Fresno weather in July

In July, Fresno sees average daytime highs of 96°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 0.2 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 96°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Fresno's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fresno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
96°
1st warmest
Overnight low
70°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
0.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:56 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
12%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
8.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Fresno is county seat of Fresno County, California, United States.

Density
1,825/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

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 96°F through the month.

A typical July day in Fresno reaches about 96°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 89°F and 103°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 6°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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319770

How July really feels in Fresno

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.

Fresno 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 41°3.57.59.84.8
Feb62° / 44°2.9810.65.7
Mar68° / 47°2.97.311.76.8
Apr74° / 51°1.44.412.97.9
May82° / 58°0.72.713.97.5
Jun91° / 64°0.20.614.54.9
Jul96° / 70°0.10.214.32.9
Aug95° / 69°0.00.213.43.3
Sep89° / 64°0.10.512.25.5
Oct79° / 55°0.82.111.18.4
Nov66° / 46°1.44.3107.2
Dec58° / 41°2.86.99.54.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6955
7955
8955
9955
10946
11946
12946
13946
14937
15937
16937
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23937
24937
25937
26937
27937
28937
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Fresno gets around 0.1 in of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
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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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1801640
2791740
3791740
4781741
5771841
6761941
7751951
8742051
9732151
10722251
11712252
12702352
13692452
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17662662
18672661
19662671
20662671
21662671
22652681
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26662491
27662491
28672391
29682291
30672292
31692182

Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

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

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 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 4:48 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:487:17
214.54:487:17
314.54:497:17
414.54:497:17
514.54:507:17
614.44:507:17
714.44:517:16
814.44:517:16
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1114.44:537:15
1214.44:547:15
1314.34:547:15
1414.34:557:14
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1614.34:567:13
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1814.24:577:12
1914.24:587:12
2014.24:597:11
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2914.05:067:05
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3113.95:077:03

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 8.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 8.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.3Intense
28.3Intense
38.3Intense
48.3Intense
58.3Intense
68.3Intense
78.3Intense
88.3Intense
98.3Intense
108.2Intense
118.2Intense
128.2Intense
138.2Intense
148.2Intense
158.2Intense
168.1Intense
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218.1Intense
228.0Intense
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248.0Intense
258.0Intense
268.0Intense
278.0Intense
287.9Intense
297.9Intense
307.9Intense
317.9Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Fresno?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fresno in July

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

In July, Fresno sees daytime highs around 96°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Fresno 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 Fresno peaks around June 20 at about 10 (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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Fresno 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 Fresno is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateSep 1828 µg/m³Jun 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Fresno?

Fresno sits at 36.7°N, 119.8°W, 308 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Clovis, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Fresno

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Fresno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 ft around an average of 305 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,381 ft.

The land around Fresno is covered by artificial surfaces (90%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (39%) and cropland (24%) within 10 miles, and grassland (34%), trees (32%) and cropland (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
66 ft
10 miles
197 ft
50 miles
10,381 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Clovis 6.8 mi · Sanger 12 mi · Selma 15 mi · Parlier 17 mi · Reedley 21 mi · Madera 22 mi · Dinuba 25 mi · Hanford 30 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 Fresno (36.7477°, -119.7724°, elevation 308 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).