Climate averages 1991–2020
Waco weather
in July.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Waco: daytime highs average 34.7°C and nights cool to about 24.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 37 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 59 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Temple (54 km away). In July its highs average 34.3°C, about as warm as Waco, with 35 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Waco ranks joint 37th of 498 for the warmest July highs and 170th of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Waco is 4.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 35.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 37 mm to 49 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
Waco climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.7°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 70 | 6.9 | 10.310 h |
| February | 16.8°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 72 | 7.5 | 11.011 h |
| March | 20.6°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 88 | 9.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.8°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 86 | 8.5 | 12.913 h |
| May | 28.6°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 119 | 10.5 | 13.714 h |
| June | 32.3°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 74 | 8.3 | 14.214 h |
| July, selected | 34.7°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 37 | 5.7 | 14.014 h |
| August | 35.0°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 49 | 5.3 | 13.313 h |
| September | 31.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 60 | 6.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.1°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 107 | 7.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 19.8°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 74 | 7.2 | 10.611 h |
| December | 15.5°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 83 | 7.1 | 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
- Temple in JulyUnited States · 54 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 24.3°C · 35 mm rain
- Killeen in JulyUnited States · 73 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 24.3°C · 39 mm rain
- Bryan in JulyUnited States · 122 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 24.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Round Rock in JulyUnited States · 126 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 24.2°C · 39 mm rain
- College Station in JulyUnited States · 128 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 24.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Fort Worth in JulyUnited States · 132 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 25.1°C · 41 mm rain
- Arlington (Texas), United States in JulyUnited States · 132 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 25.1°C · 41 mm rain
- Grand Prairie in JulyUnited States · 134 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 25.2°C · 41 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 Waco) is explained once on the Waco year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.