Turlock weather in July

In July, Turlock sees average daytime highs of 95°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 0.0 in of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 95°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Turlock's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turlock's year-round climate.

Daytime high
95°
1st warmest
Overnight low
67°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.0 in
0.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:58 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
10%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
8.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Turlock is city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

Density
1,649/km²
people per km²
Founded
1908

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 95°F through the month.

A typical July day in Turlock reaches about 95°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 28°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 88°F and 102°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and about 1°F warmer than August.

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

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.

Turlock 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 42°3.58.29.74.7
Feb62° / 44°3.18.410.65.6
Mar68° / 48°2.77.911.76.8
Apr74° / 51°1.34.612.97.9
May83° / 57°0.82.8147.3
Jun91° / 63°0.10.814.54.9
Jul95° / 67°0.00.214.33.4
Aug94° / 66°0.00.113.44.0
Sep88° / 62°0.10.512.35.9
Oct79° / 55°0.82.4118.4
Nov66° / 46°1.55107.1
Dec58° / 41°3.07.69.54.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3946
4946
5946
6955
7955
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14955
15955
16955
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18955
19955
20955
21946
22946
23946
24946
25946
26946
27946
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Turlock gets around 0.0 in of rain over 0.2 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 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
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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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
184151
284151
383161
483161
583161
682171
782171
882171
981181
1081181
1181181
1281181
1379192
1479192
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1877212
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2074233
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2273243
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2771254
2871254
2971254
3071254
3171254

Wind in July

Winds average 6 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:507:23
214.64:507:23
314.54:517:23
414.54:517:23
514.54:527:23
614.54:527:23
714.54:537:23
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914.54:547:22
1014.54:557:22
1114.44:557:22
1214.44:567:21
1314.44:567:21
1414.44:577:20
1514.44:587:20
1614.44:587:20
1714.34:597:19
1814.35:007:18
1914.35:017:18
2014.35:017:17
2114.25:027:17
2214.25:037:16
2314.25:047:15
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2614.15:067:13
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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 8.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 8.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 8.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.4Intense
28.3Intense
38.3Intense
48.3Intense
58.3Intense
68.3Intense
78.3Intense
88.3Intense
98.3Intense
108.3Intense
118.3Intense
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248.1Intense
258.1Intense
268.0Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
308.0Intense
317.9Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Turlock?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Turlock in July

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

In July, Turlock sees daytime highs around 95°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Turlock 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 Turlock peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 20UV 10Dec 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Turlock 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 Turlock is worst in August — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 1928 µg/m³Jun 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Turlock?

Turlock sits at 37.5°N, 120.8°W, 102 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ceres, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Turlock

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Turlock has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 ft around an average of 105 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,820 ft.

The land around Turlock is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 2 miles, cropland (38%) and trees (34%) within 10 miles, and grassland (47%) and trees (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
66 ft
10 miles
226 ft
50 miles
4,820 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Ceres 9.3 mi · Modesto 13 mi · Patterson 16 mi · Atwater 17 mi · Riverbank 17 mi · Oakdale 19 mi · Ripon 23 mi · Merced 24 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 Turlock (37.4947°, -120.8466°, elevation 102 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).