United States in July

July is United States's 9th-best month (rank 9 of 12): its 171 destinations average 70/100, led by Fairbanks at 96 — 23°C and 10 rainy days — while Palm Springs is warmer at 42°C and scores 36.

#9 of 12 months for United States · 171 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Where in United States in July

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Fairbanks	City	23°C	45 mm · 10 days	96 tier S	Yes
2	Redwood National Park	National park	21°C	2 mm · 1 day	96 tier S	Yes
3	Seattle	City	26°C	16 mm · 4 days	96 tier S	Yes
4	Glacier National Park	National park	20°C	32 mm · 7 days	95 tier S	Yes
5	San Francisco	City	22°C	0 mm · 0 days	95 tier S	Yes
6	Sequoia National Park	National park	20°C	31 mm · 8 days	95 tier S	Yes
7	Kings Canyon National Park	National park	20°C	20 mm · 7 days	94 tier S	Yes
8	Olympic National Park	National park	18°C	28 mm · 5 days	94 tier S	Yes
9	Lahaina	Beach	30°C	8 mm · 1 day	93 tier S	—
10	Crater Lake National Park	National park	24°C	9 mm · 2 days	92 tier S	Yes
11	Denali National Park	National park	18°C	103 mm · 16 days	92 tier S	Yes
12	Honolulu	Beach	31°C	24 mm · 8 days	92 tier S	—
13	Kauai	Island	28°C	39 mm · 18 days	92 tier S	—
14	Laguna Beach	Beach	26°C	2 mm · 0 days	92 tier S	Yes
15	Portland	City	29°C	5 mm · 1 day	92 tier S	Yes
16	Grand Teton National Park	National park	24°C	25 mm · 8 days	91 tier S	Yes
17	North Cascades National Park	National park	13°C	26 mm · 6 days	91 tier S	Yes
18	San Diego	Beach	27°C	1 mm · 0 days	91 tier S	Yes
19	Yellowstone National Park	National park	21°C	24 mm · 8 days	91 tier S	Yes
20	Yosemite National Park	National park	22°C	16 mm · 5 days	91 tier S	Yes
21	Channel Islands National Park	National park	18°C	0 mm · 0 days	90 tier S	Yes
22	Kona	Beach	31°C	86 mm · 14 days	90 tier S	—
23	Mount Rainier National Park	National park	12°C	19 mm · 5 days	90 tier S	Yes
24	Rocky Mountain National Park	National park	21°C	69 mm · 19 days	90 tier S	Yes
25	Santa Barbara	Beach	28°C	1 mm · 0 days	90 tier S	Yes
26	Gates of the Arctic National Park	National park	9°C	88 mm · 17 days	88 tier A	Yes
27	Great Basin National Park	National park	20°C	26 mm · 7 days	88 tier A	—
28	Hyannis	Beach	25°C	77 mm · 8 days	88 tier A	Yes
29	Kobuk Valley National Park	National park	16°C	126 mm · 14 days	88 tier A	Yes
30	Milwaukee	City	27°C	64 mm · 10 days	88 tier A	Yes
31	Outer Banks	Beach	27°C	65 mm · 10 days	88 tier A	Yes
32	Anchorage	City	19°C	109 mm · 15 days	87 tier A	Yes
33	Bend	City	30°C	10 mm · 4 days	87 tier A	—
34	Bozeman	Trekking hub	28°C	37 mm · 8 days	87 tier A	Yes
35	Isle Royale National Park	National park	12°C	64 mm · 7 days	87 tier A	Yes
36	Katmai National Park	National park	17°C	100 mm · 15 days	87 tier A	Yes
37	Lassen Volcanic National Park	National park	24°C	6 mm · 2 days	87 tier A	—
38	Mackinac Island	Island	23°C	84 mm · 9 days	87 tier A	Yes
39	Maui	Island	19°C	87 mm · 24 days	87 tier A	—
40	Napa	City	32°C	0 mm · 0 days	87 tier A	—
41	Newport	Beach	26°C	85 mm · 9 days	87 tier A	Yes
42	Virginia Beach	Beach	35°C	101 mm · 13 days	87 tier A	Yes
43	Acadia National Park	National park	21°C	94 mm · 11 days	86 tier A	Yes
44	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	National park	22°C	101 mm · 15 days	86 tier A	Yes
45	Juneau	City	19°C	145 mm · 18 days	86 tier A	Yes
46	Lake Clark National Park	National park	11°C	132 mm · 17 days	86 tier A	Yes
47	Santa Fe	City	28°C	31 mm · 7 days	86 tier A	—
48	Wrangell-St Elias National Park	National park	7°C	90 mm · 15 days	86 tier A	Yes
49	Big Sur	Beach	23°C	0 mm · 0 days	85 tier A	Yes
50	Denver	City	30°C	42 mm · 9 days	85 tier A	—
51	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	National park	27°C	16 mm · 4 days	85 tier A	—
52	Haleakala National Park	National park	15°C	87 mm · 24 days	85 tier A	—
53	Bar Harbor	City	21°C	94 mm · 11 days	84 tier A	Yes
54	Boulder	City	30°C	72 mm · 16 days	84 tier A	—
55	Glacier Bay National Park	National park	10°C	170 mm · 13 days	84 tier A	Yes
56	Los Angeles	City	34°C	1 mm · 0 days	84 tier A	—
57	Monterey	Beach	18°C	0 mm · 0 days	84 tier A	—
58	Nantucket	Island	21°C	73 mm · 8 days	84 tier A	Yes
59	Santa Cruz, California	Beach	20°C	0 mm · 0 days	84 tier A	Yes
60	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	National park	29°C	14 mm · 4 days	83 tier A	—
61	Bryce Canyon National Park	National park	24°C	25 mm · 6 days	83 tier A	—
62	Great Sand Dunes National Park	National park	28°C	28 mm · 7 days	83 tier A	—
63	Key West	Beach	35°C	102 mm · 14 days	83 tier A	—
64	South Lake Tahoe	Trekking hub	27°C	8 mm · 3 days	83 tier A	—
65	Traverse City	City	25°C	105 mm · 9 days	82 tier A	—
66	Kenai Fjords National Park	National park	10°C	229 mm · 15 days	81 tier A	Yes
67	Reno	City	34°C	7 mm · 2 days	81 tier A	—
68	Chicago	City	30°C	94 mm · 11 days	80 tier A	—
69	Hilton Head Island	Beach	31°C	124 mm · 18 days	80 tier A	—
70	Madison	City	28°C	71 mm · 9 days	80 tier A	—
71	Miami	Beach	36°C	139 mm · 23 days	80 tier A	—
72	Minneapolis	City	30°C	81 mm · 10 days	80 tier A	—
73	Albuquerque	City	34°C	20 mm · 4 days	79 tier B	—
74	Burlington	City	26°C	98 mm · 12 days	79 tier B	—
75	Fort Lauderdale	Beach	31°C	158 mm · 24 days	79 tier B	—
76	Mesa Verde National Park	National park	28°C	30 mm · 5 days	79 tier B	—
77	Shenandoah National Park	National park	29°C	78 mm · 11 days	79 tier B	—
78	Taos	Trekking hub	29°C	72 mm · 15 days	79 tier B	—
79	Voyageurs National Park	National park	26°C	85 mm · 11 days	79 tier B	—
80	Asheville	City	32°C	90 mm · 17 days	78 tier B	—
81	Destin	Beach	31°C	172 mm · 23 days	78 tier B	—
82	Pinnacles National Park	National park	32°C	0 mm · 0 days	78 tier B	—
83	Sarasota	Beach	31°C	168 mm · 24 days	78 tier B	—
84	Wind Cave National Park	National park	30°C	63 mm · 12 days	78 tier B	—
85	Clearwater	Beach	30°C	170 mm · 22 days	77 tier B	—
86	Detroit	City	30°C	91 mm · 12 days	77 tier B	—
87	Flagstaff	City	29°C	136 mm · 15 days	77 tier B	—
88	Myrtle Beach	Beach	36°C	183 mm · 20 days	77 tier B	—
89	Pensacola	Beach	30°C	200 mm · 23 days	77 tier B	—
90	Salt Lake City	City	33°C	6 mm · 2 days	77 tier B	—
91	Boston	City	31°C	104 mm · 11 days	76 tier B	—
92	Naples, Florida	Beach	31°C	173 mm · 25 days	76 tier B	—
93	Theodore Roosevelt National Park	National park	29°C	44 mm · 6 days	76 tier B	—
94	Boise	City	33°C	1 mm · 0 days	75 tier B	—
95	Capitol Reef National Park	National park	30°C	27 mm · 8 days	74 tier B	—
96	Indiana Dunes National Park	National park	29°C	98 mm · 11 days	74 tier B	—
97	Cleveland	City	27°C	146 mm · 14 days	73 tier B	—
98	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	National park	28°C	173 mm · 21 days	73 tier B	—
99	Cincinnati	City	30°C	107 mm · 12 days	72 tier B	—
100	Columbus	City	29°C	114 mm · 13 days	72 tier B	—
101	Indianapolis	City	30°C	99 mm · 12 days	72 tier B	—
102	Pittsburgh	City	32°C	123 mm · 14 days	72 tier B	—
103	Sacramento	City	36°C	0 mm · 0 days	72 tier B	—
104	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	National park	30°C	134 mm · 14 days	71 tier B	—
105	New River Gorge National Park	National park	32°C	138 mm · 16 days	71 tier B	—
106	Gatlinburg	City	31°C	120 mm · 18 days	69 tier C	—
107	Kansas City	City	31°C	114 mm · 11 days	69 tier C	—
108	New York	City	33°C	134 mm · 14 days	69 tier C	—
109	Atlanta	City	35°C	111 mm · 17 days	68 tier C	—
110	Zion National Park	National park	30°C	11 mm · 3 days	68 tier C	—
111	Charlotte	City	36°C	107 mm · 15 days	67 tier C	—
112	Hilo	City	30°C	264 mm · 26 days	67 tier C	—
113	Louisville	City	31°C	120 mm · 14 days	67 tier C	—
114	Philadelphia	City	34°C	129 mm · 15 days	67 tier C	—
115	Baltimore	City	30°C	121 mm · 15 days	66 tier C	—
116	Dry Tortugas National Park	National park	35°C	75 mm · 14 days	66 tier C	—
117	Richmond	City	33°C	105 mm · 13 days	66 tier C	—
118	St. Louis	City	32°C	115 mm · 11 days	66 tier C	—
119	Washington	City	36°C	120 mm · 14 days	65 tier C	—
120	Dallas	City	39°C	40 mm · 7 days	64 tier C	—
121	Raleigh	City	32°C	122 mm · 15 days	64 tier C	—
122	Badlands National Park	National park	33°C	59 mm · 8 days	63 tier C	—
123	Memphis	City	37°C	127 mm · 10 days	63 tier C	—
124	Nashville	City	37°C	158 mm · 18 days	62 tier C	—
125	Mammoth Cave National Park	National park	35°C	134 mm · 14 days	61 tier C	—
126	Savannah	City	37°C	120 mm · 16 days	61 tier C	—
127	Austin	City	39°C	52 mm · 7 days	60 tier C	—
128	Gateway Arch National Park	National park	36°C	103 mm · 12 days	60 tier C	—
129	Houston	City	39°C	110 mm · 15 days	60 tier C	—
130	St. Augustine	City	30°C	142 mm · 23 days	60 tier C	—
131	Biscayne National Park	National park	37°C	139 mm · 23 days	59 tier D	—
132	San Antonio	City	39°C	52 mm · 6 days	59 tier D	—
133	Charleston	City	36°C	177 mm · 20 days	57 tier D	—
134	Jacksonville	City	32°C	165 mm · 22 days	57 tier D	—
135	Saguaro National Park	National park	33°C	55 mm · 10 days	57 tier D	—
136	Big Bend National Park	National park	33°C	9 mm · 2 days	56 tier D	—
137	Everglades National Park	National park	37°C	117 mm · 19 days	56 tier D	—
138	New Orleans	City	37°C	189 mm · 21 days	56 tier D	—
139	Sedona	Trekking hub	34°C	38 mm · 7 days	56 tier D	—
140	Death Valley National Park	National park	33°C	1 mm · 0 days	55 tier D	—
141	Hot Springs National Park	National park	37°C	86 mm · 10 days	55 tier D	—
142	Petrified Forest National Park	National park	32°C	20 mm · 5 days	55 tier D	—
143	Congaree National Park	National park	37°C	140 mm · 19 days	53 tier D	—
144	White Sands National Park	National park	34°C	9 mm · 2 days	53 tier D	—
145	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	National park	34°C	28 mm · 6 days	52 tier D	—
146	Orlando	City	37°C	216 mm · 25 days	52 tier D	—
147	Tampa	City	31°C	232 mm · 26 days	51 tier D	—
148	Canyonlands National Park	National park	33°C	9 mm · 2 days	50 tier D	—
149	Arches National Park	National park	33°C	9 mm · 3 days	49 tier F	—
150	Tucson	City	39°C	33 mm · 8 days	48 tier F	—
151	Las Vegas	City	38°C	9 mm · 3 days	41 tier F	—
152	Moab	Trekking hub	36°C	10 mm · 4 days	36 tier F	—
153	Palm Springs	City	42°C	7 mm · 2 days	36 tier F	—
154	Grand Canyon National Park	National park	38°C	34 mm · 7 days	32 tier F	—
155	Scottsdale	City	42°C	27 mm · 4 days	32 tier F	—
156	Joshua Tree National Park	National park	38°C	4 mm · 1 day	30 tier F	—
157	Phoenix	City	42°C	27 mm · 4 days	30 tier F	—
158	Lake Placid	Ski resort	24°C	137 mm · 15 days	16 tier F	—
159	Big Sky	Ski resort	26°C	40 mm · 10 days	14 tier F	—
160	Jackson	Ski resort	26°C	25 mm · 6 days	14 tier F	—
161	Mammoth Lakes	Ski resort	24°C	10 mm · 3 days	14 tier F	—
162	Park City	Ski resort	28°C	18 mm · 5 days	14 tier F	—
163	Steamboat Springs	Ski resort	29°C	20 mm · 7 days	14 tier F	—
164	Stowe	Ski resort	26°C	149 mm · 14 days	14 tier F	—
165	Sun Valley	Ski resort	26°C	15 mm · 4 days	14 tier F	—
166	Whitefish	Ski resort	28°C	25 mm · 6 days	14 tier F	—
167	Aspen	Ski resort	26°C	48 mm · 13 days	12 tier F	—
168	Breckenridge	Ski resort	22°C	71 mm · 16 days	12 tier F	—
169	Telluride	Ski resort	24°C	107 mm · 13 days	12 tier F	—
170	Vail	Ski resort	25°C	43 mm · 12 days	12 tier F	—
171	Killington	Ski resort	20°C	193 mm · 15 days	11 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means July is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in United States in July

Salmon at the Ballard Locks · Seattle · 15 Jun – 20 Sep (usually)
Mount Rainier wildflowers · Seattle · 15 Jul – 20 Aug (usually)
Seafair · Seattle · 28 Jul – 9 Aug (usually)
Alpine wildflowers · Glacier National Park and 6 more places · 25 Jun – 5 Aug (usually)
Summer peak · Sequoia National Park and 2 more places · 15 Jun – 25 Aug
Subalpine wildflowers · Olympic National Park · 20 Jun – 10 Aug (usually)
Koloa Plantation Days · Kauai · 17–26 Jul
Sawdust Art Festival · Laguna Beach · 24 Jun – 6 Sep (usually)

Seasons in force

Peak crowds at 60 of United States's 106 well-known places this month.

Better months for United States

May · 79/100 April · 78/100 October · 77/100 Weakest: January · 61/100

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