Highlands weather in July: Highlands, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for July
Highlands in July has a normal high of 78°F and a normal low of 58°F, a daily mean of 68°F, holding near 78°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 17 days in a normal July, 7.09 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 14°C, 180 mm of precipitation in July.
- NOAA stationHighlands
- Station IDUSC00314055
- Location35.06°N 83.20°W
- Elevation3,850 ft (1,174 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population1,119
- Jan 42° 24°
- Feb 46° 26°
- Mar 54° 32°
- Apr 62° 39°
- May 69° 47°
- Jun 75° 54°
- Jul 78° 58°
- Aug 76° 57°
- Sep 71° 51°
- Oct 63° 41°
- Nov 53° 32°
- Dec 45° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Highlands in July?
The normal high is 78°F and the normal low 58°F, for a daily mean of 67.7°F. July is 3.2°F warmer than June and 1.3°F warmer than August. July is the warmest month of the year in Highlands and the 8th wettest. From one year to the next July's mean temperature typically moves about 1.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Julys in three average between 66°F and 69°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 55%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | 77°F | 57°F | 53% | 35% |
| July 8 | 78°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% |
| July 15 | 78°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% |
| July 22 | 78°F | 58°F | 55% | 36% |
| July 31 | 77°F | 58°F | 54% | 36% |
Every day of July: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon July 11, coldest night July 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | 77°F | 57°F | 53% | 35% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 2 | 77°F | 57°F | 53% | 35% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 3 | 77°F | 57°F | 53% | 35% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 4 | 78°F | 57°F | 54% | 35% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 5 | 78°F | 57°F | 54% | 35% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 6 | 78°F | 57°F | 54% | 35% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 7 | 78°F | 57°F | 54% | 35% | 14 h 30 min |
| July 8 | 78°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 9 | 78°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 10 | 78°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 11 | 78°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 12 | 78°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 13 | 78°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 14 | 78°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 15 | 78°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 16 | 78°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 17 | 78°F | 58°F | 54% | 36% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 18 | 78°F | 58°F | 55% | 36% | 14 h 20 min |
| July 19 | 78°F | 58°F | 55% | 36% | 14 h 10 min |
| July 20 | 78°F | 58°F | 55% | 36% | 14 h 10 min |
| July 21 | 78°F | 58°F | 55% | 36% | 14 h 10 min |
| July 22 | 78°F | 58°F | 55% | 36% | 14 h 10 min |
| July 23 | 78°F | 58°F | 55% | 36% | 14 h 10 min |
| July 24 | 78°F | 58°F | 55% | 36% | 14 h 10 min |
| July 25 | 78°F | 58°F | 55% | 36% | 14 h 10 min |
| July 26 | 78°F | 58°F | 55% | 36% | 14 h |
| July 27 | 78°F | 58°F | 55% | 36% | 14 h |
| July 28 | 78°F | 58°F | 55% | 36% | 14 h |
| July 29 | 78°F | 58°F | 55% | 36% | 14 h |
| July 30 | 77°F | 58°F | 55% | 36% | 14 h |
| July 31 | 77°F | 58°F | 54% | 36% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 78°FJuly average
- Normal low
- 58°FJuly average
- Precipitation
- 7.09 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 170.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 14 h 30 min to 14 hJuly 1 to July 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 30
- Days at 80°F or more
- 12
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00314055; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Highlands in July?
On a given July day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 54% on average, highest around July 27 (55%). In all, 7.09 in falls on 17 days of a normal July, 2 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00314055.
What are the records for July in Highlands?
The warmest July temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 98°F, on July 12, 1930; the coldest is 36°F, on July 28, 1911. The wettest July brought 35.49 in (1916).
The July mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 67.7°F: 2021 66.1°F (−1.6), 2022 69.6°F (+1.9), 2023 67.3°F (−0.4), 2024 68.4°F (+0.7), 2025 69.9°F (+2.2), 2026 70.1°F (+2.4). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| July | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66.1°F | −1.6°F | 7.98 in |
| 2022 | 69.6°F | +1.9°F | 9.59 in |
| 2023 | 67.3°F | −0.4°F | 4.40 in |
| 2024 | 68.4°F | +0.7°F | 7.42 in |
| 2025 | 69.9°F | +2.2°F | 10.49 in |
| 2026 | 70.1°F | +2.4°F | 4.03 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00314055; recent months: ACIS, station USC00314055. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does July in Highlands 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; Highlands's is 78°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.