Ridgecrest climate

Ridgecrest Weather in July

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for China Lake Naf, 7.4 km from Ridgecrest

Average highs run from 103°F on July 1 to 105°F on July 31, and lows from 68°F to 71°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.12 in.

July day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ridgecrest, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

July at a glance

Average high
105°F
Average low
70°F
Precipitation
0.12 in
Record high
119°FJul 11, 2021
Record low
50°FJul 1, 1997
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
30.8
Daylight
14 h 31 min to 13 h 57 min
Cloud cover
19%
Humidity
21%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
9.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jul 1103°F68°F114°F 201350°F 19970%
Jul 2103°F68°F112°F 202355°F 19920%
Jul 3103°F69°F115°F 199155°F 19560%
Jul 4103°F69°F116°F 199159°F 19510%
Jul 5104°F69°F117°F 198556°F 19550%
Jul 6104°F69°F117°F 198958°F 19550%
Jul 7104°F70°F118°F 198958°F 19550%
Jul 8104°F70°F118°F 202461°F 19860%
Jul 9104°F70°F117°F 202459°F 19480%
Jul 10104°F70°F118°F 202154°F 19830%
Jul 11105°F70°F119°F 202157°F 19830%
Jul 12105°F70°F117°F 202160°F 19830%
Jul 13105°F71°F113°F 199455°F 19950%
Jul 14105°F71°F113°F 200558°F 19950%
Jul 15105°F71°F117°F 202361°F 20110%
Jul 16105°F71°F117°F 202359°F 20110%
Jul 17105°F71°F115°F 198858°F 19860%
Jul 18105°F71°F119°F 198852°F 19870%
Jul 19105°F71°F115°F 198854°F 19870%
Jul 20105°F71°F115°F 198951°F 19830%
Jul 21105°F71°F113°F 202354°F 19870%
Jul 22105°F71°F114°F 202350°F 19870%
Jul 23105°F71°F112°F 202456°F 19830%
Jul 24105°F71°F113°F 201855°F 19870%
Jul 25105°F71°F113°F 198958°F 19870%
Jul 26105°F71°F114°F 199460°F 19830%
Jul 27105°F71°F115°F 199458°F 19830%
Jul 28105°F71°F115°F 199461°F 19480%
Jul 29105°F71°F114°F 198859°F 19830%
Jul 30105°F71°F111°F 198860°F 19870%
Jul 31105°F71°F111°F 201757°F 19870%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ridgecrest, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

July 1
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
July 31
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 7:55 PM

Every day of July: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093104 (China Lake Naf), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093104, 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.