Phoenix weather in July

In July, Phoenix sees average daytime highs of 105°F and overnight lows near 83°F, with 0.7 in of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 105°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Phoenix's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phoenix's year-round climate.

Daytime high
105°
1st warmest
Overnight low
83°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.7 in
3.6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:33 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
34%
8th clearest
Wind
5 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Phoenix is capital city of the U.S. state of Arizona and seat of Maricopa County.

Density
1,228/km²
people per km²
Founded
1868

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 105°F through the month.

A typical July day in Phoenix reaches about 105°F in the afternoon and slips back to 83°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 99°F and 111°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Phoenix

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 102°F)
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.

Phoenix weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan66° / 43°1.33.7107.4
Feb70° / 46°1.54.110.87.6
Mar77° / 51°1.02.811.78.3
Apr85° / 58°0.31.312.87.0
May94° / 67°0.20.613.73.8
Jun103° / 76°0.10.414.20.6
Jul105° / 83°0.73.6140.0
Aug104° / 83°1.24.413.20.2
Sep99° / 75°1.03.112.21.9
Oct88° / 63°0.82.211.25.8
Nov75° / 51°0.72.210.38.5
Dec65° / 43°1.13.69.87.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Phoenix gets around 0.7 in of rain over 3.6 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 11% and peaks near 13% 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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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469151042
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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
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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 5:26 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:267:37
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314.25:277:37
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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 7.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 8.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.1Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Phoenix?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Phoenix.

What to pack for Phoenix in July

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

In July, Phoenix sees daytime highs around 105°F and nights near 83°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Phoenix 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 Phoenix peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJul 14UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Phoenix 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 Phoenix is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJun 1730 µg/m³Dec 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Phoenix?

Phoenix sits at 33.4°N, 112.1°W, 1,086 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Central City, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Phoenix

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Phoenix has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 ft around an average of 1,086 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,722 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,923 ft.

The land around Phoenix is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (62%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (52%) and bare terrain (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
144 ft
10 miles
1,722 ft
50 miles
6,923 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Central City 1.2 mi · Encanto 1.9 mi · Alhambra 5.0 mi · Maryvale 6.8 mi · Tempe Junction 8.1 mi · Glendale 8.7 mi · Ahwatukee Foothills 9.3 mi · Tempe 9.9 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 Phoenix (33.4484°, -112.074°, elevation 1,086 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).