Selma weather in July

In July, Selma sees average daytime highs of 96°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 96°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Selma's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Selma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
96°
1st warmest
Overnight low
71°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
0.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:56 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
13%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
8.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Selma is city in Fresno County, California, United States.

Density
1,835/km²
people per km²
Founded
1893

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 96°F through the month.

A typical July day in Selma reaches about 96°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 89°F and 104°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 6°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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

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.

Selma weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan59° / 42°3.97.89.84.8
Feb62° / 44°3.5910.65.5
Mar67° / 48°3.48.511.76.6
Apr73° / 51°1.64.912.97.8
May82° / 58°0.8313.97.6
Jun91° / 65°0.20.714.44.9
Jul96° / 71°0.10.314.22.9
Aug96° / 70°0.00.113.43.2
Sep90° / 64°0.10.512.25.4
Oct79° / 56°1.02.811.18.3
Nov66° / 47°1.74.810.17.1
Dec58° / 41°3.17.29.54.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19937
20937
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27946
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Selma gets around 0.1 in of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
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191
201
211
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271
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301
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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1771940
2752050
3752050
4752050
5732061
6722161
7722161
8712261
9702271
10702271
11682372
12682372
13662482
14662482
15662482
16642592
17642592
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206326101
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276226111
286326101
296226102
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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 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:48 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:487:16
214.54:487:16
314.54:497:16
414.44:497:16
514.44:497:16
614.44:507:15
714.44:507:15
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914.44:527:15
1014.44:527:14
1114.44:537:14
1214.34:537:14
1314.34:547:13
1414.34:557:13
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1614.34:567:12
1714.34:577:12
1814.24:577:11
1914.24:587:11
2014.24:597:10
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2614.05:037:06
2714.05:047:05
2814.05:057:05
2914.05:067:04
3013.95:067:03
3113.95:077:02

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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.47 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in June 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
18.3Intense
28.3Intense
38.3Intense
48.3Intense
58.3Intense
68.3Intense
78.2Intense
88.2Intense
98.2Intense
108.2Intense
118.2Intense
128.2Intense
138.1Intense
148.1Intense
158.1Intense
168.1Intense
178.1Intense
188.1Intense
198.0Intense
208.0Intense
218.0Intense
228.0Intense
238.0Intense
248.0Intense
258.0Intense
267.9Intense
277.9Intense
287.9Intense
297.9Intense
307.9Intense
317.9Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Selma?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Selma in July

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

In July, Selma sees daytime highs around 96°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Selma in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Selma peaks around June 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Selma 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 Selma is worst in September — around 126 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 16.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyGoodSep 16118 µg/m³Dec 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep126Unhealthy
Oct55Poor
Nov14Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Selma?

Selma sits at 36.6°N, 119.6°W, 308 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Parlier, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Selma

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Selma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 ft around an average of 308 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,367 ft.

The land around Selma is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), cropland (26%) and grassland (25%) within 2 miles, cropland (41%), grassland (23%) and trees (22%) within 10 miles, and grassland (33%), trees (31%) and cropland (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
46 ft
10 miles
141 ft
50 miles
10,367 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Parlier 5.6 mi · Reedley 9.3 mi · Sanger 9.9 mi · Dinuba 12 mi · Fresno 15 mi · Hanford 17 mi · Clovis 18 mi · Lemoore 21 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 Selma (36.5708°, -119.6121°, elevation 308 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).