Ames climate

Ames Weather in July

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ames Muni AP, 4.8 km from Ames

Average highs run from 84°F on July 1 to 83°F on July 31, and lows from 62°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.44 in over about 11 wet days.

July day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ames, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

July at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
4.44 in
Record high
101°FJul 4, 1977
Record low
44°FJul 30, 1971
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.0
Daylight
15 h 11 min to 14 h 27 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
8.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jul 184°F62°F95°F 197048°F 199540%0%
Jul 284°F63°F97°F 197449°F 199539%0%
Jul 384°F63°F99°F 197746°F 196739%0%
Jul 484°F63°F101°F 197747°F 196739%0%
Jul 584°F63°F100°F 197747°F 199738%0%
Jul 684°F63°F100°F 197748°F 197238%0%
Jul 784°F63°F99°F 197747°F 197238%0%
Jul 884°F63°F95°F 198052°F 201537%0%
Jul 984°F63°F96°F 198955°F 199637%0%
Jul 1084°F63°F97°F 198951°F 197837%0%
Jul 1184°F63°F97°F 198951°F 199636%0%
Jul 1284°F63°F97°F 196650°F 197536%0%
Jul 1384°F63°F100°F 197746°F 197536%0%
Jul 1484°F63°F101°F 197749°F 197536%0%
Jul 1584°F63°F99°F 197751°F 201435%0%
Jul 1684°F63°F97°F 197752°F 197635%0%
Jul 1784°F63°F96°F 197448°F 197635%0%
Jul 1884°F63°F97°F 197455°F 197935%0%
Jul 1984°F63°F97°F 197454°F 197935%0%
Jul 2084°F63°F98°F 198349°F 197035%0%
Jul 2184°F63°F98°F 197450°F 199235%0%
Jul 2284°F63°F98°F 201252°F 200035%0%
Jul 2384°F63°F99°F 201252°F 197035%0%
Jul 2484°F63°F100°F 201254°F 198035%0%
Jul 2584°F63°F99°F 201251°F 200435%0%
Jul 2684°F63°F100°F 201251°F 199135%0%
Jul 2784°F63°F96°F 202648°F 197135%0%
Jul 2884°F63°F96°F 202648°F 201336%0%
Jul 2984°F63°F96°F 202350°F 197136%0%
Jul 3083°F63°F95°F 198044°F 197136%0%
Jul 3183°F63°F99°F 198845°F 197136%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ames, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

July 1
sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 8:54 PM
July 31
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 8:34 PM

Every day of July: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094989 (Ames Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130200, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.