Long Beach weather in July

In July, Long Beach sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 79°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Long Beach's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Long Beach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
1st warmest
Overnight low
71°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
9.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:41 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
9 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Long Beach is city in Nassau County, New York, United States, suburb of NYC.

Density
3,326/km²
people per km²
Founded
1623

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 79°F through the month.

A typical July day in Long Beach reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 8°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 74°F and 86°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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How July really feels in Long Beach

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.

Long Beach 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan40° / 30°3.810.13.79.40.0
Feb41° / 30°3.69.33.610.40.1
Mar46° / 36°4.610.52.711.71.3
Apr55° / 45°3.810.90.3133.4
May64° / 54°3.510.8014.25.5
Jun73° / 64°3.710.2014.86.7
Jul79° / 71°3.49.7014.66.7
Aug78° / 70°3.89.6013.66.8
Sep73° / 64°3.89.1012.37.0
Oct63° / 54°4.38.8010.95.8
Nov53° / 43°3.58.80.29.73.2
Dec45° / 35°4.610.31.99.21.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
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65644
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Long Beach gets around 3.4 in of rain over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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531
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1616293810
2616293811
3616293812
4515293813
5515293814
6514283814
7514283715
8513283716
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 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
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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 4:32 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:327:24
214.94:327:24
314.94:337:24
414.84:337:24
514.84:347:24
614.84:347:23
714.84:357:23
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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 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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216.0Intense
226.0Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Long Beach

In seasonPeak

In July, Long Beach sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Long Beach sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Long Beach?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Long Beach in July

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

In July, Long Beach sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 71°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Long Beach in July

The nearest coast averages about 72°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 73°F and coldest in February near 40°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 30 to Sep 25 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 68°F.

40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan43Bracing
Feb40Bracing
Mar40Bracing
Apr46Bracing
May55Bracing
Jun65Cool
Jul72Refreshing
Aug73Refreshing
Sep70Refreshing
Oct63Cool
Nov55Bracing
Dec48Bracing

UV index in Long Beach in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Long Beach peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Long Beach 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 Long Beach is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1018 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Long Beach?

Long Beach sits at 40.6°N, 73.7°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Oceanside, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Long Beach

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Long Beach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 ft around an average of 3 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,535 ft.

The land around Long Beach is covered by water (58%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 2 miles, water (59%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 10 miles, and water (43%) and trees (39%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
46 ft
10 miles
157 ft
50 miles
1,535 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Oceanside 3.7 mi · Woodmere 4.3 mi · Lynbrook 4.3 mi · Rockville Centre 5.0 mi · Far Rockaway 5.0 mi · Baldwin 5.6 mi · Valley Stream 5.6 mi · Freeport 6.2 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 Long Beach (40.5884°, -73.6579°, elevation 0 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).