Melilla weather in July

In July, Melilla sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Melilla's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Melilla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
6:12 AM – 8:22 PM
Cloud cover
16%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Melilla is human settlement in Spain.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical July day in Melilla reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Melilla

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 8 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
8
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.

Melilla weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 10°3779.96.3
Feb18° / 10°356.310.76.5
Mar19° / 12°436.511.76.9
Apr21° / 14°335.512.97.5
May24° / 16°21413.88.2
Jun28° / 19°71.114.38.1
Jul30° / 22°10.414.16.5
Aug31° / 23°7113.36.0
Sep28° / 20°253.612.27.2
Oct25° / 17°415.611.17.7
Nov21° / 13°436.310.17.2
Dec18° / 11°3269.76.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16955
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28964
29964
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31955

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Melilla gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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22
32
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52
62
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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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
182337311
282336322
382235322
482135332
582135343
672035353
771934363
871834374
961734394
1061633405
1161533416
1261432416
1351432427
1451332428
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17512314310
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24513264214
25513264115
26413264116
27413254117
28413254117
29413254018
30313254019
31313244019

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 8:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:048:26
214.36:058:26
314.36:058:26
414.36:068:26
514.36:068:25
614.36:078:25
714.36:078:25
814.36:088:25
914.36:088:25
1014.36:098:24
1114.26:098:24
1214.26:108:24
1314.26:118:23
1414.26:118:23
1514.26:128:23
1614.26:128:22
1714.16:138:22
1814.16:148:21
1914.16:148:21
2014.16:158:20
2114.16:168:20
2214.06:168:19
2314.06:178:19
2414.06:188:18
2514.06:198:17
2614.06:198:16
2713.96:208:16
2813.96:218:15
2913.96:228:14
3013.96:228:13
3113.86:238:13

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
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287.4Intense
297.4Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Melilla

In seasonPeak

In July, Melilla sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Melilla sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Melilla?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Melilla for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Melilla in July

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

In July, Melilla sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Melilla in July

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 9 to Oct 27 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Melilla in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Melilla peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Melilla 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 Melilla is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1516 µg/m³Jun 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Melilla?

Melilla sits at 35.3°N, 2.9°W, 14 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Beni Enzar, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Melilla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melilla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 876 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,587 m.

The land around Melilla is covered by water (47%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, water (61%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
876 m
80 km
1,587 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Beni Enzar 4.0 km · Nador 14 km · Zeghanghane 16 km · Selouane 25 km · Al Aaroui 32 km · Zaïo 43 km · Driouch 53 km · Ben Taieb 54 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

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 Melilla (35.2937°, -2.9383°, elevation 14 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. 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).