Santa Paula weather in July

In July, Santa Paula sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 79°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Santa Paula's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Paula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
63°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
0.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:59 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
18%
3rd clearest
Wind
3 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Santa Paula is city in Ventura County, California, United States.

Density
2,506/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

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 79°F through the month.

A typical July day in Santa Paula reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 63°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 73°F and 85°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°F warmer than June and about 2°F cooler than August.

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Santa Paula weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan63° / 47°3.65.4106.3
Feb63° / 47°3.86.210.76.1
Mar65° / 49°2.65.411.76.8
Apr67° / 51°0.9312.87.6
May70° / 55°0.51.813.88.2
Jun74° / 59°0.10.414.39.1
Jul79° / 63°0.10.514.19.0
Aug80° / 64°0.00.113.39.0
Sep79° / 62°0.20.512.29.0
Oct75° / 58°0.82.211.18.8
Nov68° / 51°0.82.610.27.9
Dec63° / 47°2.34.79.76.4

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 (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6937
7937
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Santa Paula gets around 0.1 in of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11466191
21266202
31165222
41065232
5965242
6863263
7763273
8762283
9661303
10659314
11658324
12557344
13556354
14554365
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Wind in July

Winds average 3 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 mph on the calmest days to 3 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
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113calm
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133calm
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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 4:51 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:517:08
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3113.85:106:55

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.96 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.1Intense
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48.0Intense
58.0Intense
68.0Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Santa Paula?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Santa Paula for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Paula in July

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

In July, Santa Paula sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 63°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Santa Paula in July

The nearest coast averages about 66°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 16 mi away) is warmest in August at about 67°F and coldest in March near 58°F.

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

55°60°65°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan58Bracing
Feb58Bracing
Mar58Bracing
Apr58Bracing
May60Cool
Jun63Cool
Jul66Cool
Aug67Cool
Sep67Cool
Oct65Cool
Nov62Cool
Dec60Cool

UV index in Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula is worst in December — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.6× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyDec 1670 µg/m³Jan 246 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Paula?

Santa Paula sits at 34.4°N, 119.1°W, 279 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fillmore, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Santa Paula

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Santa Paula has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,286 ft around an average of 443 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,250 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,796 ft.

The land around Santa Paula is covered by grassland (32%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (20%) within 2 miles, grassland (37%) and trees (35%) within 10 miles, and water (32%), grassland (27%) and trees (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,286 ft
10 miles
6,250 ft
50 miles
8,796 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Fillmore 8.7 mi · Camarillo 9.3 mi · Moorpark 11 mi · Oxnard 13 mi · Ventura 14 mi · Port Hueneme 16 mi · Simi Valley 17 mi · Thousand Oaks 18 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 Santa Paula (34.3542°, -119.0593°, elevation 279 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. 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).