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Hotter than July is het negentiende reguliere studioalbum van Stevie Wonder. Het werd op 29 september 1980 uitgebracht door Tamla Records. Wonder verzorgde zelf de muzikale productie en Gary Olazabal, met wie hij eerder had gewerkt aan het soundtrackalbum Journey through the Secret Life of Plants, was geluidstechnicus van dienst.

Hotter than July is the nineteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter, and musician Stevie Wonder, released on September 29, 1980, by Tamla, a subsidiary of Motown Records. Wonder primarily recorded the album in Los Angeles, California, at Wonderland Studios, which he had recently acquired. The album peaked at number three on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 3, 1981. It was Wonder's most successful album in the UK, where it peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and produced four top-10 singles. Music videos were produced for the album's first, third, and fourth singles.

The album was nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Album at the 1982 American Music Awards.