Port Angeles weather in July

In July, Port Angeles sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 50°F, with 1.6 in of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 61°F in the first days to 66°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Port Angeles's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Port Angeles's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
50°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1.6 in
7.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:35 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
43%
1st clearest
Wind
5 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Port Angeles is city and county seat of Clallam County, Washington State, United States.

Density
517/km²
people per km²
Founded
1890

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 61°F in the first days to 66°F by the end.

A typical July day in Port Angeles reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 50°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 56°F and 73°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 6°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Port Angeles weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan39° / 32°9.11913.28.60.0
Feb40° / 31°6.215.311.49.90.0
Mar42° / 33°7.219.31511.60.2
Apr46° / 36°4.917.11013.41.1
May53° / 41°3.814.62.914.92.8
Jun58° / 46°3.313.40.215.83.9
Jul64° / 50°1.67.2015.46.3
Aug64° / 51°2.07.4014.16.5
Sep60° / 47°2.69.2012.45.0
Oct51° / 41°6.0151.710.62.3
Nov43° / 34°9.419.110.390.4
Dec38° / 31°9.41914.88.20.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34753
44951
55050
65149
75347
85446
95446
105545
115743
125743
135842
145941
156139
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196535
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226931
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Port Angeles gets around 1.6 in of rain over 7.2 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 25% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
334
433
533
632
731
831
930
1030
1129
1229
1328
1427
1526
1625
1724
1823
1922
2021
2120
2219
2318
2417
2517
2617
2717
2817
2917
3018
3118

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
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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 5 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 15 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:23 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:238:11
215.84:238:11
315.84:248:11
415.84:258:11
515.74:258:10
615.74:268:10
715.74:278:09
815.74:288:09
915.74:288:09
1015.64:298:08
1115.64:308:07
1215.64:318:07
1315.64:328:06
1415.54:338:05
1515.54:348:05
1615.54:358:04
1715.54:368:03
1815.44:378:02
1915.44:388:01
2015.44:398:00
2115.34:407:59
2215.34:417:58
2315.24:427:57
2415.24:447:56
2515.24:457:55
2615.14:467:54
2715.14:477:53
2815.04:497:51
2915.04:507:50
3015.04:517:49
3114.94:527:47

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.47 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Port Angeles

In seasonPeak

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

Port Angeles's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Port Angeles?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Port Angeles for sightseeing.

What to pack for Port Angeles in July

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

In July, Port Angeles sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 50°F. Pack sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Port Angeles in July

The nearest coast averages about 53°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 53°F and coldest in January near 46°F.

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

45°50°55°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan46Bracing
Feb46Bracing
Mar47Bracing
Apr48Bracing
May50Bracing
Jun52Bracing
Jul53Bracing
Aug53Bracing
Sep52Bracing
Oct50Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec47Bracing

UV index in Port Angeles in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Port Angeles peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Port Angeles?

Port Angeles sits at 48.1°N, 123.4°W, 72 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Victoria-Downtown, 22 mi away.

Topography around Port Angeles

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Port Angeles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 ft around an average of 154 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,348 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,720 ft.

The land around Port Angeles is covered by water (41%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, water (46%) and trees (45%) within 10 miles, and trees (61%) and water (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
604 ft
10 miles
6,348 ft
50 miles
7,720 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Victoria-Downtown 22 mi · Colwood 22 mi · Esquimalt 22 mi · Victoria 22 mi · Sooke 22 mi · Langford 23 mi · Oak Bay 24 mi · Carey 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 Port Angeles (48.1181°, -123.4307°, elevation 72 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).