Moab weather in July

In July, Moab sees average daytime highs of 92°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 0.5 in of rain across 3 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 92°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 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Moab's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moab's year-round climate.

Daytime high
92°
1st warmest
Overnight low
67°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.5 in
3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:10 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
35%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Moab is city in and county seat of Grand County, Utah, United States.

Density
424/km²
people per km²
Founded
1878

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 92°F through the month.

A typical July day in Moab reaches about 92°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 86°F and 98°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 6°F warmer than June and about 3°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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29265
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How July really feels in Moab

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.

Moab 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan39° / 20°0.95.54.59.60.0
Feb46° / 26°0.96.23.910.51.4
Mar57° / 34°1.05.52.611.74.6
Apr64° / 40°0.95.71.2136.5
May75° / 50°0.63.90.114.18.0
Jun87° / 60°0.31.9014.66.1
Jul92° / 67°0.53014.44.0
Aug89° / 64°0.84.8013.55.0
Sep80° / 55°1.25.3012.37.6
Oct66° / 42°1.04.90.3117.1
Nov52° / 31°0.94.82.39.93.2
Dec40° / 20°0.954.39.40.2

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 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
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48614
58515
68515
78515
88515
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Moab gets around 0.5 in of rain over 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 10% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
16
27
37
48
58
68
79
89
99
109
119
129
1310
1410
1510
1610
179
189
1910
2010
2110
2210
2311
2411
2512
2613
2714
2815
2915
3016
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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79820
89820
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109820
119820
129820
139820
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209631
219541
229541
239451
249451
259361
269172
279172
289082
298992
308992
318992

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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 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 5:02 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:027:41
214.75:027:41
314.65:037:41
414.65:037:41
514.65:047:41
614.65:047:41
714.65:057:41
814.65:057:40
914.65:067:40
1014.65:067:40
1114.55:077:39
1214.55:087:39
1314.55:087:39
1414.55:097:38
1514.55:107:38
1614.45:107:37
1714.45:117:37
1814.45:127:36
1914.45:137:36
2014.45:137:35
2114.35:147:34
2214.35:157:34
2314.35:167:33
2414.35:177:32
2514.25:177:31
2614.25:187:31
2714.25:197:30
2814.15:207:29
2914.15:217:28
3014.15:227:27
3114.15:227:26

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 8.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.4Intense
28.3Intense
38.3Intense
48.3Intense
58.3Intense
68.2Intense
78.2Intense
88.2Intense
98.2Intense
108.1Intense
118.1Intense
128.1Intense
138.1Intense
148.0Intense
158.0Intense
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187.9Intense
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217.8Intense
227.8Intense
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257.7Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Moab?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Moab in July

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

In July, Moab sees daytime highs around 92°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

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UV index in Moab 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 Moab peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Moab?

Moab sits at 38.6°N, 109.5°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Grand Junction, 63 mi away.

Topography around Moab

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Moab has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,470 ft around an average of 4,390 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,406 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,940 ft.

The land around Moab is covered by bare terrain (45%) and shrubs (24%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (48%) and shrubs (39%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (38%) and shrubs (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,470 ft
10 miles
3,406 ft
50 miles
8,940 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Grand Junction 63 mi · Clifton 69 mi · Montrose 91 mi · Telluride 104 mi · Durango 128 mi · Farmington 147 mi · Aspen 153 mi · Payson 155 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 Moab (38.5733°, -109.5498°, 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).