Traverse City weather in July: Traverse City, Michigan: normal highs, lows, rain and records for July
Traverse City in July has a normal high of 81°F and a normal low of 59°F, a daily mean of 70°F, holding near 81°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal July, 2.71 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 27°C and low of 15°C, 69 mm of precipitation in July.
- NOAA stationTraverse City Cherry Capitol Airport
- Station IDUSW00014850
- Location44.74°N 85.58°W
- Elevation618 ft (188 m)
- Population15,782
- Jan 29° 17°
- Feb 31° 16°
- Mar 41° 23°
- Apr 54° 33°
- May 67° 43°
- Jun 77° 54°
- Jul 81° 59°
- Aug 80° 59°
- Sep 72° 52°
- Oct 59° 41°
- Nov 46° 32°
- Dec 35° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Traverse City in July?
The normal high is 81°F and the normal low 59°F, for a daily mean of 70.3°F. July is 4.7°F warmer than June and 1.1°F warmer than August. July is the warmest month of the year in Traverse City and the 6th wettest. From one year to the next July's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Julys in three average between 67°F and 73°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | 81°F | 58°F | 33% | 17% |
| July 8 | 81°F | 59°F | 33% | 17% |
| July 15 | 82°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% |
| July 22 | 82°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% |
| July 31 | 81°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% |
Every day of July: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon July 15, coldest night July 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | 81°F | 58°F | 33% | 17% | 15 h 30 min |
| July 2 | 81°F | 58°F | 33% | 17% | 15 h 30 min |
| July 3 | 81°F | 58°F | 33% | 17% | 15 h 30 min |
| July 4 | 81°F | 58°F | 33% | 17% | 15 h 30 min |
| July 5 | 81°F | 59°F | 33% | 17% | 15 h 30 min |
| July 6 | 81°F | 59°F | 33% | 17% | 15 h 30 min |
| July 7 | 81°F | 59°F | 33% | 17% | 15 h 30 min |
| July 8 | 81°F | 59°F | 33% | 17% | 15 h 30 min |
| July 9 | 81°F | 59°F | 33% | 17% | 15 h 20 min |
| July 10 | 81°F | 59°F | 33% | 17% | 15 h 20 min |
| July 11 | 81°F | 59°F | 33% | 17% | 15 h 20 min |
| July 12 | 82°F | 59°F | 33% | 17% | 15 h 20 min |
| July 13 | 82°F | 59°F | 33% | 17% | 15 h 20 min |
| July 14 | 82°F | 60°F | 33% | 17% | 15 h 20 min |
| July 15 | 82°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 15 h 20 min |
| July 16 | 82°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 15 h 10 min |
| July 17 | 82°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 15 h 10 min |
| July 18 | 82°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 15 h 10 min |
| July 19 | 82°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 15 h 10 min |
| July 20 | 82°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 15 h 10 min |
| July 21 | 82°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 15 h 10 min |
| July 22 | 82°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 15 h |
| July 23 | 82°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 15 h |
| July 24 | 81°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 15 h |
| July 25 | 81°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 15 h |
| July 26 | 81°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 15 h |
| July 27 | 81°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 28 | 81°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 29 | 81°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 30 | 81°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 14 h 50 min |
| July 31 | 81°F | 60°F | 32% | 17% | 14 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 81°FJuly average
- Normal low
- 59°FJuly average
- Precipitation
- 2.71 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4
- Daylight
- 15 h 30 min to 14 h 50 minJuly 1 to July 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 29
- Days at 80°F or more
- 19
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014850; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Traverse City in July?
On a given July day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around July 1 (33%). In all, 2.71 in falls on 10 days of a normal July, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal July in Traverse City, 4 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014850.
How humid and windy is Traverse City in July?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 79°F with 50% relative humidity and a dew point of 58°F; at 6 a.m. it is 62°F with 88% humidity. The wind averages 5.9 mph, most often from the northwest in the afternoon.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 62°F | 58°F | 88% | 3.2 mph | 35% |
| 9 a.m. | 71°F | 60°F | 69% | 6.1 mph | 34% |
| noon | 77°F | 59°F | 54% | 8.9 mph | 27% |
| 3 p.m. | 79°F | 58°F | 50% | 9.9 mph | 23% |
| 6 p.m. | 77°F | 59°F | 54% | 8.6 mph | 33% |
| 9 p.m. | 69°F | 60°F | 71% | 3.9 mph | 39% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00014850. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for July in Traverse City?
The warmest July temperature on this station's record (since 1896) is 105°F, on July 7, 1936; the coldest is 31°F, on July 6, 1965. The wettest July brought 9.78 in (1999).
The July mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 70.3°F: 2021 70.0°F (−0.3), 2022 71.9°F (+1.6), 2023 71.2°F (+0.9), 2024 72.0°F (+1.7), 2025 71.3°F (+1.0), 2026 72.0°F (+1.7). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| July | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70.0°F | −0.3°F | 7.77 in |
| 2022 | 71.9°F | +1.6°F | 1.30 in |
| 2023 | 71.2°F | +0.9°F | 1.91 in |
| 2024 | 72.0°F | +1.7°F | 1.11 in |
| 2025 | 71.3°F | +1.0°F | 3.77 in |
| 2026 | 72.0°F | +1.7°F | 3.98 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00014850; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014850. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does July in Traverse City compare across Michigan?
Across the 140 places PlainClimate covers in Michigan, July normal highs run from 72°F in Copper Harbor to 86°F in Tecumseh; Traverse City's is 81°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.