Nogales weather in July

In July, Nogales sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 3.7 in of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 92°F in the first days to 88°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Nogales's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nogales's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
69°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.7 in
15.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:34 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Nogales is city in and county seat of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States, on the Mexican border.

Density
375/km²
people per km²
Founded
1893

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 92°F in the first days to 88°F by the end.

A typical July day in Nogales reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 97°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°F cooler than June and about 3°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
19369
29369
39269
49269
59269
69269
79169
89169
99169
109169
119169
129069
139069
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How July really feels in Nogales

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 15 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
15
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.

Nogales weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan61° / 37°1.440.410.26.2
Feb63° / 39°1.54.50.510.96.6
Mar69° / 43°0.93.40.311.87.8
Apr76° / 48°0.31.60.212.78.8
May84° / 56°0.21.1013.67.3
Jun92° / 65°0.42.40144.2
Jul90° / 69°3.715.1013.83.6
Aug87° / 67°3.616.4013.14.1
Sep85° / 63°1.97.7012.25.7
Oct79° / 54°0.93011.28.3
Nov69° / 44°0.92.8010.48.0
Dec61° / 37°1.44.60.5106.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37327
47129
56931
66733
76733
86535
96337
106238
116139
126040
135941
145842
155743
165743
175644
185644
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Nogales gets around 3.7 in of rain over 15.1 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
228
330
433
535
637
739
841
943
1044
1145
1247
1348
1448
1549
1650
1751
1851
1952
2053
2153
2254
2355
2455
2555
2655
2755
2856
2956
3056
3156

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16216157
25817169
356171710
453181811
549192012
646202114
743202215
840212316
938212416
1035222517
1133232718
1231232818
1329232918
1427243119
1525243219
1623243419
1722233519
1820233719
1919233920
2017224020
2116224121
2215224221
2313214322
2412214422
2511214523
2611214523
2710204524
2810204525
2910204525
309204525
319204526

Wind in July

Winds average 4 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
15calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:277:28
214.05:277:28
314.05:277:28
414.05:287:27
514.05:287:27
614.05:297:27
714.05:297:27
814.05:307:27
913.95:307:27
1013.95:317:27
1113.95:317:26
1213.95:327:26
1313.95:327:26
1413.95:337:26
1513.95:337:25
1613.95:347:25
1713.85:347:25
1813.85:357:24
1913.85:357:24
2013.85:367:23
2113.85:377:23
2213.85:377:22
2313.75:387:22
2413.75:387:21
2513.75:397:21
2613.75:407:20
2713.75:407:20
2813.65:417:19
2913.65:427:18
3013.65:427:18
3113.65:437:17

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 6.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.4Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.2Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Nogales?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nogales.

What to pack for Nogales in July

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

In July, Nogales sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 69°F. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nogales in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nogales peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nogales?

Nogales sits at 31.3°N, 110.9°W, 3,832 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Nogales, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Nogales

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Nogales has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 ft around an average of 3,980 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,297 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,484 ft.

The land around Nogales is covered by shrubs (50%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 2 miles, shrubs (69%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
869 ft
10 miles
2,297 ft
50 miles
7,484 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Nogales 2.5 mi · Rio Rico 9.3 mi · Green Valley 35 mi · Sierra Vista 40 mi · Sahuarita 43 mi · Cananea 45 mi · Magdalena de Kino 49 mi · Vail 50 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 Nogales (31.3404°, -110.9343°, elevation 3,832 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).