Prescott Valley weather in July

In July, Prescott Valley sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 65°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 39% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Prescott Valley's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prescott Valley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
1st warmest
Overnight low
65°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:32 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
47%
12th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Prescott Valley is town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.

Density
421/km²
people per km²
Founded
1978

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 Prescott Valley reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 65°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°F warmer than June and about 3°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
19163
29164
39164
49064
59064
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How July really feels in Prescott Valley

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 12 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
12
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.

Prescott Valley weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan52° / 30°1.85.62.39.93.2
Feb55° / 33°2.16.32.810.73.9
Mar61° / 37°1.85.81.911.75.8
Apr68° / 42°0.83.80.712.87.6
May77° / 50°0.73.50.113.88.3
Jun87° / 59°0.32.2014.36.0
Jul89° / 65°3.312.6014.14.0
Aug87° / 64°3.514.8013.34.5
Sep82° / 58°2.07.9012.27.0
Oct72° / 48°1.44.20.111.18.2
Nov60° / 37°1.23.60.710.26.0
Dec51° / 31°1.65.42.69.73.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27723
37624
47426
57228
67129
76931
86832
96733
106535
116436
126337
136238
146238
156139
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205941
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225842
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265842
275743
285842
295941
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Prescott Valley gets around 3.3 in of rain over 12.6 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 39% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
222
324
426
527
629
730
831
932
1034
1135
1236
1337
1438
1540
1641
1742
1843
1944
2045
2146
2247
2348
2449
2549
2650
2750
2850
2950
3049
3149

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
188930
2871030
3851140
4831250
5811360
6781570
7781570
8761680
9741790
107218100
117019110
127019110
136720121
146620131
156521131
166421141
176222151
186122161
196023161
205923171
215724181
225724181
235525191
245525191
255425201
265226211
275226211
285226211
295126221
305126221
315226211

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
25calm
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65calm
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84calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 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 5:24 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:247:41
214.35:247:41
314.35:257:41
414.35:257:41
514.35:267:41
614.25:267:41
714.25:277:41
814.25:277:41
914.25:287:40
1014.25:287:40
1114.25:297:40
1214.25:297:40
1314.25:307:39
1414.15:307:39
1514.15:317:39
1614.15:327:38
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1814.15:337:37
1914.15:347:37
2014.05:347:36
2114.05:357:36
2214.05:367:35
2314.05:367:34
2413.95:377:34
2513.95:387:33
2613.95:387:33
2713.95:397:32
2813.95:407:31
2913.85:417:30
3013.85:417:30
3113.85:427:29

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.04 kWh/m² to a high of 8.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.1Intense
28.1Intense
38.0Intense
48.0Intense
57.9Intense
67.9Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.7Intense
107.7Intense
117.6Intense
127.6Intense
137.5Intense
147.5Intense
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167.4Intense
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187.4Intense
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207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Prescott Valley?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Prescott Valley in July

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

In July, Prescott Valley sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 65°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Prescott Valley 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 Prescott Valley peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Prescott Valley?

Prescott Valley sits at 34.6°N, 112.3°W, 5,026 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Prescott, 9.9 mi away.

Topography around Prescott Valley

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Prescott Valley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 ft around an average of 4,987 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,241 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,497 ft.

The land around Prescott Valley is covered by grassland (50%) and artificial surfaces (45%) within 2 miles, grassland (58%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (38%), grassland (31%) and trees (30%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
377 ft
10 miles
3,241 ft
50 miles
7,497 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Prescott 9.9 mi · Sedona 36 mi · Anthem 52 mi · Flagstaff 55 mi · Payson 62 mi · Deer Valley 65 mi · Sun City West 65 mi · Surprise 68 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 Prescott Valley (34.61°, -112.3157°, elevation 5,026 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).