Climate averages 1991–2020
Lakeland weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Lakeland: daytime highs average 31.2°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 160 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes July a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 44 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Brandon (35 km away). In July its highs average 31.1°C, about as warm as Lakeland, with 142 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lakeland ranks joint 174th of 498 for the warmest July highs and 491st of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Lakeland is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 160 mm to 159 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lakeland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 59 | 5.8 | 10.611 h |
| February | 22.7°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 49 | 6.1 | 11.211 h |
| March | 25.0°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 58 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.8°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 53 | 6.3 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 70 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| June | 31.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 155 | 19.5 | 13.914 h |
| July, selected | 31.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 160 | 22.8 | 13.714 h |
| August | 31.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 159 | 23.1 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 130 | 17.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 56 | 8.0 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 36 | 4.6 | 10.811 h |
| December | 22.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 46 | 5.2 | 10.410 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Brandon in JulyUnited States · 35 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 24.1°C · 142 mm rain
- Tampa in JulyUnited States · 51 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 24.3°C · 172 mm rain
- Town 'n' Country in JulyUnited States · 62 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 25.1°C · 172 mm rain
- Spring Hill in JulyUnited States · 74 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 24.0°C · 195 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in JulyUnited States · 78 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 25.5°C · 135 mm rain
- Orlando in JulyUnited States · 79 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 23.8°C · 153 mm rain
- Largo in JulyUnited States · 84 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 26.0°C · 133 mm rain
- Clearwater in JulyUnited States · 84 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 25.9°C · 133 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lakeland) is explained once on the Lakeland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.