Newport Beach weather in July

In July, Newport Beach sees average daytime highs of 68°F and overnight lows near 65°F, with 0.0 in of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 68°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Newport Beach's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Newport Beach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
68°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
65°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0.3 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:56 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
24%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Newport Beach is city in Orange County, California, United States.

Density
635/km²
people per km²
Founded
1870

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 68°F through the month.

A typical July day in Newport Beach reaches about 68°F in the afternoon and slips back to 65°F overnight — a 3°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 65°F and 71°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and about 1°F cooler than August.

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Newport Beach weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 54°2.65.4105.4
Feb59° / 54°2.86.110.85.2
Mar60° / 55°1.6511.75.5
Apr61° / 57°0.62.212.86.2
May62° / 59°0.31.413.76.8
Jun65° / 61°0.00.214.27.8
Jul68° / 65°0.00.3148.4
Aug69° / 66°0.00.113.28.8
Sep69° / 65°0.10.512.28.6
Oct67° / 63°0.51.911.28.0
Nov64° / 59°0.72.510.37.2
Dec60° / 55°1.94.99.85.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58911
68911
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31928

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Newport Beach gets around 0.0 in of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1353422
2350443
3249453
4248474
5246484
6144505
7143515
8141526
9139546
10138547
11137548
12135568
13134569
14033589
150315910
160306010
170296011
180295912
190286012
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210275914
220266014
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240255916
250246016
260245917
270236017
280236017
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300226117
310226117

Wind in July

Winds average 7 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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117calm
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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 4:49 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:497:01
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314.24:507:01
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1114.14:547:00
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1314.14:556:59
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1514.04:566:59
1614.04:566:58
1714.04:576:58
1814.04:586:57
1914.04:586:57
2014.04:596:56
2113.95:006:56
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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 7.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
27.9Intense
37.9Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
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317.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Newport Beach?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Newport Beach for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Newport Beach in July

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

In July, Newport Beach sees daytime highs around 68°F and nights near 65°F. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Newport Beach in July

The nearest coast averages about 68°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 69°F and coldest in February near 59°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 13 to Sep 28 — about 2.6 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°65°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan59Cool
Feb59Cool
Mar59Cool
Apr60Cool
May63Cool
Jun65Cool
Jul68Refreshing
Aug69Refreshing
Sep69Refreshing
Oct67Cool
Nov64Cool
Dec60Cool

UV index in Newport Beach 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 Newport Beach peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Newport 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 Newport Beach is worst in September — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (May, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1447 µg/m³May 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep49Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Newport Beach?

Newport Beach sits at 33.6°N, 117.9°W, 10 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Costa Mesa, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Newport Beach

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Newport Beach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 36 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,013 ft.

The land around Newport Beach is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and water (44%) within 2 miles, water (51%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 10 miles, and water (44%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
125 ft
10 miles
1,168 ft
50 miles
10,013 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Costa Mesa 1.9 mi · Huntington Beach 5.0 mi · UC Irvine 5.0 mi · Fountain Valley 6.2 mi · Irvine 6.8 mi · Westpark 8.1 mi · Tustin Legacy 8.1 mi · Woodbridge 8.7 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 Newport Beach (33.6189°, -117.929°, elevation 10 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. 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).