Santa Cruz climate

Santa Cruz Weather in July

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Santa Cruz, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 30°C on July 1 to 28°C on July 31, and lows from 25°C to 24°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 505 mm over about 28 wet days.

July day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Santa Cruz, in °C, with the record for each date.2025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

July at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
24°C
Precipitation
505 mm
Record high
36°CJul 2, 1988
Record low
20°CJul 1, 1964
Daylight
12 h 59 min to 12 h 48 min
Cloud cover
82%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
24°C
Wind
11.5 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jul 130°C25°C34°C 197820°C 196494%
Jul 230°C25°C36°C 198823°C 198594%
Jul 329°C25°C35°C 196922°C 197995%
Jul 429°C25°C36°C 196623°C 197495%
Jul 529°C25°C36°C 197322°C 196795%
Jul 629°C25°C36°C 198821°C 196794%
Jul 729°C25°C35°C 196621°C 196794%
Jul 829°C25°C35°C 196621°C 196794%
Jul 929°C25°C35°C 196822°C 197294%
Jul 1029°C25°C35°C 198322°C 196494%
Jul 1129°C25°C34°C 197921°C 196493%
Jul 1229°C25°C36°C 197921°C 196793%
Jul 1329°C25°C36°C 197923°C 195893%
Jul 1429°C24°C35°C 196821°C 198393%
Jul 1529°C24°C36°C 197521°C 198393%
Jul 1629°C24°C36°C 197523°C 195893%
Jul 1729°C24°C36°C 197522°C 195893%
Jul 1829°C24°C35°C 197522°C 196793%
Jul 1929°C24°C36°C 197520°C 196493%
Jul 2029°C24°C35°C 197521°C 196493%
Jul 2129°C24°C35°C 198823°C 196494%
Jul 2229°C24°C36°C 197923°C 196494%
Jul 2329°C24°C35°C 197522°C 196594%
Jul 2429°C24°C34°C 197522°C 196294%
Jul 2529°C24°C35°C 197522°C 196495%
Jul 2629°C24°C36°C 198122°C 197195%
Jul 2729°C24°C35°C 197322°C 196496%
Jul 2829°C24°C36°C 198621°C 197196%
Jul 2929°C24°C35°C 198122°C 196797%
Jul 3028°C24°C35°C 198322°C 196797%
Jul 3128°C24°C34°C 198122°C 197197%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Santa Cruz, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+8).

July 1
sunrise 5:32 AM, sunset 6:31 PM
July 31
sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 6:28 PM

Every day of July: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station RPW00041231, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.