July 2025 Monthly National Climate Report

The July contiguous U.S. average temperature was 75.40 degrees Fahrenheit, 1.81 degrees Fahrenheit above the 1901-2000 average. The precipitation total was 3.00 inches, 0.22 inches above the 1901-2000 mean.

See July 2025 Monthly Tornadoes Report report for more information.

See July 2025 Monthly Synoptic Discussion report for more information.

For July, 6,708 fires (7th least since 2000) burned 1,442,886 acres (13th most on record), which is 215.10 acres burned/fire (11th most). For January – July, 40,654 fires (10th most) …

While Europe was raising cathedrals with iron and mortar, the Incas built cities without wheels or pack animals, carving terraces on the edge of cliffs and aligning their temples with …

As of July 29th, 31.02% of the Contiguous U.S. was experiencing drought conditions, 18.07% was in severe drought, 5.73% extreme, and 0.43% exceptional.

In a harrowing display of nature’s power, China’s Hebei Province was overwhelmed by an extraordinary rainstorm recently, triggering sudden floods that killed two people and forced thousands to flee their …

The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for July was 1 degrees C (1.80 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 1901-2000 average of 15.5 degrees C (59.9 degrees Fahrenheit). …

A scorching Mediterranean heatwave has turned Cyprus and Turkey into firestorms, igniting devastating wildfires in Cyprus and Turkey. With temperatures soaring to 44°C, these blazes have claimed 12 lives, displaced …

July temperature anomalies relative to their 1901-2000 mean: North America, +1.17 degrees Celsius; South America, +1.12 degrees Celsius; Europe, +2.37 degrees Celsius; Africa, +1.26 degrees Celsius; Asia, +1.59 degrees Celsius; …