Lewes weather in July: Lewes, Delaware: normal highs, lows, rain and records for July

Lewes in July has a normal high of 88°F and a normal low of 71°F, a daily mean of 79°F, holding near 88°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal July, 4.95 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 31°C and low of 21°C, 126 mm of precipitation in July.

  • NOAA stationLewes
  • Station IDUSC00075320
  • Location38.78°N 75.16°W
  • Elevation10 ft (3 m)
  • Population3,702
  1. Jan 46° 30°
  2. Feb 48° 32°
  3. Mar 55° 38°
  4. Apr 66° 46°
  5. May 75° 56°
  6. Jun 83° 66°
  7. Jul 88° 71°
  8. Aug 86° 69°
  9. Sep 80° 64°
  10. Oct 69° 52°
  11. Nov 59° 42°
  12. Dec 50° 35°

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

How warm is Lewes in July?

The normal high is 88°F and the normal low 71°F, for a daily mean of 79.2°F. July is 4.7°F warmer than June and 1.9°F warmer than August. July is the warmest month of the year in Lewes and the wettest. From one year to the next July's mean temperature typically moves about 2.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Julys in three average between 77°F and 81°F.

Lewes 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 34%).

Normal high and low on five days of July, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
July 187°F70°F31%21%
July 888°F71°F31%21%
July 1588°F71°F32%21%
July 2288°F71°F33%21%
July 3187°F70°F34%22%
Every day of July: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon July 9, coldest night July 1)
Lewes: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of July
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
July 187°F70°F31%21%14 h 50 min
July 288°F70°F31%21%14 h 50 min
July 388°F70°F31%21%14 h 50 min
July 488°F70°F31%21%14 h 50 min
July 588°F70°F31%21%14 h 50 min
July 688°F71°F31%21%14 h 50 min
July 788°F71°F31%21%14 h 50 min
July 888°F71°F31%21%14 h 50 min
July 988°F71°F32%21%14 h 50 min
July 1088°F71°F32%21%14 h 40 min
July 1188°F71°F32%21%14 h 40 min
July 1288°F71°F32%21%14 h 40 min
July 1388°F71°F32%21%14 h 40 min
July 1488°F71°F32%21%14 h 40 min
July 1588°F71°F32%21%14 h 40 min
July 1688°F71°F32%21%14 h 40 min
July 1788°F71°F32%21%14 h 40 min
July 1888°F71°F33%21%14 h 30 min
July 1988°F71°F33%21%14 h 30 min
July 2088°F71°F33%21%14 h 30 min
July 2188°F71°F33%21%14 h 30 min
July 2288°F71°F33%21%14 h 30 min
July 2388°F71°F34%21%14 h 30 min
July 2488°F71°F34%22%14 h 30 min
July 2587°F71°F34%22%14 h 20 min
July 2687°F71°F34%22%14 h 20 min
July 2787°F71°F34%22%14 h 20 min
July 2887°F70°F34%22%14 h 20 min
July 2987°F70°F34%22%14 h 20 min
July 3087°F70°F34%22%14 h 20 min
July 3187°F70°F34%22%14 h 10 min
Normal high
88°FJuly average
Normal low
71°FJuly average
Precipitation
4.95 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
100.01 inch or more
Days at 90°F or more
12
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
83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00075320; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Lewes in July?

On a given July day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around July 28 (34%). In all, 4.95 in falls on 10 days of a normal July, 2 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal July in Lewes, 12 days reach 90°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00075320.

What are the records for July in Lewes?

The warmest July temperature on this station's record (since 1945) is 101°F, on July 15, 1995; the coldest is 47°F, on July 2, 1952. The wettest July brought 11.26 in (1989).

The July mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 79.2°F: 2021 77.7°F (−1.5), 2022 78.3°F (−0.9), 2023 78.7°F (−0.5), 2024 78.3°F (−0.9), 2025 79.1°F (−0.1). 0 of 5 ran warmer than normal.

Lewes: July in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
JulyMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202177.7°F−1.5°F3.53 in
202278.3°F−0.9°F2.82 in
202378.7°F−0.5°F4.46 in
202478.3°F−0.9°F6.63 in
202579.1°F−0.1°F7.79 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00075320; recent months: ACIS, station USC00075320. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does July in Lewes compare across Delaware?

Across the 6 places PlainClimate covers in Delaware, July normal highs run from 87°F in Greenwood to 89°F in Newark; Lewes's is 88°F.

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

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