Ahwatukee Foothills weather in July

In July, Ahwatukee Foothills sees average daytime highs of 106°F and overnight lows near 83°F, with 0.9 in of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 106°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ahwatukee Foothills's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ahwatukee Foothills's year-round climate.

Daytime high
106°
1st warmest
Overnight low
83°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.9 in
4.4 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:33 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
35%
9th clearest
Wind
5 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 106°F through the month.

A typical July day in Ahwatukee Foothills reaches about 106°F in the afternoon and slips back to 83°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 99°F and 112°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Ahwatukee Foothills

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 102°F)
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
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.

Ahwatukee Foothills weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan67° / 43°1.13.6107.5
Feb70° / 46°1.33.810.87.8
Mar78° / 51°0.92.811.78.3
Apr85° / 58°0.31.212.86.8
May94° / 67°0.20.813.73.5
Jun104° / 76°0.10.614.20.4
Jul106° / 83°0.94.4140.0
Aug104° / 82°1.34.913.20.1
Sep99° / 75°1.03.312.21.7
Oct89° / 63°0.7211.25.6
Nov75° / 51°0.6210.38.5
Dec65° / 43°1.03.49.87.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ahwatukee Foothills gets around 0.9 in of rain over 4.4 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 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17413832
27214842
36915943
466161053
565161153
661171264
760181264
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955191475
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 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 5:26 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:267:37
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614.15:287:36
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.2 kWh/m² to a high of 8.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Ahwatukee Foothills?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ahwatukee Foothills.

What to pack for Ahwatukee Foothills in July

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

In July, Ahwatukee Foothills sees daytime highs around 106°F and nights near 83°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ahwatukee Foothills 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 Ahwatukee Foothills peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ahwatukee Foothills 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 Ahwatukee Foothills is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1626 µg/m³Oct 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ahwatukee Foothills?

Ahwatukee Foothills sits at 33.3°N, 112.0°W, 1,283 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tempe Junction, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Ahwatukee Foothills

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Ahwatukee Foothills.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Ahwatukee Foothills has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,037 ft around an average of 1,339 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,699 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,923 ft.

The land around Ahwatukee Foothills is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (50%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (51%) and bare terrain (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,037 ft
10 miles
1,699 ft
50 miles
6,923 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Tempe Junction 5.6 mi · Tempe 6.8 mi · Central City 8.1 mi · Chandler 8.7 mi · Phoenix 9.3 mi · Mesa 11 mi · Encanto 11 mi · Gilbert 11 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Ahwatukee Foothills (33.3417°, -111.984°, elevation 1,283 ft), 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).