Sun City Center weather in July

In July, Sun City Center sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 75°F, with 7.5 in of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Sun City Center's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sun City Center's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
75°
11th coldest
Rainfall
7.5 in
23.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:47 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Sun City Center is census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.

Density
448/km²
people per km²
Founded
1961

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 89°F through the month.

A typical July day in Sun City Center reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 75°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 85°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Sun City Center

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.

Sun City Center weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan71° / 52°2.46.210.47.3
Feb74° / 54°1.95.9117.6
Mar78° / 58°2.36.311.87.5
Apr83° / 63°2.16.412.66.5
May88° / 69°2.98.613.44.8
Jun89° / 74°7.119.913.73.2
Jul89° / 75°7.523.613.62.8
Aug89° / 75°7.624.3132.7
Sep88° / 74°6.018.412.23.5
Oct84° / 68°2.48.511.35.9
Nov78° / 60°1.64.510.67.8
Dec73° / 55°1.85.310.37.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sun City Center gets around 7.5 in of rain over 23.6 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 77% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 mph in July, the calmest month.

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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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 5:41 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Sun City Center

In seasonPeak

In July, Sun City Center sits inside its atlantic hurricane and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sun City Center sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Sun City Center's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
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Mar
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Jul
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Is July a good time to visit Sun City Center?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sun City Center.

What to pack for Sun City Center in July

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

In July, Sun City Center sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 75°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sun City Center in July

The nearest coast averages about 86°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 18 mi away) is warmest in August at about 86°F and coldest in January near 65°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 15 to Dec 20 — about 9.2 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan65Cool
Feb65Cool
Mar68Refreshing
Apr73Refreshing
May79Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul86Tropical
Aug86Tropical
Sep85Tropical
Oct80Warm
Nov73Refreshing
Dec69Refreshing

UV index in Sun City Center 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 Sun City Center peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sun City Center 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 Sun City Center is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2019 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sun City Center?

Sun City Center sits at 27.7°N, 82.4°W, 49 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ruskin, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Sun City Center

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sun City Center has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 ft around an average of 59 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 ft.

The land around Sun City Center is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (33%) and grassland (26%) within 2 miles, trees (37%) and grassland (30%) within 10 miles, and trees (38%), water (30%) and grassland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
92 ft
10 miles
230 ft
50 miles
377 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
July weather nearby: Ruskin 5.0 mi · Riverview 11 mi · Bloomingdale 14 mi · Palm River-Clair Mel 14 mi · Brandon 16 mi · Valrico 17 mi · Tampa 17 mi · East Lake-Orient Park 19 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 Sun City Center (27.7181°, -82.3518°, elevation 49 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).