Capitan climate

Capitan Weather in July

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Capitan, 2.6 km from Capitan

Average highs run from 87°F on July 1 to 83°F on July 31, and lows from 54°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.62 in over about 11 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 Capitan, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

July at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
3.62 in
Record high
98°FJul 14, 1934
Record low
31°FJul 9, 1938
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.9
Daylight
14 h 20 min to 13 h 49 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
48%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
6.5 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 187°F54°F96°F 198942°F 198326%0%
Jul 287°F54°F97°F 198944°F 194227%0%
Jul 387°F54°F96°F 198943°F 192527%0%
Jul 487°F54°F93°F 198347°F 192728%0%
Jul 586°F54°F95°F 198543°F 201029%0%
Jul 686°F55°F94°F 198544°F 193629%0%
Jul 786°F55°F94°F 198545°F 193830%0%
Jul 886°F55°F94°F 194046°F 193731%0%
Jul 986°F55°F93°F 200331°F 193831%0%
Jul 1086°F55°F95°F 194046°F 193932%0%
Jul 1185°F55°F97°F 194041°F 193932%0%
Jul 1285°F55°F95°F 193344°F 193933%0%
Jul 1385°F55°F96°F 200346°F 192533%0%
Jul 1485°F55°F98°F 193445°F 193734%0%
Jul 1585°F55°F95°F 193344°F 193734%0%
Jul 1685°F55°F94°F 193744°F 201335%0%
Jul 1785°F55°F97°F 193740°F 199035%0%
Jul 1885°F55°F95°F 198044°F 199235%0%
Jul 1984°F55°F98°F 193745°F 198736%0%
Jul 2084°F55°F94°F 193646°F 193336%0%
Jul 2184°F55°F92°F 198144°F 198836%0%
Jul 2284°F55°F93°F 200346°F 193737%0%
Jul 2384°F55°F92°F 200344°F 193737%0%
Jul 2484°F55°F93°F 200546°F 193737%0%
Jul 2584°F55°F93°F 199446°F 193837%0%
Jul 2684°F55°F96°F 199548°F 192037%0%
Jul 2784°F55°F98°F 199547°F 198938%0%
Jul 2884°F55°F94°F 199542°F 193338%0%
Jul 2984°F55°F94°F 198642°F 193338%0%
Jul 3084°F55°F95°F 198644°F 193138%0%
Jul 3183°F55°F93°F 193443°F 193138%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Capitan, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

July 1
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
July 31
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 8:03 PM

Every day of July: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00291440 (Capitan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00291440, 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.