Carlsbad weather in July

In July, Carlsbad sees average daytime highs of 95°F and overnight lows near 72°F, with 1.2 in of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 95°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Carlsbad's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carlsbad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
95°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
72°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1.2 in
5.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:04 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
39%
11th clearest
Wind
8 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Carlsbad is city in and county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States.

Density
355/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 95°F through the month.

A typical July day in Carlsbad reaches about 95°F in the afternoon and slips back to 72°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 87°F and 102°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How July really feels in Carlsbad

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Carlsbad weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 33°0.62.60.910.15.2
Feb63° / 38°0.62.80.710.86.8
Mar71° / 44°0.730.111.88.1
Apr79° / 51°0.72012.88.3
May88° / 61°1.14.1013.65.5
Jun95° / 69°0.74.1014.12.9
Jul95° / 72°1.25.3013.92.8
Aug93° / 71°1.26.2013.23.5
Sep87° / 64°1.65.2012.25.7
Oct77° / 53°1.24.30.111.28.1
Nov66° / 42°0.72.80.410.37.5
Dec58° / 34°0.72.70.99.95.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Carlsbad gets around 1.2 in of rain over 5.3 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
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519
620
720
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1219
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1718
1817
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2016
2116
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3016
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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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
147301840
246301950
345311950
444311951
544311961
643311961
743311961
843311971
943301971
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of July to 13 h 36 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 4:57 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:577:03
214.14:577:03
314.14:587:03
414.14:587:03
514.14:597:03
614.14:597:03
714.15:007:03
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2013.95:076:59
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3113.65:146:52

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
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37.5Intense
47.5Intense
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307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Carlsbad?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Carlsbad. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Carlsbad in July

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

In July, Carlsbad sees daytime highs around 95°F and nights near 72°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Carlsbad in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carlsbad peaks around June 23 at about 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 12Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7Very high
Apr10Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Carlsbad 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 Carlsbad is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJul 1016 µg/m³Oct 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Carlsbad?

Carlsbad sits at 32.4°N, 104.2°W, 3,100 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hobbs, 66 mi away.

Topography around Carlsbad

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Carlsbad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 ft around an average of 3,123 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,561 ft.

The land around Carlsbad is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and shrubs (25%) within 2 miles, grassland (58%) and shrubs (24%) within 10 miles, and grassland (68%) and shrubs (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
144 ft
10 miles
991 ft
50 miles
5,561 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Hobbs 66 mi · Roswell 70 mi · Alamogordo 106 mi · West Odessa 109 mi · Odessa 116 mi · Horizon City 126 mi · Midland 129 mi · Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia 132 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 Carlsbad (32.4207°, -104.2288°, elevation 3,100 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).