Artesia weather in July

In July, Artesia sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 79°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Artesia's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Artesia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
64°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
0.4 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:56 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
19%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Artesia is city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Density
4,041/km²
people per km²
Founded
1875

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 79°F through the month.

A typical July day in Artesia reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 73°F and 85°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°F warmer than June and about 2°F cooler than August.

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Artesia 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
Jan64° / 49°2.85.2106.8
Feb65° / 50°3.16.110.76.7
Mar66° / 53°1.85.111.77.0
Apr69° / 55°0.72.612.87.9
May71° / 58°0.31.513.78.3
Jun74° / 61°0.10.314.29.1
Jul79° / 64°0.10.4149.0
Aug81° / 65°0.00.113.38.9
Sep80° / 64°0.10.512.28.8
Oct76° / 60°0.61.911.18.8
Nov70° / 54°0.72.410.28.1
Dec65° / 49°1.94.99.86.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Artesia gets around 0.1 in of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1361351
2359371
3257392
4256402
5254422
6154432
7151453
8150463
9149473
10147484
11146494
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31127648

Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 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 4:49 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:497:02
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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 7.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.79 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 Artesia?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Artesia in July

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

In July, Artesia sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 64°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Artesia in July

The nearest coast averages about 67°F 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 17 mi away) is warmest in August at about 68°F and coldest in February near 59°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 4 to Sep 13 — about 1.3 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°65°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan59Bracing
Feb59Bracing
Mar59Bracing
Apr59Cool
May62Cool
Jun65Cool
Jul67Cool
Aug68Refreshing
Sep68Refreshing
Oct66Cool
Nov63Cool
Dec60Cool

UV index in Artesia 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 Artesia peaks around July 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 11Dec 16UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Artesia 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 Artesia is worst in September — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (May, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1447 µg/m³May 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep49Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Artesia?

Artesia sits at 33.9°N, 118.1°W, 52 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cerritos, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Artesia

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Artesia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 ft around an average of 62 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,368 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,013 ft.

The land around Artesia is covered by artificial surfaces (88%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (82%) within 10 miles, and water (36%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
72 ft
10 miles
1,368 ft
50 miles
10,013 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Cerritos 1.2 mi · Bellflower 2.5 mi · La Palma 2.5 mi · Norwalk 2.5 mi · Lakewood 3.1 mi · Cypress 4.3 mi · Paramount 5.0 mi · Buena Park 5.0 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 Artesia (33.8659°, -118.0831°, elevation 52 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).