Sedona weather in July

In July, Sedona sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 65°F, with 1.2 in of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 49% 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 Sedona's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sedona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
1st warmest
Overnight low
65°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1.2 in
6.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:29 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
42%
11th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Sedona is city in Yavapai and Coconino counties in Arizona, United States.

Density
209/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

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 Sedona reaches about 90°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 83°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°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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How July really feels in Sedona

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 19 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
19
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.

Sedona weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan51° / 29°2.05.52.79.92.9
Feb53° / 31°2.46.13.310.73.5
Mar60° / 35°1.85.42.111.75.6
Apr67° / 41°1.13.9112.97.5
May77° / 50°0.52.6013.88.5
Jun87° / 59°0.11014.36.1
Jul90° / 65°1.26.6014.14.4
Aug88° / 64°1.15.8013.35.2
Sep82° / 58°0.94.4012.27.4
Oct72° / 47°1.23.70.111.18.3
Nov60° / 36°1.43.80.910.25.9
Dec51° / 29°1.85.43.19.72.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28416
38317
48119
58119
68020
77822
87723
97723
107525
117426
127426
137327
147327
157129
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306733
316832

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sedona gets around 1.2 in of rain over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
110
211
312
413
514
615
715
816
917
1018
1118
1219
1320
1421
1521
1622
1723
1823
1924
2024
2125
2225
2326
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
3025
3125

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19541
29451
39361
49361
59271
69082
78992
887103
987103
1085114
1185114
1283125
1381136
1481136
1579147
1678148
1777158
1875169
1974179
20731710
21721810
22711811
23701911
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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
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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 5:21 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:217:40
214.35:217:40
314.35:227:40
414.35:227:40
514.35:237:40
614.35:237:39
714.35:247:39
814.25:247:39
914.25:257:39
1014.25:257:39
1114.25:267:38
1214.25:267:38
1314.25:277:38
1414.25:287:37
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1914.15:317:35
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2813.95:377:29
2913.85:387:29
3013.85:397:28
3113.85:397:27

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 8.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
27.9Intense
37.9Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.7Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.5Intense
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217.0Intense
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286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Sedona?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sedona in July

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

In July, Sedona sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 65°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sedona 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 Sedona peaks around June 23 at about 12 (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 12Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sedona 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 Sedona is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJun 1721 µg/m³Dec 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun23Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sedona?

Sedona sits at 34.9°N, 111.8°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Flagstaff, 24 mi away.

Topography around Sedona

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sedona has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,778 ft around an average of 4,564 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,724 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,381 ft.

The land around Sedona is covered by trees (47%) and shrubs (29%) within 2 miles, trees (54%) and shrubs (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (44%) and grassland (38%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,778 ft
10 miles
3,724 ft
50 miles
10,381 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Flagstaff 24 mi · Prescott Valley 36 mi · Prescott 46 mi · Payson 50 mi · Anthem 73 mi · Grand Canyon 85 mi · Deer Valley 85 mi · Fountain Hills 87 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 Sedona (34.8697°, -111.761°, elevation 0 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).