Encinitas weather in July

In July, Encinitas sees average daytime highs of 74°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 0.5 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 74°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 Encinitas's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Encinitas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
74°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
64°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
0.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:55 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
20%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.3
out of 10

Encinitas is city in San Diego County, California, United States.

Density
1,216/km²
people per km²
Founded
1986

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 74°F through the month.

A typical July day in Encinitas reaches about 74°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 10°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 70°F and 79°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and about 2°F cooler than August.

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Encinitas 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
Jan62° / 49°2.75.910.16.2
Feb62° / 50°3.46.710.86.0
Mar63° / 52°2.25.911.76.4
Apr65° / 55°1.03.512.87.3
May67° / 58°0.51.813.77.8
Jun70° / 60°0.10.414.18.7
Jul74° / 64°0.10.5149.3
Aug76° / 66°0.00.113.29.5
Sep75° / 65°0.10.612.29.3
Oct72° / 60°0.72.411.28.5
Nov67° / 54°1.13.410.37.6
Dec63° / 50°2.15.39.96.4

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 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
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5928
6928
7928
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Encinitas gets around 0.1 in of rain over 0.5 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 2% 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 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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1349434
2348454
3247465
4245475
5244496
6143506
7141517
8140527
9138538
10137539
11135559
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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
26calm
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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 4:48 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:486:57
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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 7.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
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47.9Intense
57.9Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Encinitas?

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

9.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Encinitas in July

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

In July, Encinitas sees daytime highs around 74°F and nights near 64°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Encinitas in July

The nearest coast averages about 69°F in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 71°F and coldest in January near 59°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 5 to Oct 7 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°65°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan59Cool
Feb59Cool
Mar60Cool
Apr61Cool
May64Cool
Jun66Cool
Jul69Refreshing
Aug71Refreshing
Sep70Refreshing
Oct67Cool
Nov64Cool
Dec61Cool

UV index in Encinitas 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 Encinitas peaks around July 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Encinitas 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 Encinitas is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateSep 1625 µg/m³May 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Encinitas?

Encinitas sits at 33.0°N, 117.3°W, 82 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Carlsbad, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Encinitas

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Encinitas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 ft around an average of 108 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,690 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,430 ft.

The land around Encinitas is covered by water (49%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 2 miles, water (49%) within 10 miles, and water (33%) and shrubs (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
407 ft
10 miles
1,690 ft
50 miles
6,430 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Carlsbad 9.3 mi · San Marcos 11 mi · Rancho Penasquitos 12 mi · Vista 12 mi · Mira Mesa 12 mi · Oceanside 12 mi · La Jolla 13 mi · Escondido 13 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 Encinitas (33.037°, -117.292°, elevation 82 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).