San Diego weather in July

In July, San Diego sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 260 mm of rain across 27.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is San Diego's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Diego's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
260 mm
27.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:42 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
88%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in San Diego reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13022
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313122

How July really feels in San Diego

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

San Diego weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°53711.55.8
Feb30° / 21°74811.75.5
Mar30° / 21°18914.511.94.7
Apr29° / 22°41024.212.23.4
May29° / 23°56930.612.52.7
Jun30° / 22°38528.212.62.8
Jul30° / 22°26027.312.52.7
Aug30° / 22°37928.812.32.6
Sep30° / 22°47129.412.12.6
Oct29° / 22°5083011.82.9
Nov28° / 21°35526.311.53.5
Dec29° / 21°1301611.44.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7991
8991
9892
10892
11793
12793
13694
14694
15694
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20694
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25595
26595
27595
28595
29496
30496
31496

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

San Diego gets around 260 mm of rain over 27.3 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 88% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
387
487
587
687
787
887
988
1088
1188
1288
1388
1488
1588
1688
1788
1888
1988
2088
2188
2288
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2489
2589
2689
2790
2890
2990
3090
3191

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
148214
248313
348412
448511
548610
64879
74879
84888
94888
104897
114897
124897
134906
144906
154906
164906
174906
185896
195896
205896
214906
224906
234906
244906
254906
264906
274906
283916
293907
303907
313907

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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115calm
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135calm
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155calm
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195calm
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235calm
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265calm
275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:386:14
212.65:386:14
312.65:396:14
412.65:396:14
512.65:396:14
612.65:396:15
712.65:406:15
812.65:406:15
912.65:406:15
1012.65:406:15
1112.65:416:15
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1412.65:416:15
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2212.55:436:14
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3112.55:456:13

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
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265.1Bright
275.0Bright
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305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit San Diego?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Diego.

What to pack for San Diego in July

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

In July, San Diego sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in San Diego in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Diego peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in San Diego in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in San Diego is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1832 µg/m³Dec 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb19Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Diego?

San Diego sits at 10.3°N, 73.2°W, 180 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Valledupar, 17 km away.

Topography around San Diego

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Diego has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,747 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,632 m.

The land around San Diego is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
1,747 m
80 km
5,632 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Valledupar 17 km · Agustín Codazzi 34 km · Villanueva 38 km · San Juan del Cesar 52 km · Becerril 71 km · Fonseca 71 km · Machiques 75 km · Barrancas 81 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,562
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 480
Religion
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

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 Diego (10.3338°, -73.1805°, elevation 180 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).