Riviera Beach weather in July

In July, Riviera Beach sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 79°F, with 5.3 in of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 85°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Riviera Beach's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riviera Beach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
79°
11th coldest
Rainfall
5.3 in
22.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:40 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
65%
9th clearest
Wind
7 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Riviera Beach is city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.

Density
1,281/km²
people per km²
Founded
1922

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 85°F through the month.

A typical July day in Riviera Beach reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 79°F overnight — a 6°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 83°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Riviera Beach

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.

Riviera Beach weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan72° / 64°2.07.110.57.2
Feb73° / 65°1.96.511.17.4
Mar74° / 67°2.67.811.87.4
Apr77° / 71°2.68.412.67.2
May80° / 75°4.012.413.36.3
Jun83° / 78°6.521.113.74.2
Jul85° / 79°5.322.513.53.7
Aug85° / 80°6.524.212.93.5
Sep84° / 79°7.023.312.23.8
Oct81° / 76°4.515.111.45.7
Nov77° / 71°2.29.310.77.1
Dec74° / 67°1.77.410.37.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
43961
54060
64060
74159
84159
94258
104258
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124258
134357
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Riviera Beach gets around 5.3 in of rain over 22.5 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 73% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
273
373
472
572
672
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871
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1573
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3173

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15248
25149
35050
45050
54951
64852
74753
84753
94654
104555
114456
124456
134357
144258
154258
164159
174060
183961
193862
203763
213664
223565
233466
243367
253268
263169
273169
283070
292971
302872
312773

Wind in July

Winds average 7 mph in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:347:14
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413.65:357:14
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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 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 6.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Riviera Beach

In seasonPeak

In July, Riviera Beach sits inside its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Riviera Beach sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Riviera Beach's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Riviera Beach?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Riviera Beach.

What to pack for Riviera Beach in July

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

In July, Riviera Beach sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 79°F. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Riviera Beach in July

The nearest coast averages about 84°F in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 mi away) is warmest in August at about 85°F and coldest in February near 77°F.

The water stays above 68°F all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

75°80°85°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan77Warm
Feb77Warm
Mar77Warm
Apr78Warm
May81Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul84Tropical
Aug85Tropical
Sep85Tropical
Oct83Tropical
Nov81Warm
Dec79Warm

UV index in Riviera Beach in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Riviera Beach peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 11Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Riviera Beach 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 Riviera Beach is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1819 µg/m³Dec 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Riviera Beach?

Riviera Beach sits at 26.8°N, 80.1°W, 13 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is West Palm Beach, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Riviera Beach

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Riviera Beach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 ft around an average of 13 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft.

The land around Riviera Beach is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and water (25%) within 2 miles, water (48%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 10 miles, and water (43%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
56 ft
10 miles
157 ft
50 miles
210 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: West Palm Beach 4.3 mi · Palm Beach Gardens 6.2 mi · Palm Springs 9.9 mi · Lake Worth Beach 11 mi · Jupiter 11 mi · Greenacres City 11 mi · Lake Worth Corridor 11 mi · Royal Palm Beach 12 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 Riviera Beach (26.7753°, -80.0581°, elevation 13 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. 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).