Ensenada weather in July

In July, Ensenada sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ensenada's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ensenada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:55 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
20%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Ensenada is municipal seat of Ensenada, State of Baja California, Mexico.

Density
22,190/km²
people per km²
Founded
1882

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ensenada reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Ensenada weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 585.210.27.0
Feb18° / 726.110.86.6
Mar19° / 48511.87.1
Apr20° / 11°213.212.87.9
May22° / 13°71.513.68.6
Jun24° / 16°10.1149.4
Jul27° / 19°10.213.98.8
Aug28° / 20°20.313.28.4
Sep27° / 18°40.712.28.6
Oct25° / 15°121.911.28.9
Nov21° / 11°223.310.48.0
Dec18° / 454.9106.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2937
3937
4937
5937
6928
7928
8919
9919
10919
11919
129010
139010
149010
159010
169010
179010
18919
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20919
21919
22919
23919
249010
25919
26919
27919
28919
29919
30919
31928

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ensenada gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12851183
22751193
32551213
42351224
52251234
62051254
71950265
81751275
91651285
101551295
111450306
121350316
131250326
141249326
151149337
161148347
171048357
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19947367
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21846388
22845398
23744399
24744409
257434010
267424110
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287414211
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307404211
317404211

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:48 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:486:52
214.14:486:52
314.04:496:52
414.04:496:51
514.04:506:51
614.04:506:51
714.04:506:51
814.04:516:51
914.04:516:51
1014.04:526:51
1114.04:526:50
1214.04:536:50
1313.94:536:50
1413.94:546:50
1513.94:556:49
1613.94:556:49
1713.94:566:48
1813.94:566:48
1913.84:576:48
2013.84:586:47
2113.84:586:47
2213.84:596:46
2313.84:596:46
2413.85:006:45
2513.75:016:45
2613.75:016:44
2713.75:026:43
2813.75:036:43
2913.65:036:42
3013.65:046:41
3113.65:056:40

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
28.0Intense
37.9Intense
47.9Intense
57.9Intense
67.9Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.8Intense
107.8Intense
117.8Intense
127.7Intense
137.7Intense
147.7Intense
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227.5Intense
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277.5Intense
287.4Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Ensenada?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Ensenada for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ensenada in July

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

In July, Ensenada sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Ensenada in July

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 7 to Sep 21 — about 1.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

14°16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr16Cool
May17Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug20Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Ensenada in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ensenada peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ensenada?

Ensenada sits at 31.9°N, 116.6°W, 29 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, 17 km away.

Topography around Ensenada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ensenada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,088 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,863 m.

The land around Ensenada is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
265 m
16 km
1,088 m
80 km
1,863 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada 17 km · Las Delicias 68 km · Rosarito 69 km · Villa del Prado 2da Sección 71 km · Terrazas del Valle 72 km · La Joya 74 km · Pórticos de San Antonio 75 km · Tecate 77 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 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 Ensenada (31.8715°, -116.6007°, elevation 29 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).