Sierra County climate

Sierra County Weather in July

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elephant Butte Dam, 1.8 km from Sierra County

Average highs run from 97°F on July 1 to 94°F on July 31, and lows from 70°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.17 in over about 8 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 Sierra County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

July at a glance

Average high
96°F
Average low
70°F
Precipitation
2.17 in
Record high
107°FJul 10, 2020
Record low
53°FJul 27, 1978
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
25.6
Daylight
14 h 18 min to 13 h 48 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
42%
Dew point
52°F
Wind
6.9 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 197°F70°F105°F 199958°F 195416%0%
Jul 297°F70°F104°F 195760°F 195917%0%
Jul 397°F70°F103°F 195358°F 196817%0%
Jul 497°F70°F105°F 195759°F 196818%0%
Jul 597°F71°F102°F 196656°F 197919%0%
Jul 697°F71°F102°F 202359°F 196819%0%
Jul 797°F71°F104°F 195159°F 195820%0%
Jul 897°F71°F105°F 195159°F 195220%0%
Jul 997°F71°F103°F 195160°F 197921%0%
Jul 1096°F71°F107°F 202058°F 196121%0%
Jul 1196°F71°F107°F 202058°F 195222%0%
Jul 1296°F70°F107°F 202059°F 199722%0%
Jul 1396°F70°F105°F 195860°F 195023%0%
Jul 1496°F70°F106°F 197960°F 196423%0%
Jul 1596°F70°F102°F 202360°F 197424%0%
Jul 1696°F70°F101°F 202359°F 197424%0%
Jul 1796°F70°F105°F 202360°F 197425%0%
Jul 1895°F70°F105°F 202360°F 195525%0%
Jul 1995°F70°F105°F 202260°F 196026%0%
Jul 2095°F70°F104°F 202362°F 195826%0%
Jul 2195°F70°F103°F 201958°F 195026%0%
Jul 2295°F70°F103°F 200360°F 195027%0%
Jul 2395°F70°F104°F 201860°F 197327%0%
Jul 2495°F70°F104°F 197958°F 195627%0%
Jul 2595°F70°F102°F 202359°F 197127%0%
Jul 2695°F70°F105°F 202359°F 195628%0%
Jul 2795°F70°F105°F 202653°F 197828%0%
Jul 2895°F70°F104°F 202660°F 200528%0%
Jul 2994°F70°F102°F 197761°F 196228%0%
Jul 3094°F70°F103°F 202060°F 195328%0%
Jul 3194°F70°F104°F 202660°F 196228%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sierra County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

July 1
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
July 31
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of July: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00292848 (Elephant Butte Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093045, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.