Cedar City weather in July

In July, Cedar City sees average daytime highs of 84°F and overnight lows near 56°F, with 1.0 in of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 84°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Cedar City's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cedar City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
84°
1st warmest
Overnight low
56°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1.0 in
5.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:27 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
5 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Cedar City is city in Iron County, Utah, United States.

Density
324/km²
people per km²
Founded
1851

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 84°F through the month.

A typical July day in Cedar City reaches about 84°F in the afternoon and slips back to 56°F overnight — a 28°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 76°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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28454
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48455
58455
68455
78455
88456
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138456
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How July really feels in Cedar 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
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.

Cedar City weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 15°1.66.76.69.70.0
Feb40° / 18°2.07.57.110.50.0
Mar47° / 24°2.07.66.511.71.7
Apr55° / 30°1.674.512.93.9
May66° / 39°1.16.21.2146.9
Jun79° / 49°0.42.30.214.68.3
Jul84° / 56°1.05.3014.36.4
Aug82° / 55°1.15.5013.57.2
Sep74° / 46°1.04.5012.38.2
Oct61° / 35°1.45.21.4116.1
Nov47° / 23°1.34.83.7101.9
Dec37° / 15°1.55.96.19.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28416
38317
48317
58119
68119
78020
87921
97822
107822
117723
127624
137624
147525
157426
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217228
227228
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257129
267129
277129
287129
297129
307129
317228

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Cedar City gets around 1.0 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 17% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
210
310
411
512
613
714
815
915
1016
1116
1217
1317
1417
1518
1618
1718
1818
1918
2018
2119
2219
2319
2419
2520
2620
2721
2821
2922
3022
3122

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
16982
17982
18973
19973
20973
21964
22964
23964
24955
25955
26955
27955
28955
29955
30955
31955

Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:187:53
214.65:197:53
314.65:197:53
414.55:207:53
514.55:207:52
614.55:217:52
714.55:217:52
814.55:227:52
914.55:227:52
1014.55:237:51
1114.55:247:51
1214.45:247:51
1314.45:257:50
1414.45:257:50
1514.45:267:49
1614.45:277:49
1714.35:287:48
1814.35:287:48
1914.35:297:47
2014.35:307:47
2114.35:307:46
2214.25:317:45
2314.25:327:45
2414.25:337:44
2514.25:347:43
2614.15:347:42
2714.15:357:42
2814.15:367:41
2914.15:377:40
3014.05:387:39
3114.05:397:38

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.82 kWh/m² to a high of 8.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.2Intense
28.2Intense
38.1Intense
48.1Intense
58.0Intense
68.0Intense
77.9Intense
87.9Intense
97.8Intense
107.8Intense
117.7Intense
127.7Intense
137.6Intense
147.6Intense
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167.5Intense
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227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Cedar City?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cedar City in July

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

In July, Cedar City sees daytime highs around 84°F and nights near 56°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cedar 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 Cedar City peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cedar City?

Cedar City sits at 37.7°N, 113.1°W, 5,846 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hurricane, 37 mi away.

Topography around Cedar City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Cedar City has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,759 ft around an average of 6,020 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,954 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,714 ft.

The land around Cedar City is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), trees (24%) and shrubs (20%) within 2 miles, trees (39%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (38%), grassland (33%) and shrubs (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,759 ft
10 miles
4,954 ft
50 miles
8,714 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Hurricane 37 mi · Washington 45 mi · Saint George 49 mi · Mesquite 82 mi · Grand Canyon 123 mi · Sunrise Manor 150 mi · North Las Vegas 153 mi · Boulder City 153 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 Cedar City (37.6775°, -113.0619°, elevation 5,846 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).