Grants Pass weather in July

In July, Grants Pass sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 56°F, with 0.3 in of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 87°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Grants Pass's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grants Pass's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
56°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.3 in
1.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:54 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
20%
1st clearest
Wind
4 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Grants Pass is city in and county seat of Josephine County, Oregon, United States.

Density
1,235/km²
people per km²
Founded
1865

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 87°F by the end.

A typical July day in Grants Pass reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 56°F overnight — a 29°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 76°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 10°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How July really feels in Grants Pass

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.

Grants Pass weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 32°5.214.249.21.3
Feb51° / 34°4.212.73.510.32.2
Mar55° / 36°4.614.72.811.63.2
Apr60° / 39°3.213.11.513.14.4
May68° / 45°2.39.3014.46.5
Jun75° / 50°1.04.30158.0
Jul85° / 56°0.31.4014.86.9
Aug85° / 55°0.41.6013.76.8
Sep79° / 51°0.73012.38.3
Oct66° / 43°2.17010.86.7
Nov52° / 36°4.5131.69.62.6
Dec45° / 32°6.714.74.48.90.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
28119
38119
48218
58218
68416
78416
88416
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31919

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Grants Pass gets around 0.3 in of rain over 1.4 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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28
37
47
56
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19280
29280
39280
49370
59370
69370
79460
89460
99460
109460
119460
129460
139361
149361
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 mph in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 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 4:44 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 7:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:447:49
215.14:457:49
315.14:457:49
415.04:467:48
515.04:477:48
615.04:477:48
715.04:487:48
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1814.84:567:42
1914.74:577:42
2014.74:587:41
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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 7.8 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
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87.8Intense
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317.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Grants Pass

In seasonPeak

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

Grants Pass's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit Grants Pass?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Grants Pass in July

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

In July, Grants Pass sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 56°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Grants Pass 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 Grants Pass peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Grants Pass 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 Grants Pass is worst in September — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.4× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 1452 µg/m³Jan 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct9Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Grants Pass?

Grants Pass sits at 42.4°N, 123.3°W, 945 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Central Point, 22 mi away.

Topography around Grants Pass

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Grants Pass has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,247 ft around an average of 1,063 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,776 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,421 ft.

The land around Grants Pass is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (41%) within 2 miles, trees (85%) within 10 miles, and trees (89%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,247 ft
10 miles
3,776 ft
50 miles
7,421 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Central Point 22 mi · Medford 24 mi · Ashland 36 mi · Roseburg 53 mi · Coos Bay 78 mi · Klamath Falls 81 mi · Altamont 83 mi · McKinleyville 111 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 Grants Pass (42.4393°, -123.3307°, elevation 945 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).