Maricopa weather in July

In July, Maricopa sees average daytime highs of 105°F and overnight lows near 81°F, with 1.0 in of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 105°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Maricopa's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maricopa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
105°
1st warmest
Overnight low
81°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1.0 in
4.3 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:34 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
36%
9th clearest
Wind
5 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Maricopa is city in the Gila River Valley in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.

Density
456/km²
people per km²
Founded
2003

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 105°F through the month.

A typical July day in Maricopa reaches about 105°F in the afternoon and slips back to 81°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 98°F and 111°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
110679
210680
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How July really feels in Maricopa

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 102°F)
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.

Maricopa weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan66° / 44°0.93.410.17.5
Feb70° / 47°1.13.410.87.8
Mar77° / 52°0.72.711.78.4
Apr85° / 58°0.21.212.87.0
May94° / 66°0.10.713.73.8
Jun103° / 74°0.10.314.10.6
Jul105° / 81°1.04.3140.0
Aug103° / 81°1.25.313.20.3
Sep98° / 75°0.9312.22.0
Oct88° / 63°0.61.811.25.8
Nov75° / 51°0.51.810.38.6
Dec65° / 44°0.93.49.97.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28713
38713
48515
58416
68416
78317
88218
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Maricopa gets around 1.0 in of rain over 4.3 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 13% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
37
48
59
610
710
811
911
1012
1112
1213
1313
1414
1514
1614
1715
1815
1915
2015
2116
2216
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2617
2717
2817
2917
3017
3117

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17312942
272121042
368131153
466141253
562151364
661151464
758161565
857161575
954171676
1053171686
1151181786
1250181787
1348191797
14471917107
15462017107
16442017117
17432117117
18422117127
19412217137
20392217147
21382318147
22372318157
23362318167
24352318178
25352318178
26342318178
27342318188
28332319188
29332319188
30332319178
31332319178

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 12 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:277:36
214.25:277:36
314.15:287:36
414.15:287:36
514.15:287:36
614.15:297:36
714.15:297:36
814.15:307:36
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1014.15:317:35
1114.15:317:35
1214.05:327:35
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1414.05:337:34
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1913.95:367:32
2013.95:377:32
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2613.85:417:28
2713.85:417:27
2813.75:427:27
2913.75:437:26
3013.75:437:25
3113.75:447:25

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.1Intense
28.1Intense
38.0Intense
48.0Intense
57.9Intense
67.9Intense
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247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Maricopa?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maricopa.

What to pack for Maricopa in July

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

In July, Maricopa sees daytime highs around 105°F and nights near 81°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Maricopa in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maricopa peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Maricopa 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 Maricopa is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1626 µg/m³Oct 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maricopa?

Maricopa sits at 33.1°N, 112.0°W, 1,175 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ahwatukee Foothills, 20 mi away.

Topography around Maricopa

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Maricopa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 ft around an average of 1,168 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,500 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,331 ft.

The land around Maricopa is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and bare terrain (29%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (42%), cropland (25%) and shrubs (22%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (47%) and bare terrain (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
46 ft
10 miles
2,500 ft
50 miles
4,331 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Ahwatukee Foothills 20 mi · Casa Grande 21 mi · Chandler 21 mi · Gilbert 25 mi · Tempe Junction 25 mi · Tempe 26 mi · Central City 26 mi · Phoenix 27 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 Maricopa (33.0581°, -112.0476°, elevation 1,175 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).