Redding weather in July

In July, Redding sees average daytime highs of 97°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 97°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Redding's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Redding's year-round climate.

Daytime high
97°
1st warmest
Overnight low
69°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
0.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:56 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
15%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
8.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Redding is city in Shasta County, California, United States.

Density
578/km²
people per km²
Founded
1887

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 97°F through the month.

A typical July day in Redding reaches about 97°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 28°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 88°F and 105°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 8°F warmer than June and about 1°F warmer than August.

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

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
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.

Redding weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan54° / 39°9.312.529.43.2
Feb58° / 41°8.511.51.510.44.0
Mar63° / 44°7.512.31.111.75.3
Apr69° / 47°3.79.10.2136.6
May79° / 55°2.36.2014.27.4
Jun89° / 62°1.02.8014.85.1
Jul97° / 69°0.10.4014.62.7
Aug95° / 67°0.20.6013.63.3
Sep89° / 61°0.51.7012.35.6
Oct76° / 52°2.74.6010.98.0
Nov61° / 44°5.68.80.59.75.3
Dec53° / 39°9.912.91.79.22.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
3919
4919
5919
6937
7937
8937
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
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18937
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28928
29928
30928
31928

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Redding gets around 0.1 in of rain over 0.4 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 2% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
34
44
53
63
72
82
92
102
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132
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311

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19370
29460
39460
49460
59460
69460
79550
89550
99550
109550
119550
129550
139550
149460
159460
169460
179370
189370
199370
209370
219370
229280
239280
249280
259280
269280
279370
289370
299271
309271
319361

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 54 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 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:47 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:477:39
214.94:477:39
314.94:487:39
414.84:487:39
514.84:497:38
614.84:497:38
714.84:507:38
814.84:517:38
914.84:517:37
1014.84:527:37
1114.74:527:37
1214.74:537:36
1314.74:547:36
1414.74:557:35
1514.74:557:35
1614.64:567:34
1714.64:577:34
1814.64:587:33
1914.64:587:32
2014.54:597:32
2114.55:007:31
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2614.45:057:27
2714.35:057:26
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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 8.1 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 8.1 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 8.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.2Intense
28.2Intense
38.2Intense
48.2Intense
58.2Intense
68.2Intense
78.2Intense
88.2Intense
98.2Intense
108.2Intense
118.2Intense
128.1Intense
138.1Intense
148.1Intense
158.1Intense
168.1Intense
178.1Intense
188.1Intense
198.0Intense
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218.0Intense
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248.0Intense
257.9Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Redding

In seasonPeak

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

Redding'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 Redding?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Redding. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Redding in July

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

In July, Redding sees daytime highs around 97°F and nights near 69°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Redding 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 Redding peaks around July 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 10Dec 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Redding 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 Redding is worst in August — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.2× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 1973 µg/m³Dec 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul39Poor
Aug76Unhealthy
Sep60Unhealthy
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Redding?

Redding sits at 40.6°N, 122.4°W, 564 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Chico, 66 mi away.

Topography around Redding

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Redding has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 ft around an average of 600 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,484 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,164 ft.

The land around Redding is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (76%) and grassland (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
449 ft
10 miles
3,484 ft
50 miles
10,164 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Chico 66 mi · Paradise 70 mi · Oroville 86 mi · Bayside 89 mi · Arcata 91 mi · Susanville 92 mi · McKinleyville 93 mi · Eureka 94 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 Redding (40.5865°, -122.3917°, elevation 564 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).