Big Sur climate

Big Sur Weather in July

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Big Sur Stn, 3.5 km from Big Sur

Average highs run from 75°F on July 1 to 76°F on July 31, and lows from 50°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.06 in over about 0 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 Big Sur, in °F, with the record for each date.405060708090151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

July at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
0.06 in
Record high
88°FJul 18, 1971
Record low
46°FJul 24, 1970
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.6
Daylight
14 h 35 min to 14 h 00 min
Cloud cover
35%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
6.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jul 175°F50°F77°F 197050°F 19701%
Jul 275°F50°F82°F 202348°F 20241%
Jul 375°F50°F77°F 201347°F 19691%
Jul 475°F50°F81°F 202448°F 19731%
Jul 575°F50°F78°F 197348°F 19991%
Jul 675°F50°F75°F 201848°F 19701%
Jul 775°F50°F75°F 200848°F 20061%
Jul 875°F50°F81°F 200848°F 19701%
Jul 975°F50°F81°F 200848°F 19701%
Jul 1075°F50°F74°F 201848°F 19771%
Jul 1175°F51°F75°F 202448°F 19771%
Jul 1275°F51°F77°F 199950°F 20031%
Jul 1375°F51°F81°F 199949°F 20091%
Jul 1475°F51°F84°F 202650°F 20031%
Jul 1575°F51°F78°F 201449°F 19771%
Jul 1675°F51°F77°F 201751°F 19691%
Jul 1775°F51°F80°F 197150°F 20031%
Jul 1875°F51°F88°F 197148°F 19701%
Jul 1975°F51°F80°F 201552°F 19701%
Jul 2075°F51°F83°F 200650°F 19981%
Jul 2175°F51°F88°F 202649°F 19701%
Jul 2276°F51°F86°F 200649°F 20021%
Jul 2376°F51°F78°F 200647°F 20021%
Jul 2476°F51°F78°F 202446°F 19701%
Jul 2576°F51°F84°F 197450°F 19731%
Jul 2676°F51°F79°F 197348°F 19771%
Jul 2776°F51°F80°F 202147°F 19701%
Jul 2876°F51°F79°F 201552°F 19771%
Jul 2976°F51°F79°F 202151°F 19731%
Jul 3076°F51°F81°F 197751°F 19701%
Jul 3176°F51°F85°F 197750°F 19691%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Big Sur, in percent.00.511.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

July 1
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:29 PM
July 31
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:13 PM

Every day of July: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00040790 (Big Sur Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023259, 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.