July: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon July 10, coldest night July 1)
Chapel Hill: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of July
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
July 189°F68°F40%23%14 h 30 min
July 289°F69°F40%23%14 h 30 min
July 390°F69°F40%23%14 h 30 min
July 490°F69°F41%23%14 h 30 min
July 590°F69°F41%23%14 h 30 min
July 690°F69°F41%23%14 h 30 min
July 790°F69°F41%23%14 h 30 min
July 890°F69°F41%23%14 h 30 min
July 990°F69°F41%23%14 h 30 min
July 1090°F69°F41%23%14 h 30 min
July 1190°F69°F41%23%14 h 30 min
July 1290°F69°F41%23%14 h 30 min
July 1390°F70°F41%23%14 h 30 min
July 1490°F70°F41%23%14 h 20 min
July 1590°F70°F41%23%14 h 20 min
July 1690°F70°F41%23%14 h 20 min
July 1790°F70°F41%23%14 h 20 min
July 1890°F70°F41%23%14 h 20 min
July 1990°F70°F41%23%14 h 20 min
July 2090°F70°F41%23%14 h 20 min
July 2190°F70°F41%23%14 h 20 min
July 2290°F70°F41%23%14 h 10 min
July 2390°F70°F41%23%14 h 10 min
July 2490°F70°F41%23%14 h 10 min
July 2589°F70°F41%23%14 h 10 min
July 2689°F70°F41%23%14 h 10 min
July 2789°F69°F41%23%14 h 10 min
July 2889°F69°F41%23%14 h 10 min
July 2989°F69°F41%23%14 h
July 3089°F69°F41%23%14 h
July 3189°F69°F41%23%14 h
Normal high
90°FJuly average
Normal low
69°FJuly average
Precipitation
4.13 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
130.01 inch or more
Days at 90°F or more
14
Daylight
14 h 30 min to 14 hJuly 1 to July 31
Days at 70°F or more
31
Days at 80°F or more
29
Sunshine
80%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093785; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Chapel Hill in July?

On a given July day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around July 12 (41%). In all, 4.13 in falls on 13 days of a normal July, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal July in Chapel Hill, 14 days reach 90°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093785.

How does July in Chapel Hill compare across North Carolina?

Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, July normal highs run from 69°F in Beech Mountain to 92°F in Laurinburg; Chapel Hill's is 90°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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