Payson weather in July

In July, Payson sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 0.4 in of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°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 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Payson's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Payson's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
1st warmest
Overnight low
60°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.4 in
2.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:15 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Payson is city in Utah County, Utah, United States.

Density
870/km²
people per km²
Founded
1850

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 89°F through the month.

A typical July day in Payson reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 30°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 8°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 16 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
16
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.

Payson 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
Jan34° / 14°2.09.39.29.50.0
Feb39° / 19°1.78.57.510.40.0
Mar48° / 26°1.99.37.111.71.9
Apr56° / 33°2.210.15.3133.9
May68° / 42°1.98.70.814.26.6
Jun81° / 52°0.73.90.114.87.4
Jul89° / 60°0.42.3014.65.1
Aug87° / 58°0.42.5013.65.7
Sep77° / 49°1.24.60.112.38.0
Oct62° / 37°1.66.51.610.96.0
Nov46° / 25°1.57.55.79.81.5
Dec34° / 14°1.88.18.39.20.0

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%.

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

Any precipitation

Payson gets around 0.4 in of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
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319

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 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 5:06 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:067:55
214.85:067:55
314.85:077:54
414.85:077:54
514.85:087:54
614.85:087:54
714.75:097:54
814.75:107:53
914.75:107:53
1014.75:117:53
1114.75:117:52
1214.75:127:52
1314.65:137:52
1414.65:147:51
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1614.65:157:50
1714.65:167:50
1814.55:177:49
1914.55:177:48
2014.55:187:48
2114.55:197:47
2214.45:207:46
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2614.35:237:43
2714.35:247:42
2814.35:257:41
2914.25:267:40
3014.25:277:39
3114.25:287:38

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.3Intense
28.3Intense
38.3Intense
48.3Intense
58.2Intense
68.2Intense
78.2Intense
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317.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Payson?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Payson in July

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

In July, Payson sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 60°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Payson 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 Payson peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 15UV 11Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Payson 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 Payson is worst in September — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1535 µg/m³Dec 158 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun11Good
Jul9Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Payson?

Payson sits at 40.0°N, 111.7°W, 4,652 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Spanish Fork, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Payson

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Payson has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 ft around an average of 4,646 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,168 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,490 ft.

The land around Payson is covered by grassland (45%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 2 miles, grassland (42%) and trees (22%) within 10 miles, and grassland (51%) and trees (30%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
840 ft
10 miles
6,168 ft
50 miles
7,490 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Spanish Fork 6.2 mi · Springville 11 mi · Provo 14 mi · Orem 17 mi · Pleasant Grove 22 mi · Saratoga Springs 23 mi · American Fork 23 mi · Eagle Mountain 24 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 Payson (40.0444°, -111.7322°, elevation 4,652 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).