Los Banos weather in July

In July, Los Banos sees average daytime highs of 94°F and overnight lows near 65°F, with 0.0 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 94°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% 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 Los Banos's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Los Banos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
94°
1st warmest
Overnight low
65°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:00 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
10%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
8.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Los Banos is city in Merced County, California, United States.

Density
1,430/km²
people per km²
Founded
1907

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 94°F through the month.

A typical July day in Los Banos reaches about 94°F in the afternoon and slips back to 65°F overnight — a 29°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 87°F and 102°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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119465
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299465
309465
319465

How July really feels in Los Banos

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.

Los Banos 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
Jan59° / 43°2.77.79.74.8
Feb63° / 45°2.3810.65.8
Mar68° / 47°2.06.911.77.0
Apr75° / 51°0.94.112.98.0
May83° / 56°0.42.1147.6
Jun89° / 61°0.10.514.55.4
Jul94° / 65°0.00.214.33.8
Aug93° / 64°0.00.113.44.3
Sep88° / 61°0.10.412.36.1
Oct78° / 55°0.52118.5
Nov67° / 47°1.04.2107.2
Dec59° / 42°2.16.99.54.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7955
8955
9955
10964
11964
12955
13955
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22946
23946
24946
25946
26946
27946
28946
29946
30946
31955

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Los Banos gets around 0.0 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
81
91
101
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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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1801910
2792010
3782110
4772120
5762220
6752320
7752320
8742420
9732520
10712630
11702730
12692830
13682930
14672940
15663040
16653140
17633250
18633250
19623350
20623350
21613360
22603460
23603460
24593470
25583471
26583471
27573481
28583381
29583381
30583381
31583381

Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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315calm

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 4:51 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:517:22
214.54:527:22
314.54:527:22
414.54:537:22
514.54:537:22
614.54:547:22
714.54:547:22
814.44:557:21
914.44:557:21
1014.44:567:21
1114.44:567:20
1214.44:577:20
1314.44:587:20
1414.44:587:19
1514.34:597:19
1614.35:007:18
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1814.35:017:17
1914.35:027:17
2014.25:027:16
2114.25:037:16
2214.25:047:15
2314.25:057:14
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2514.15:067:13
2614.15:077:12
2714.15:087:11
2814.05:097:11
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3014.05:107:09
3113.95:117:08

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 8.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 8.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 8.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.4Intense
28.4Intense
38.4Intense
48.4Intense
58.3Intense
68.3Intense
78.3Intense
88.3Intense
98.3Intense
108.3Intense
118.3Intense
128.3Intense
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148.2Intense
158.2Intense
168.2Intense
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248.1Intense
258.1Intense
268.0Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
308.0Intense
317.9Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Los Banos?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Los Banos in July

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

In July, Los Banos sees daytime highs around 94°F and nights near 65°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Los Banos 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 Los Banos peaks around June 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Dec 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Los Banos 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 Los Banos is worst in August — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (June, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1918 µg/m³Jun 125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul9Good
Aug19Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Los Banos?

Los Banos sits at 37.1°N, 120.8°W, 118 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Atwater, 24 mi away.

Topography around Los Banos

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Los Banos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 ft around an average of 118 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,269 ft.

The land around Los Banos is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and cropland (26%) within 2 miles, grassland (44%) and cropland (39%) within 10 miles, and grassland (50%), trees (24%) and cropland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
56 ft
10 miles
1,007 ft
50 miles
5,269 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Atwater 24 mi · Merced 26 mi · Turlock 30 mi · Patterson 32 mi · Chowchilla 33 mi · Hollister 34 mi · Ceres 37 mi · Gilroy 40 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 Los Banos (37.0583°, -120.8499°, elevation 118 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).