Dixon weather in July

In July, Dixon sees average daytime highs of 92°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 0.0 in of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 92°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% 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 Dixon's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dixon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
92°
1st warmest
Overnight low
61°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:00 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
10%
1st clearest
Wind
6 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
8.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Dixon is city in Solano County, California, United States.

Density
1,036/km²
people per km²
Founded
1878

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 92°F through the month.

A typical July day in Dixon reaches about 92°F in the afternoon and slips back to 61°F overnight — a 31°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 84°F and 100°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Dixon

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.

Dixon weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 42°4.49.39.64.4
Feb62° / 44°4.08.910.55.4
Mar67° / 47°3.28.611.76.5
Apr73° / 51°1.45137.7
May81° / 56°0.83.414.17.6
Jun89° / 60°0.2114.65.6
Jul92° / 61°0.00.114.44.7
Aug91° / 61°0.00.113.54.9
Sep88° / 59°0.10.412.36.1
Oct79° / 54°1.03.1118.2
Nov66° / 46°2.16.29.96.7
Dec58° / 42°4.099.44.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3946
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6955
7955
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Dixon gets around 0.0 in of rain over 0.1 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181190
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480200
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679210
778220
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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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 4:51 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:517:30
214.64:527:30
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514.64:537:30
614.64:547:30
714.64:547:29
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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 8.18 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.07 kWh/m² to a high of 8.18 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 8.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.3Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Dixon

In seasonPeak

None of Dixon's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Dixon's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
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Jul
Aug
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Dec

Is July a good time to visit Dixon?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dixon in July

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

In July, Dixon sees daytime highs around 92°F and nights near 61°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dixon 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 Dixon peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Dixon 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 Dixon is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 2126 µg/m³Jun 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug27Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dixon?

Dixon sits at 38.4°N, 121.8°W, 62 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Davis, 8.1 mi away.

Topography around Dixon

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Dixon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 ft around an average of 62 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 699 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,459 ft.

The land around Dixon is covered by cropland (41%), artificial surfaces (26%) and trees (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (44%) and grassland (32%) within 10 miles, and grassland (34%), trees (25%) and cropland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
66 ft
10 miles
699 ft
50 miles
4,459 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Davis 8.1 mi · Vacaville 11 mi · Woodland 16 mi · Fairfield 18 mi · West Sacramento 19 mi · Suisun 19 mi · Sacramento 20 mi · Laguna 22 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 Dixon (38.4455°, -121.8233°, elevation 62 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).