Salt Lake City weather in July

In July, Salt Lake City sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 0.4 in of rain across 2.8 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 90°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 Salt Lake City's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salt Lake City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
1st warmest
Overnight low
64°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.4 in
2.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:14 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
8.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Salt Lake City is capital city of the U.S. state of Utah and seat of Salt Lake County.

Density
745/km²
people per km²
Founded
1847

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 90°F through the month.

A typical July day in Salt Lake City reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 97°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 9°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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28761
38862
48862
58862
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319065

How July really feels in Salt Lake City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 21 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
21
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.

Salt Lake City 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
Jan36° / 20°2.19.78.69.40.0
Feb41° / 24°1.88.1610.40.2
Mar52° / 32°2.09.55.111.72.7
Apr59° / 38°2.611.23.513.14.4
May69° / 47°2.29.10.414.26.7
Jun80° / 55°1.14.4014.97.4
Jul90° / 64°0.42.8014.65.0
Aug88° / 63°0.53.4013.65.5
Sep77° / 53°1.44.7012.37.9
Oct62° / 41°1.86.61.210.96.1
Nov47° / 29°1.78.25.19.71.8
Dec36° / 21°1.98.87.99.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48614
58515
68515
78515
88614
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Salt Lake City gets around 0.4 in of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
410
510
610
710
810
910
1010
1110
1210
1310
149
159
169
179
188
198
208
218
228
238
248
259
269
279
2810
2910
3010
3110

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59730
69730
79640
89640
99640
109640
119640
129640
139640
149640
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199541
209451
219451
229451
239451
249262
259262
269262
279262
289262
299172
309172
319271

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 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 5:04 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 7:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:047:58
214.95:057:57
314.95:057:57
414.95:067:57
514.85:067:57
614.85:077:57
714.85:077:57
814.85:087:56
914.85:097:56
1014.85:097:56
1114.85:107:55
1214.75:117:55
1314.75:117:54
1414.75:127:54
1514.75:137:53
1614.75:147:53
1714.65:147:52
1814.65:157:52
1914.65:167:51
2014.65:177:50
2114.55:187:50
2214.55:197:49
2314.55:197:48
2414.45:207:47
2514.45:217:46
2614.45:227:45
2714.45:237:45
2814.35:247:44
2914.35:257:43
3014.35:267:42
3114.25:277:41

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 8.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 8.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 8.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.3Intense
28.3Intense
38.3Intense
48.3Intense
58.3Intense
68.2Intense
78.2Intense
88.2Intense
98.2Intense
108.2Intense
118.1Intense
128.1Intense
138.1Intense
148.1Intense
158.0Intense
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277.7Intense
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297.6Intense
307.6Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Salt Lake City?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Salt Lake City in July

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

In July, Salt Lake City sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodSep 1521 µg/m³Jun 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Salt Lake City?

Salt Lake City sits at 40.8°N, 111.9°W, 4,262 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is South Salt Lake, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Salt Lake City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Salt Lake City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 810 ft around an average of 4,334 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,138 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,346 ft.

The land around Salt Lake City is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (34%), trees (30%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (38%) and trees (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
810 ft
10 miles
5,138 ft
50 miles
7,346 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: South Salt Lake 3.1 mi · Millcreek 5.0 mi · East Millcreek 6.2 mi · North Salt Lake 6.2 mi · Murray 6.2 mi · Taylorsville 6.8 mi · Holladay 7.5 mi · West Valley City 7.5 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 Salt Lake City (40.7608°, -111.8911°, elevation 4,262 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).