Pacific Grove weather in July

In July, Pacific Grove sees average daytime highs of 57°F and overnight lows near 55°F, with 0.0 in of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 57°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 Pacific Grove's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pacific Grove's year-round climate.

Daytime high
57°
5th warmest
Overnight low
55°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:05 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Pacific Grove is city in Monterey County, California, United States.

Density
1,517/km²
people per km²
Founded
1875

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 57°F through the month.

A typical July day in Pacific Grove reaches about 57°F in the afternoon and slips back to 55°F overnight — a 2°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 60°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°F warmer than June and about 2°F cooler than August.

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Pacific Grove weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan55° / 51°4.5109.83.6
Feb54° / 51°4.59.910.63.3
Mar54° / 51°3.39.211.73.4
Apr54° / 51°1.55.812.93.6
May54° / 52°0.63.313.94.0
Jun55° / 53°0.21.314.54.6
Jul57° / 55°0.00.114.25.2
Aug59° / 56°0.10.313.45.8
Sep60° / 57°0.10.712.26.2
Oct60° / 56°0.92.711.16.0
Nov57° / 54°2.15.8104.7
Dec55° / 52°4.09.69.53.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Pacific Grove gets around 0.0 in of rain over 0.1 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18911
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38812
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58713
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
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48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
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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 4:57 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:577:25
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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 7.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Pacific Grove

In seasonPeak

None of Pacific Grove's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Pacific Grove's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Pacific Grove?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Pacific Grove for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pacific Grove in July

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

In July, Pacific Grove sees daytime highs around 57°F and nights near 55°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

Sea temperature near Pacific Grove in July

The nearest coast averages about 57°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 September at about 58°F and coldest in April near 54°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

52°54°56°58°60°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan55Bracing
Feb55Bracing
Mar55Bracing
Apr54Bracing
May54Bracing
Jun55Bracing
Jul57Bracing
Aug58Bracing
Sep58Bracing
Oct58Bracing
Nov57Bracing
Dec55Bracing

UV index in Pacific Grove 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 Pacific Grove peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Pacific Grove 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 Pacific Grove is worst in August — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1816 µg/m³Jun 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pacific Grove?

Pacific Grove sits at 36.6°N, 121.9°W, 151 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Monterey, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Pacific Grove

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pacific Grove has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 778 ft around an average of 118 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,949 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,883 ft.

The land around Pacific Grove is covered by water (45%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 2 miles, water (61%) and trees (22%) within 10 miles, and water (35%), trees (29%) and grassland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
778 ft
10 miles
1,949 ft
50 miles
5,883 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Monterey 1.9 mi · Seaside 3.7 mi · Marina 8.1 mi · Salinas 15 mi · Prunedale 17 mi · Watsonville 22 mi · Big Sur 25 mi · Santa Cruz 25 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 Pacific Grove (36.6177°, -121.9166°, elevation 151 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).