Eureka weather in July

In July, Eureka sees average daytime highs of 60°F and overnight lows near 53°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 60°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Eureka's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eureka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
60°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
53°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
0.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:03 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 mph
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Eureka is city in and county seat of Humboldt County, California, United States.

Density
722/km²
people per km²
Founded
1850

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 60°F through the month.

A typical July day in Eureka reaches about 60°F in the afternoon and slips back to 53°F overnight — a 6°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 56°F and 63°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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Eureka weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan53° / 46°8.015.39.42.6
Feb53° / 46°6.713.410.42.6
Mar53° / 47°7.014.711.72.6
Apr53° / 48°4.111.813.13.0
May55° / 50°2.1714.23.9
Jun57° / 52°0.93.714.94.9
Jul60° / 53°0.10.814.66.0
Aug61° / 54°0.20.913.66.3
Sep61° / 54°0.62.312.36.3
Oct59° / 52°2.96.310.95.1
Nov55° / 49°5.712.59.73.3
Dec53° / 47°9.615.69.12.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37129
47129
57129
67228
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Eureka gets around 0.1 in of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18911
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 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 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:53 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:537:47
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414.94:557:46
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2714.45:127:34
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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 7.66 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Eureka

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Eureka?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Eureka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eureka in July

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

In July, Eureka sees daytime highs around 60°F and nights near 53°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

Sea temperature near Eureka in July

The nearest coast averages about 54°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 55°F and coldest in March near 51°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

50°52°54°56°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
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UV index in Eureka in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Eureka peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 9Dec 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Eureka 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 Eureka is worst in September — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.3× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1234 µg/m³Dec 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug28Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Eureka?

Eureka sits at 40.8°N, 124.2°W, 39 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bayside, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Eureka

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Eureka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 ft around an average of 39 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,293 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,415 ft.

The land around Eureka is covered by water (35%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 2 miles, water (46%) and trees (39%) within 10 miles, and trees (64%) and water (30%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
302 ft
10 miles
2,293 ft
50 miles
7,415 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Bayside 6.2 mi · Arcata 6.2 mi · McKinleyville 11 mi · Redding 94 mi · Grants Pass 121 mi · Ashland 122 mi · Medford 125 mi · Ukiah 125 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 Eureka (40.8021°, -124.1637°, elevation 39 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).