Frankfort weather in July: Frankfort, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for July
Frankfort in July has a normal high of 88°F and a normal low of 67°F, a daily mean of 77°F, holding near 88°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal July, 4.69 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 31°C and low of 19°C, 119 mm of precipitation in July.
- NOAA stationFrankfort Capital City Airport
- Station IDUSW00053841
- Location38.18°N 84.90°W
- Elevation804 ft (245 m)
- Population28,610
- Jan 43° 25°
- Feb 48° 28°
- Mar 57° 35°
- Apr 69° 45°
- May 77° 54°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 88° 67°
- Aug 87° 65°
- Sep 81° 57°
- Oct 70° 46°
- Nov 57° 36°
- Dec 47° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Frankfort in July?
The normal high is 88°F and the normal low 67°F, for a daily mean of 77.2°F. July is 3.5°F warmer than June and 1.1°F warmer than August. July is the warmest month of the year in Frankfort and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 87°F on July 1 to 88°F on July 31. From one year to the next July's mean temperature typically moves about 2.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Julys in three average between 75°F and 80°F.
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 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | 87°F | 66°F | 40% | 25% |
| July 8 | 88°F | 67°F | 39% | 25% |
| July 15 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 24% |
| July 22 | 88°F | 67°F | 37% | 23% |
| July 31 | 88°F | 67°F | 37% | 22% |
Every day of July: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon July 13, coldest night July 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | 87°F | 66°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 2 | 87°F | 66°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 3 | 87°F | 66°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 4 | 87°F | 66°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 5 | 88°F | 66°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 6 | 88°F | 67°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 7 | 88°F | 67°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 8 | 88°F | 67°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 9 | 88°F | 67°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 10 | 88°F | 67°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 11 | 88°F | 67°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 12 | 88°F | 67°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 13 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 14 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 15 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 40 min |
| July 16 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 17 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 18 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 19 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 23% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 20 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 23% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 21 | 88°F | 67°F | 37% | 23% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 22 | 88°F | 67°F | 37% | 23% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 23 | 88°F | 67°F | 37% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 24 | 88°F | 67°F | 37% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 25 | 88°F | 67°F | 37% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 26 | 88°F | 67°F | 37% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 27 | 88°F | 67°F | 37% | 23% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 28 | 88°F | 67°F | 37% | 22% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 29 | 88°F | 67°F | 37% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| July 30 | 88°F | 67°F | 37% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| July 31 | 88°F | 67°F | 37% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 88°FJuly average
- Normal low
- 67°FJuly average
- Precipitation
- 4.69 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 10
- Daylight
- 14 h 50 min to 14 h 10 minJuly 1 to July 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 28
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053841; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Frankfort in July?
On a given July day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around July 1 (40%). In all, 4.69 in falls on 12 days of a normal July, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal July in Frankfort, 10 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053841.
What are the records for July in Frankfort?
The warmest July temperature on this station's record (since 1996) is 103°F, on July 7, 2012; the coldest is 50°F, on July 29, 2014. The wettest July brought 11.02 in (2015).
The July mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 77.2°F: 2021 76.2°F (−1.0), 2022 78.5°F (+1.3), 2023 76.6°F (−0.6), 2024 77.8°F (+0.6), 2025 79.4°F (+2.2). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| July | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76.2°F | −1.0°F | 5.88 in |
| 2022 | 78.5°F | +1.3°F | 5.54 in |
| 2023 | 76.6°F | −0.6°F | 3.67 in |
| 2024 | 77.8°F | +0.6°F | 3.04 in |
| 2025 | 79.4°F | +2.2°F | 3.71 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053841; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053841. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does July in Frankfort compare across Kentucky?
Across the 68 places PlainClimate covers in Kentucky, July normal highs run from 82°F in Whitesburg to 90°F in Glasgow; Frankfort's is 88°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.