Climate averages 1991–2020
Midland weather
in July.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the warmest and the joint 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Midland: daytime highs average 34.0°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the joint 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 01 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Odessa (32 km away). In July its highs average 34.0°C, about as warm as Midland, with 34 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Midland ranks joint 64th of 498 for the warmest July highs and joint 162nd of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Midland is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 33.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 33 mm to 39 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
Midland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.3°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 22 | 3.3 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.1°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 23 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| March | 21.4°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 33 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.0°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 30 | 4.3 | 12.913 h |
| May | 30.1°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 57 | 7.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 33.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 38 | 6.9 | 14.214 h |
| July, selected | 34.0°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 33 | 4.9 | 14.014 h |
| August | 33.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 39 | 5.9 | 13.313 h |
| September | 29.5°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 46 | 6.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 40 | 4.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.7°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 26 | 3.5 | 10.611 h |
| December | 14.5°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 24 | 3.7 | 10.110 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
- Odessa in JulyUnited States · 32 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 34 mm rain
- San Angelo in JulyUnited States · 166 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 33 mm rain
- Lubbock in JulyUnited States · 177 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 21.8°C · 32 mm rain
- Abilene in JulyUnited States · 226 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 24.3°C · 39 mm rain
- Ciudad Acuña in JulyMexico · 316 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 25.6°C · 41 mm rain
- Amarillo in JulyUnited States · 359 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 21.0°C · 45 mm rain
- Piedras Negras in JulyMexico · 396 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 25.8°C · 50 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in JulyUnited States · 397 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 25.4°C · 38 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 Midland) is explained once on the Midland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.