Aptos climate

Aptos Weather in July

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Cruz, 9 km from Aptos

Average highs run from 74°F on July 1 to 75°F on July 31, and lows from 53°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.01 in over about 1 wet days.

July day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Aptos, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

July at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
0.01 in
Record high
97°FJul 22, 2006
Record low
46°FJul 5, 2003
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
14 h 39 min to 14 h 03 min
Cloud cover
14%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
5.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jul 174°F53°F86°F 201548°F 20063%
Jul 274°F53°F86°F 200748°F 20033%
Jul 374°F53°F88°F 201147°F 20103%
Jul 474°F53°F80°F 202047°F 19993%
Jul 574°F54°F84°F 202446°F 20033%
Jul 674°F54°F94°F 201846°F 20203%
Jul 774°F54°F84°F 201747°F 20063%
Jul 874°F54°F85°F 200249°F 19993%
Jul 974°F54°F94°F 200246°F 20033%
Jul 1074°F54°F82°F 201846°F 20093%
Jul 1174°F54°F83°F 199947°F 20033%
Jul 1274°F54°F83°F 199948°F 20032%
Jul 1374°F54°F88°F 200947°F 20232%
Jul 1474°F54°F86°F 202649°F 20042%
Jul 1574°F54°F82°F 201047°F 20222%
Jul 1674°F55°F86°F 201750°F 20032%
Jul 1774°F55°F83°F 200350°F 20222%
Jul 1874°F55°F83°F 200449°F 20002%
Jul 1974°F55°F85°F 201549°F 20162%
Jul 2074°F55°F87°F 201550°F 20122%
Jul 2174°F55°F88°F 202648°F 20232%
Jul 2274°F55°F97°F 200647°F 20222%
Jul 2374°F55°F91°F 200550°F 20002%
Jul 2474°F55°F85°F 201449°F 20222%
Jul 2574°F55°F85°F 200648°F 20022%
Jul 2674°F55°F81°F 201450°F 20082%
Jul 2774°F55°F79°F 201450°F 20002%
Jul 2874°F55°F79°F 201447°F 20232%
Jul 2974°F55°F77°F 201449°F 20102%
Jul 3075°F55°F79°F 202446°F 20232%
Jul 3175°F55°F80°F 202249°F 20262%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Aptos, in percent.01231102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

July 1
sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 8:31 PM
July 31
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 8:15 PM

Every day of July: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047916 (Santa Cruz), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023277, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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.