Arroyo Grande weather in July

In July, Arroyo Grande sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 59°F, with 0.0 in of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 69°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Arroyo Grande's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arroyo Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
69°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
59°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:03 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
24%
5th clearest
Wind
6 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Arroyo Grande is city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.

Density
1,199/km²
people per km²
Founded
1862

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 69°F through the month.

A typical July day in Arroyo Grande reaches about 69°F in the afternoon and slips back to 59°F overnight — a 10°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 64°F and 74°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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Arroyo Grande 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 (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan59° / 47°3.87.29.95.1
Feb59° / 48°3.67.810.74.9
Mar60° / 49°2.86.311.75.5
Apr62° / 50°1.03.312.96.4
May64° / 53°0.41.613.87.3
Jun66° / 56°0.10.414.38.2
Jul69° / 59°0.00.214.18.5
Aug70° / 59°0.00.113.38.8
Sep70° / 59°0.00.412.28.7
Oct68° / 56°0.81.811.18.3
Nov64° / 51°1.43.710.26.9
Dec59° / 47°2.86.19.75.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
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3937
4946
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6946
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Arroyo Grande gets around 0.0 in 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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
163361
261381
360391
458411
556422
654442
753452
850473
949493
1047503
1145523
1244533
1342544
1441554
1539574
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1736604
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1933625
2031645
2130646
2229656
2328666
2427667
2526677
2625687
2724697
2824688
2924688
3023698
3123698

Wind in July

Winds average 6 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
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47calm
56calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 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 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:567:16
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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 7.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.2Intense
28.2Intense
38.2Intense
48.1Intense
58.1Intense
68.1Intense
78.1Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Arroyo Grande?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Arroyo Grande for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Arroyo Grande in July

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

In July, Arroyo Grande sees daytime highs around 69°F and nights near 59°F. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Arroyo Grande in July

The nearest coast averages about 58°F 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 September at about 60°F and coldest in April near 54°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

52°54°56°58°60°62°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan56Bracing
Feb56Bracing
Mar55Bracing
Apr54Bracing
May54Bracing
Jun55Bracing
Jul58Bracing
Aug59Cool
Sep60Cool
Oct60Cool
Nov58Bracing
Dec57Bracing

UV index in Arroyo Grande 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 Arroyo Grande peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 11Dec 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Arroyo Grande 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 Arroyo Grande is worst in August — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 2218 µg/m³Jun 124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul7Good
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arroyo Grande?

Arroyo Grande sits at 35.1°N, 120.6°W, 118 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Nipomo, 8.1 mi away.

Topography around Arroyo Grande

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Arroyo Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 ft around an average of 151 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,808 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,715 ft.

The land around Arroyo Grande is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, grassland (32%), water (25%) and trees (23%) within 10 miles, and grassland (47%) and water (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
486 ft
10 miles
2,808 ft
50 miles
5,715 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Nipomo 8.1 mi · San Luis Obispo 12 mi · Santa Maria 14 mi · Orcutt 19 mi · Atascadero 26 mi · Lompoc 34 mi · Paso Robles 35 mi · Isla Vista 64 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 Arroyo Grande (35.1186°, -120.5907°, elevation 118 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. 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).