Weather in Dallas in July

A hard month. July asks something of you. Go in knowing what. Daytime highs average 36.2 °C and the afternoon is not negotiable — outdoor plans move to early morning or evening.

July ranks 11 of 12 — near the bottom of Dallas's year. November is the month that works, and the swing between the two is 47 points, which is a different holiday rather than a slightly better one.

Rain on 9 days, 1 of them heavy. Enough to need a plan B, not enough to need a plan around it. Pack for heat management rather than style: shade, water, and a schedule that gives up on the middle of the day.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: 20 days of the month clear 35 °C — that is not a heatwave, it is the month. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest July day reached 45.7 °C and the coldest night fell to 18 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 60 mm — roughly 109% of the month's rain in one day.

July is moderately variable: 1 mm in the driest year against 118 mm in the wettest, around an average of 55 mm. Roughly two Julys in three land near that average, and the third does something else entirely.

Wind is light at 9.5 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and humidity is unremarkable at 61%.

How July sits in the year

Temperatures hold steady either side: 33.6 °C in June, 36.2 here, 36.5 in August. Nothing about the timing within the month matters much.

Daylight in July

July is at or near the longest days of Dallas's year: 14.1 hours of daylight, losing 0.5 hours across the month. Evenings are the real gain — dinner outdoors still happens in full light.

An inland climate

With no coast nearby, the year swings a fair way — 35.1 °C between the warmest afternoons and the coldest nights, wider than any coastal city at this latitude would manage.

How busy it gets

Quiet. Few other visitors, cheaper rooms, and a real chance some seasonal operators are shut.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

July in Dallas versus nearby

If Dallas is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Shreveport is close enough to be a coin toss — within a degree on temperature, 4 days more rain. Oklahoma City is close enough to be a coin toss — within a degree on temperature, the same number of rain days.

So: July is a compromise. November is 44 points better and is what Dallas is actually like at its best — worth moving the trip for if that is possible, and worth adjusting expectations for if it is not.

Every month in Dallas

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