Indianapolis, IN: July

31 July 2026: July 2026 averaged 78.1°F in Indianapolis, IN, the warmest July since 2025, tied 32nd warmest of 156 (with 1941).

July 2026

Mean temperature: 78.1°F; Warmest since 2025; 32nd warmest of 156
Precipitation: 1.63 in; Driest since 2012; 22nd driest of 156

A normal July in Indianapolis, IN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 75.9°F, between 73°F and 78.8°F in eight years of ten and 3.58 in of precipitation, between 1.23 in and 8.04 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every July in Indianapolis, IN since 1871: 78.1°F in 2026; the highest is 84°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 73 to 78.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every July in Indianapolis, IN from 1871 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2026	78.1	32	87.1	43	69.1	21	1.63	135
2025	79.5	12	88.1	28	70.9	9	4.30	59
2024	75.4	87	84.7	94	66.1	73	6.46	22
2023	76	65	85.4	76	66.7	58	6.06	29
2022	78	34	87.1	43	69	23	3.10	88
2021	74.9	100	83.4	121	66.5	65	6.34	23
2020	78.4	25	87.9	30	68.9	24	4.90	47
2019	78.2	30	87.7	35	68.7	25	3.86	69
2018	77	47	86.4	55	67.7	42	3.00	93
2017	76.2	59	85.1	86	67.4	49	6.18	26
2016	76.5	55	85.1	86	67.9	35	5.66	38
2015	74.6	105	83.6	116	65.6	88	13.14	1
2014	70.1	156	79.3	155	60.9	154	3.10	88
2013	73.9	122	82.4	139	65.4	96	3.29	80
2012	84	1	95.6	1	72.3	3	0.83	149
2011	82	3	91.7	5	72.4	2	0.47	156
2010	78.7	18	87.5	39	69.8	14	2.87	102
2009	70.9	154	79	156	62.8	144	4.60	54
2008	75	99	83.8	112	66.1	73	6.58	21
2007	74.3	114	84.9	91	63.7	127	1.90	132
2006	76.6	52	85.3	79	68	32	3.98	65
2005	76.4	56	85.8	66	67	53	2.98	94
2004	73	138	81.6	150	64.5	116	7.72	13
2003	74	120	83.4	121	64.7	113	8.01	11
2002	78.3	27	88.2	27	68.3	31	1.65	134
2001	74.4	112	83.9	110	64.8	112	8.34	8
2000	73	138	82.4	139	63.6	129	2.95	97
1999	79.2	15	89.2	17	69.2	18	2.96	96
1998	74.9	100	84	106	65.8	82	3.97	66
1997	75.3	91	86.2	60	64.5	116	0.55	154
1996	73.1	137	82.9	132	63.3	137	6.26	24
1995	76.6	52	87	47	66.2	70	2.61	109
1994	75.5	85	85.3	79	65.7	85	1.27	142
1993	77.2	43	86.5	53	67.9	35	4.94	46
1992	73.5	129	81.8	147	65.1	103	11.79	3
1991	76.6	52	87.9	30	65.4	96	2.17	127
1990	73.9	122	84	106	63.8	126	3.68	71
1989	75.7	79	84.6	95	66.7	58	6.15	27
1988	78.3	27	90.5	11	66.1	73	4.71	50
1987	75.7	79	85.2	83	66.3	68	9.22	7
1986	77.5	41	87.2	41	67.7	42	4.88	48
1985	74.3	114	84.8	92	63.7	127	4.06	63
1984	72.4	146	83.2	125	61.5	152	4.83	49
1983	79.7	10	90.9	8	68.5	28	1.58	136
1982	76.2	59	85.3	79	67.1	52	3.44	77
1981	75.4	87	84.1	104	66.7	58	5.75	34
1980	78.5	21	89.2	17	67.8	40	2.87	102
1979	72.9	142	82.5	136	63.4	135	11.06	5
1978	77.1	44	86.3	57	68	32	5.04	44
1977	77.9	35	88.6	22	67.3	51	2.57	111
1976	73.9	122	85	89	62.8	144	3.09	90
1975	73.5	129	84	106	63	142	4.63	53
1974	75.9	70	86.3	57	65.6	88	1.20	144
1973	76	65	85.8	66	66.2	70	6.67	20
1972	74.6	105	84.1	104	65	106	2.01	129
1971	72.2	149	82.2	144	62.3	149	5.68	37
1970	75.2	95	85.3	79	65.1	103	4.43	57
1969	75.8	75	84.6	95	67	53	8.02	10
1968	75.3	91	85.4	76	65.2	101	2.19	126
1967	73.8	127	84.3	101	63.2	139	2.34	121
1966	79.2	15	90.7	9	67.7	42	2.71	106
1965	72.9	142	83.2	125	62.6	147	3.18	84
1964	74.6	105	84.5	97	64.6	114	4.09	62
1963	73.3	133	83.8	112	62.9	143	4.66	52
1962	73.3	133	83.1	128	63.4	135	6.87	18
1961	73.4	132	83.5	118	63.3	137	2.61	109
1960	71.6	153	81.6	150	61.6	151	3.27	82
1959	75.2	95	85.5	70	64.9	109	2.97	95
1958	73.5	129	82	145	65	106	8.11	9
1957	75.4	87	85.5	70	65.3	98	5.91	32
1956	72.9	142	81.8	147	64	122	3.93	67
1955	79.4	13	89.2	17	69.5	15	5.24	43
1954	77.8	38	89.9	13	65.7	85	2.40	118
1953	75.9	70	87.1	43	64.6	114	6.19	25
1952	76.7	51	87.7	35	65.6	88	2.45	114
1951	74.1	119	84.5	97	63.6	129	3.12	86
1950	72.2	149	83.1	128	61.4	153	2.15	128
1949	78.3	27	87.8	33	68.7	25	2.95	97
1948	74.5	109	85.1	86	63.9	123	3.12	86
1947	70.6	155	81.4	152	59.7	156	2.33	122
1946	74.7	102	86.4	55	63.1	140	1.58	136
1945	72.4	146	83	130	61.9	150	4.06	63
1944	75.8	75	88.9	20	62.6	147	1.99	130
1943	75.9	70	86.7	51	65	106	3.02	92
1942	78.2	30	87.7	35	68.7	25	2.91	101
1941	78.1	32	88.5	23	67.6	45	1.21	143
1940	77.7	40	88.4	24	66.9	56	0.90	147
1939	76.2	59	85.8	66	66.6	62	7.20	16
1938	77	47	86.1	61	67.9	35	7.15	17
1937	75.2	95	85.2	83	65.2	101	5.37	42
1936	82.8	2	93.7	2	71.8	5	0.67	153
1935	78.5	21	87.7	35	69.4	17	3.16	85
1934	81.6	5	92.1	4	71.1	8	2.50	113
1933	77.8	38	88	29	67.6	45	5.85	33
1932	77.3	42	86.6	52	67.9	35	2.86	105
1931	79.7	10	89.4	15	70	12	2.95	97
1930	77.9	35	88.9	20	67	53	0.90	147
1929	75.5	85	84.4	99	66.6	62	5.44	40
1928	75.7	79	84.8	92	66.6	62	3.07	91
1927	74.3	114	84	106	64.5	116	3.48	76
1926	76.1	64	86.5	53	65.8	82	3.78	70
1925	74.7	102	83.9	110	65.5	94	4.67	51
1924	72.9	142	82.3	143	63.5	131	1.75	133
1923	76.2	59	85.5	70	66.8	57	2.43	117
1922	74.6	105	83.6	116	65.6	88	2.67	107
1921	81.1	6	90.7	9	71.5	6	1.42	139
1920	73.3	133	82.7	135	63.9	123	4.51	56
1919	78.6	20	89.3	16	68	32	0.97	145
1918	73	138	82.4	139	63.5	131	2.44	115
1917	74	120	82.9	132	65.1	103	3.20	83
1916	80.7	7	91.2	7	70.2	11	2.44	115
1915	73	138	81.7	149	64.4	119	7.94	12
1914	78.5	21	89.5	14	67.5	47	0.49	155
1913	77.9	35	88.3	25	67.5	47	3.88	68
1912	74.4	112	82.8	134	66.1	73	6.75	19
1911	75.9	70	86.1	61	65.8	82	2.35	120
1910	75.3	91	83.2	125	67.4	49	7.52	14
1909	72.3	148	81	154	63.5	131	5.42	41
1908	76	65	85.8	66	66.1	73	2.62	108
1907	75.1	98	84.2	103	66	78	4.41	58
1906	73.9	122	83.7	114	64.2	120	3.29	80
1905	73.7	128	82	145	65.5	94	2.29	123
1904	73.2	136	82.5	136	63.9	123	3.63	74
1903	76	65	85.5	70	66.5	65	2.54	112
1902	75.8	75	85.4	76	66.3	68	3.67	72
1901	81.9	4	92.6	3	71.2	7	0.83	149
1900	75.3	91	84.3	101	66.2	70	4.10	61
1899	75.6	83	85.5	70	65.6	88	3.64	73
1898	76.9	50	87.1	43	66.7	58	5.52	39
1897	77	47	86.1	61	67.9	35	5.70	36
1896	75.9	70	85.9	65	65.9	80	5.72	35
1895	74.3	114	85	89	63.5	131	2.87	102
1894	76.4	56	87.9	30	64.9	109	1.35	141
1893	79.1	17	90.4	12	67.8	40	0.83	149
1892	75.6	83	85.5	70	65.7	85	2.93	100
1891	71.9	152	83	130	60.8	155	1.93	131
1890	75.7	79	87.2	41	64.2	120	0.97	145
1889	74.2	118	83.5	118	64.9	109	5.98	31
1888	75.8	75	86.3	57	65.3	98	3.33	79
1887	80.1	8	91.7	5	68.5	28	1.41	140
1886	74.5	109	86.1	61	62.8	144	2.27	124
1885	76.4	56	86.8	49	66	78	1.43	138
1884	73.9	122	82.4	139	65.3	98	6.03	30
1883	74.5	109	83.3	123	65.6	88	6.12	28
1882	72.1	151	81.1	153	63.1	140	3.43	78
1881	78.4	25	88.3	25	68.4	30	0.82	152
1880	75.4	87	84.4	99	66.4	67	2.26	125
1879	78.5	21	87.8	33	69.2	18	2.40	118
1878	78.7	18	87.4	40	70	12	4.54	55
1877	74.7	102	83.5	118	65.9	80	4.19	60
1876	77.1	44	85.2	83	69.1	21	7.48	15
1875	76	65	82.5	136	69.5	15	13.12	2
1874	79.8	9	87	47	72.7	1	3.53	75
1873	77.1	44	83.7	114	70.5	10	11.28	4
1872	79.4	13	86.8	49	72	4	11.00	6
1871	76.2	59	83.3	123	69.2	18	5.00	45

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	84
1936	82.8
2011	82
1901	81.9
1934	81.6
1921	81.1
1916	80.7
1887	80.1
1874	79.8
1983	79.7
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
2014	70.1
1947	70.6
2009	70.9
1960	71.6
1891	71.9
1882	72.1
1971	72.2
1950	72.2
1909	72.3
1984	72.4
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2015	13.14
1875	13.12
1992	11.79
1873	11.28
1979	11.06
1872	11.00
1987	9.22
2001	8.34
1958	8.11
1969	8.02

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2011	0.47
1914	0.49
1997	0.55
1936	0.67
1881	0.82
2012	0.83
1901	0.83
1893	0.83
1940	0.90
1930	0.90

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 18 July 2026, 17 July 2026, 16 July 2026, 3 July 2026, 2 July 2026
Coldest night: 57°F; 23 July 2026
Wettest day: 0.90 in; 27 July 2026

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July 2026 brought 1.63 in of precipitation in Indianapolis, IN, the driest July since 2012, 22nd driest of 156.
The hottest day of July 2026 in Indianapolis, IN: 93°F on Saturday 18 July 2026, Friday 17 July 2026, Thursday 16 July 2026 and 2 other days.
The coldest night of July 2026 in Indianapolis, IN: a low of 57°F on Thursday 23 July 2026.
The wettest day of July 2026 in Indianapolis, IN: 0.90 in on Monday 27 July 2026.