Cañon City weather in July

In July, Cañon City sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 52°F, with 2.9 in of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 80°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Cañon City's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cañon City's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 80°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 52°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 2.9 in; 13.8 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 24 min; 4:54 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 7.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Cañon City is city in and county seat of Fremont County, Colorado, United States.

Density: 506/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1860

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 80°F through the month.

A typical July day in Cañon City reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 52°F overnight — a 27°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and about 3°F warmer than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78
Avg low (°F)	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	79	51
2	80	51
3	80	51
4	80	51
5	80	51
6	80	51
7	80	52
8	80	52
9	80	52
10	80	52
11	80	52
12	80	52
13	80	53
14	80	53
15	80	53
16	80	53
17	80	53
18	80	53
19	80	53
20	80	53
21	80	53
22	80	53
23	80	53
24	79	53
25	79	53
26	79	53
27	79	53
28	79	53
29	79	53
30	78	53
31	78	53

How July really feels in Cañon City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cañon City weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	37° / 13°	0.7	4.5	4.8	9.6	0.0
Feb	40° / 15°	0.7	5	5.2	10.5	0.0
Mar	48° / 22°	1.5	7.1	6.4	11.7	1.9
Apr	54° / 28°	2.2	9.4	6	13	3.4
May	64° / 38°	2.5	12.7	1.6	14.1	5.4
Jun	75° / 47°	2.0	11.2	0	14.6	6.8
Jul	80° / 52°	2.9	13.8	0	14.4	6.1
Aug	77° / 51°	2.6	14.5	0	13.5	6.4
Sep	71° / 44°	1.3	7.2	0.4	12.3	7.3
Oct	60° / 33°	1.2	5.2	2.5	11	5.6
Nov	46° / 22°	0.8	4.6	4.3	9.9	1.6
Dec	37° / 13°	0.6	4.2	4.7	9.4	0.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	70	70	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	65	65	64	65	64	63	63	61	61	61	60	60	59	60	59	59	58	58	59	58	58
Cloudier (%)	30	30	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	35	36	37	37	39	39	39	40	40	41	40	41	41	42	42	41	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	58	42
31	58	42

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Cañon City gets around 2.9 in of rain over 13.8 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 45% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	41
10	42
11	42
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	44
16	44
17	45
18	46
19	47
20	47
21	48
22	49
23	50
24	50
25	51
26	51
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	52

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

Wind in July

Winds average 4 mph in July.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
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16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
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23	4	calm
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25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 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 4:45 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1
Sunrise (AM)	4:45	4:45	4:46	4:46	4:47	4:47	4:48	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:50	4:51	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06
Sunset (PM)	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:22	7:22	7:22	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:20	7:20	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.7	4:45	7:24
2	14.6	4:45	7:24
3	14.6	4:46	7:24
4	14.6	4:46	7:24
5	14.6	4:47	7:23
6	14.6	4:47	7:23
7	14.6	4:48	7:23
8	14.6	4:48	7:23
9	14.6	4:49	7:22
10	14.5	4:50	7:22
11	14.5	4:50	7:22
12	14.5	4:51	7:21
13	14.5	4:51	7:21
14	14.5	4:52	7:21
15	14.5	4:53	7:20
16	14.4	4:54	7:20
17	14.4	4:54	7:19
18	14.4	4:55	7:19
19	14.4	4:56	7:18
20	14.3	4:56	7:17
21	14.3	4:57	7:17
22	14.3	4:58	7:16
23	14.3	4:59	7:15
24	14.2	5:00	7:15
25	14.2	5:00	7:14
26	14.2	5:01	7:13
27	14.2	5:02	7:12
28	14.1	5:03	7:11
29	14.1	5:04	7:10
30	14.1	5:05	7:10
31	14.1	5:06	7:09

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.5	Intense
2	7.5	Intense
3	7.5	Intense
4	7.5	Intense
5	7.5	Intense
6	7.4	Intense
7	7.4	Intense
8	7.4	Intense
9	7.4	Intense
10	7.4	Intense
11	7.3	Intense
12	7.3	Intense
13	7.3	Intense
14	7.3	Intense
15	7.3	Intense
16	7.2	Intense
17	7.2	Intense
18	7.2	Intense
19	7.1	Intense
20	7.1	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.0	Intense
23	7.0	Intense
24	7.0	Intense
25	6.9	Intense
26	6.9	Intense
27	6.9	Intense
28	6.8	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense
31	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Cañon City?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cañon City in July

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

In July, Cañon City sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 52°F. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Cañon City 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 Cañon City peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	8	6	9	11	11	11	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Cañon City?

Cañon City sits at 38.4°N, 105.2°W, 5,351 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Pueblo West, 29 mi away.

Topography around Cañon City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Cañon City has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,804 ft around an average of 5,522 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,531 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,583 ft.

The land around Cañon City is covered by grassland (41%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (23%) within 2 miles, trees (48%) and grassland (46%) within 10 miles, and grassland (54%) and trees (39%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

1,804 ft

grassland 41%

10 miles

4,531 ft

trees 48%

50 miles

9,583 ft

grassland 54%

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← June Cañon City year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Pueblo West 29 mi · Fountain 34 mi · Colorado Springs 35 mi · Security-Widefield 35 mi · Pueblo 37 mi · Cimarron Hills 41 mi · Castle Rock 68 mi · Highlands Ranch 78 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

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 Cañon City (38.441°, -105.2425°, elevation 5,351 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	79	51
2	80	51
3	80	51
4	80	51
5	80	51
6	80	51
7	80	52
8	80	52
9	80	52
10	80	52
11	80	52
12	80	52
13	80	53
14	80	53
15	80	53
16	80	53
17	80	53
18	80	53
19	80	53
20	80	53
21	80	53
22	80	53
23	80	53
24	79	53
25	79	53
26	79	53
27	79	53
28	79	53
29	79	53
30	78	53
31	78	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	41
10	42
11	42
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	44
16	44
17	45
18	46
19	47
20	47
21	48
22	49
23	50
24	50
25	51
26	51
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	79	51
2	80	51
3	80	51
4	80	51
5	80	51
6	80	51
7	80	52
8	80	52
9	80	52
10	80	52
11	80	52
12	80	52
13	80	53
14	80	53
15	80	53
16	80	53
17	80	53
18	80	53
19	80	53
20	80	53
21	80	53
22	80	53
23	80	53
24	79	53
25	79	53
26	79	53
27	79	53
28	79	53
29	79	53
30	78	53
31	78	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	41
10	42
11	42
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	44
16	44
17	45
18	46
19	47
20	47
21	48
22	49
23	50
24	50
25	51
26	51
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	79	51
2	80	51
3	80	51
4	80	51
5	80	51
6	80	51
7	80	52
8	80	52
9	80	52
10	80	52
11	80	52
12	80	52
13	80	53
14	80	53
15	80	53
16	80	53
17	80	53
18	80	53
19	80	53
20	80	53
21	80	53
22	80	53
23	80	53
24	79	53
25	79	53
26	79	53
27	79	53
28	79	53
29	79	53
30	78	53
31	78	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	41
10	42
11	42
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	44
16	44
17	45
18	46
19	47
20	47
21	48
22	49
23	50
24	50
25	51
26	51
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4