San Francisco weather in July

In July, San Francisco sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of July to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is San Francisco's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Francisco's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 20 mm; 3.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 06 min; 8:10 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover: 43%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

San Francisco is city in Argentina.

Founded: 1886

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in San Francisco reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	17	7
7	17	7
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	6
23	17	6
24	17	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	6
28	18	6
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

San Francisco weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 19°	119	9.1	13.8	5.3
Feb	29° / 19°	115	9.1	13.1	5.8
Mar	27° / 17°	138	9.2	12.2	6.8
Apr	24° / 14°	100	8.2	11.3	7.4
May	20° / 11°	47	5.5	10.4	7.1
Jun	18° / 8°	30	4.3	10	6.6
Jul	17° / 6°	20	3.5	10.2	6.7
Aug	20° / 8°	39	3.8	10.9	7.6
Sep	22° / 11°	51	5.4	11.8	7.8
Oct	25° / 14°	116	9.6	12.8	7.2
Nov	28° / 16°	119	8.9	13.6	6.6
Dec	30° / 18°	128	9.6	14	5.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	62	62	63	63	65	65	65	66	66	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	68	68	68
Cloudier (%)	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	38	38	37	37	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

San Francisco gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.5 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	10
12	10
13	10
14	9
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	10
23	10
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	11
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	12

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	84	85	85	85	85	85	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90
Comfortable (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Humid (%)	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	84	11	4	1
2	85	11	3	1
3	85	11	3	1
4	85	11	3	1
5	85	11	3	1
6	85	11	3	1
7	87	11	2	0
8	87	11	2	0
9	88	10	2	0
10	88	10	2	0
11	88	10	2	0
12	88	10	2	0
13	88	10	2	0
14	89	9	2	0
15	89	9	2	0
16	89	9	2	0
17	90	9	1	0
18	90	9	1	0
19	91	8	1	0
20	90	8	2	0
21	90	8	2	0
22	90	8	2	0
23	90	8	2	0
24	90	8	2	0
25	90	8	2	0
26	90	8	2	0
27	90	8	2	0
28	90	8	2	0
29	90	8	2	0
30	90	8	2	0
31	90	8	2	0

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of July to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 8:12 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:27 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:12	8:11	8:11	8:11	8:10	8:10	8:10	8:09	8:09	8:09	8:08	8:08	8:07	8:07	8:06	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:02
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	8:12	6:11
2	10.0	8:12	6:11
3	10.0	8:12	6:12
4	10.0	8:12	6:12
5	10.0	8:12	6:13
6	10.0	8:12	6:13
7	10.0	8:12	6:13
8	10.0	8:12	6:14
9	10.0	8:12	6:14
10	10.1	8:12	6:15
11	10.1	8:11	6:15
12	10.1	8:11	6:16
13	10.1	8:11	6:16
14	10.1	8:10	6:17
15	10.1	8:10	6:18
16	10.1	8:10	6:18
17	10.2	8:09	6:19
18	10.2	8:09	6:19
19	10.2	8:09	6:20
20	10.2	8:08	6:20
21	10.2	8:08	6:21
22	10.2	8:07	6:22
23	10.3	8:07	6:22
24	10.3	8:06	6:23
25	10.3	8:06	6:23
26	10.3	8:05	6:24
27	10.3	8:04	6:25
28	10.4	8:04	6:25
29	10.4	8:03	6:26
30	10.4	8:02	6:27
31	10.4	8:02	6:27

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 2.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 2.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.7	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.1	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.3	Moderate
31	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit San Francisco?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

1.8

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit San Francisco for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Francisco in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, San Francisco sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in San Francisco in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Francisco peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	11	7	4	3	3	5	7	10	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	7	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	7	High
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is San Francisco?

San Francisco sits at 31.4°S, 62.1°W, 120 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Jorge, 57 km away.

Topography around San Francisco

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Francisco.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Francisco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m.

The land around San Francisco is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (94%) within 16 km, and cropland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km

13 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

24 m

cropland 94%

80 km

103 m

cropland 88%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← June San Francisco year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: San Jorge 57 km · Rafaela 60 km · Sunchales 73 km · Las Varillas 78 km · Morteros 80 km · Arroyito 92 km · Gálvez 106 km · Esperanza 109 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / I; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 46% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $14,898; 2025
Happiness: 6.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.5; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 14.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 575
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for San Francisco (-31.425°, -62.084°, elevation 120 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	17	7
7	17	7
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	6
23	17	6
24	17	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	6
28	18	6
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	10
12	10
13	10
14	9
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	10
23	10
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	11
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	84	11	4	1
2	85	11	3	1
3	85	11	3	1
4	85	11	3	1
5	85	11	3	1
6	85	11	3	1
7	87	11	2	0
8	87	11	2	0
9	88	10	2	0
10	88	10	2	0
11	88	10	2	0
12	88	10	2	0
13	88	10	2	0
14	89	9	2	0
15	89	9	2	0
16	89	9	2	0
17	90	9	1	0
18	90	9	1	0
19	91	8	1	0
20	90	8	2	0
21	90	8	2	0
22	90	8	2	0
23	90	8	2	0
24	90	8	2	0
25	90	8	2	0
26	90	8	2	0
27	90	8	2	0
28	90	8	2	0
29	90	8	2	0
30	90	8	2	0
31	90	8	2	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	17	7
7	17	7
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	6
23	17	6
24	17	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	6
28	18	6
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	10
12	10
13	10
14	9
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	10
23	10
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	11
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	84	11	4	1
2	85	11	3	1
3	85	11	3	1
4	85	11	3	1
5	85	11	3	1
6	85	11	3	1
7	87	11	2	0
8	87	11	2	0
9	88	10	2	0
10	88	10	2	0
11	88	10	2	0
12	88	10	2	0
13	88	10	2	0
14	89	9	2	0
15	89	9	2	0
16	89	9	2	0
17	90	9	1	0
18	90	9	1	0
19	91	8	1	0
20	90	8	2	0
21	90	8	2	0
22	90	8	2	0
23	90	8	2	0
24	90	8	2	0
25	90	8	2	0
26	90	8	2	0
27	90	8	2	0
28	90	8	2	0
29	90	8	2	0
30	90	8	2	0
31	90	8	2	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	17	7
7	17	7
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	6
23	17	6
24	17	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	6
28	18	6
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	10
12	10
13	10
14	9
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	10
19	10
20	10
21	10
22	10
23	10
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	11
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	84	11	4	1
2	85	11	3	1
3	85	11	3	1
4	85	11	3	1
5	85	11	3	1
6	85	11	3	1
7	87	11	2	0
8	87	11	2	0
9	88	10	2	0
10	88	10	2	0
11	88	10	2	0
12	88	10	2	0
13	88	10	2	0
14	89	9	2	0
15	89	9	2	0
16	89	9	2	0
17	90	9	1	0
18	90	9	1	0
19	91	8	1	0
20	90	8	2	0
21	90	8	2	0
22	90	8	2	0
23	90	8	2	0
24	90	8	2	0
25	90	8	2	0
26	90	8	2	0
27	90	8	2	0
28	90	8	2	0
29	90	8	2	0
30	90	8	2	0
31	90	8	2	0