SeasonMapWhat season is it in July? The world, region by region
In July, 9 of 27 regions are in a dry season, 3 in a wet one and 15 in between; the northern hemisphere is in summer (16 regions), the southern in winter (3) and 8 regions are tropical, with no cool season. The region with most places at their best is Arctic, 100% of its 3.
Each row averages the region's own places from monthly climate normals: the afternoon feels-like high, the month's rain and its share of the year, and the hazard and condition seasons on somewhere in it. Wet means the month carries well over its share of the year's rain; dry, well under.
Every region has its own year. “In season” and “off-season” below compare a region against its own twelve months, never against another region's — a hemisphere in its winter isn't “worse” than one in summer, it's just further from its own best months right now.
In season in July (11 regions)
well over a third of the region's places are at one of their own best three months right now.
ArcticNorth America
100% of 3 places at their bestJuly in the Arctic is summer and between wet and dry: 9 °C afternoons and 57 mm of rain, 10% of the year's total; summer season opens is on in parts of the region — 100% of its 3 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 9 °C
- Rainfall
- 57 mm (10% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇬🇱 Ilulissat
Northern EuropeEurope
92% of 75 places at their bestJuly in Northern Europe is summer and between wet and dry: 19 °C afternoons and 82 mm of rain, 9% of the year's total; summer season opens and trail season are on in parts of the region — 92% of its 75 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 19 °C
- Rainfall
- 82 mm (9% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇬🇧 Oxford, 🇬🇧 Cambridge, 🇬🇧 London, 🇳🇴 Oslo
Western EuropeEurope
71% of 38 places at their bestJuly in Western Europe is summer and between wet and dry: 27 °C afternoons and 51 mm of rain, 5% of the year's total; extreme heat and smoke season are on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and summer season opens in others — 71% of its 38 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 27 °C
- Rainfall
- 51 mm (5% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇫🇷 Ajaccio, 🇫🇷 Cannes, 🇫🇷 Nice, 🇫🇷 Saint-Tropez
Eastern EuropeEurope
57% of 38 places at their bestJuly in Eastern Europe is summer and between wet and dry: 27 °C afternoons and 75 mm of rain, 11% of the year's total; extreme heat is on in parts of the region, summer season opens and trail season in others — 57% of its 38 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 27 °C
- Rainfall
- 75 mm (11% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇷🇺 Saint Petersburg, 🇧🇬 Sunny Beach, 🇷🇺 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 🇷🇺 Kaliningrad
Central AfricaAfrica
57% of 9 places at their bestJuly in Central Africa is tropical and between wet and dry: 32 °C afternoons and 101 mm of rain, 6% of the year's total; dry season and monsoon are on in parts of the region — 57% of its 9 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 32 °C
- Rainfall
- 101 mm (6% of the year)
Southern EuropeEurope
51% of 108 places at their bestJuly in Southern Europe is summer and dry: 32 °C afternoons and 27 mm of rain, 3% of the year's total; extreme heat and smoke season are on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and wind season in others — 51% of its 108 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 32 °C
- Rainfall
- 27 mm (3% of the year)
⚠ Extreme heat⚠ Smoke season⚠ Dust season⚠ Algae & red tideSea warm enoughWind seasonSummer season opensTrail seasonBest-known this month: 🇪🇸 Cádiz, 🇵🇹 Funchal, 🇪🇸 Málaga, 🇪🇸 Marbella
Southern AfricaAfrica
49% of 35 places at their bestJuly in Southern Africa is winter and dry: 20 °C afternoons and 19 mm of rain, 4% of the year's total; winter smog and smoke season are on in parts of the region, dry season and fog season in others — 49% of its 35 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 20 °C
- Rainfall
- 19 mm (4% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇿🇦 Drakensberg, 🇿🇲 Livingstone, 🇳🇦 Sossusvlei, 🇿🇼 Victoria Falls
Central EuropeEurope
47% of 70 places at their bestJuly in Central Europe is summer and between wet and dry: 26 °C afternoons and 127 mm of rain, 11% of the year's total; algae & red tide and extreme heat are on in parts of the region, trail season and summer season opens in others — 47% of its 70 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 26 °C
- Rainfall
- 127 mm (11% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇩🇪 Nuremberg, 🇩🇪 Freiburg, 🇨🇿 Prague, 🇩🇪 Cologne
East AfricaAfrica
47% of 32 places at their bestJuly in East Africa is tropical and between wet and dry: 26 °C afternoons and 94 mm of rain, 7% of the year's total; extreme heat is on in parts of the region, dry season and wind season in others — 47% of its 32 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 26 °C
- Rainfall
- 94 mm (7% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇹🇿 Ngorongoro, 🇹🇿 Arusha, 🇰🇪 Nairobi, 🇹🇿 Zanzibar
South AmericaSouth America
45% of 121 places at their bestJuly in South America is winter and between wet and dry: 20 °C afternoons and 100 mm of rain, 6% of the year's total; extreme cold and smoke season are on in parts of the region, dry season and off-season shutdown in others — 45% of its 121 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 20 °C
- Rainfall
- 100 mm (6% of the year)
⚠ Extreme cold⚠ Smoke season⚠ Flood season⚠ Dust seasonDry seasonOff-season shutdownSki seasonMonsoonBest-known this month: 🇵🇪 Ollantaytambo, 🇨🇱 Valle Nevado, 🇵🇪 Aguas Calientes, 🇪🇨 Puerto Ayora
Southeast EuropeEurope
40% of 25 places at their bestJuly in Southeast Europe is summer and dry: 34 °C afternoons and 45 mm of rain, 4% of the year's total; extreme heat and smoke season are on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and summer season opens in others — 40% of its 25 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 34 °C
- Rainfall
- 45 mm (4% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇲🇪 Budva, 🇭🇷 Dubrovnik, 🇭🇷 Hvar, 🇭🇷 Korčula
Shoulder season in July (10 regions)
a mixed bag — some of the region's places are near their best, most aren't.
PacificOceania
39% of 33 places at their bestJuly in the Pacific is tropical and between wet and dry: 29 °C afternoons and 153 mm of rain, 6% of the year's total; typhoon season is on in parts of the region, dry season and monsoon in others — 39% of its 33 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 29 °C
- Rainfall
- 153 mm (6% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇫🇯 Nadi, 🇵🇫 Bora Bora, 🇵🇫 Moorea, Aitutaki
Indian OceanAfrica
39% of 18 places at their bestJuly in the Indian Ocean is tropical and dry: 28 °C afternoons and 45 mm of rain, 3% of the year's total; wind season and dry season are on in parts of the region — 39% of its 18 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 28 °C
- Rainfall
- 45 mm (3% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇲🇬 Nosy Be, 🇲🇺 Grand Baie, 🇲🇬 Antananarivo, 🇲🇺 Port Louis
West AfricaAfrica
29% of 24 places at their bestJuly in West Africa is tropical and wet: 34 °C afternoons and 193 mm of rain, 14% of the year's total; monsoon and dry season are on in parts of the region — 29% of its 24 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Wet season
- Afternoons
- 34 °C
- Rainfall
- 193 mm (14% of the year)
Western AsiaAsia
27% of 26 places at their bestJuly in Western Asia is summer and dry: 34 °C afternoons and 22 mm of rain, 2% of the year's total; extreme heat and smoke season are on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and summer season opens in others — 27% of its 26 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 34 °C
- Rainfall
- 22 mm (2% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇹🇷 Antalya, 🇹🇷 Alanya, 🇹🇷 Kaş, 🇹🇷 Bodrum
Southeast AsiaAsia
25% of 102 places at their bestJuly in Southeast Asia is tropical and between wet and dry: 36 °C afternoons and 245 mm of rain, 11% of the year's total; typhoon season and smoke season are on in parts of the region, monsoon and dry season in others — 25% of its 102 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 36 °C
- Rainfall
- 245 mm (11% of the year)
⚠ Typhoon season⚠ Smoke season⚠ Flood season⚠ Winter smogMonsoonDry seasonSurf seasonOff-season shutdownBest-known this month: 🇮🇩 Labuan Bajo, 🇮🇩 Gili Trawangan, 🇮🇩 Lombok, 🇮🇩 Canggu
North AmericaNorth America
25% of 225 places at their bestJuly in North America is summer and between wet and dry: 30 °C afternoons and 84 mm of rain, 9% of the year's total; hurricane season and extreme heat are on in parts of the region, trail season and summer season opens in others — 25% of its 225 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 30 °C
- Rainfall
- 84 mm (9% of the year)
⚠ Hurricane season⚠ Extreme heat⚠ Smoke season⚠ Flood seasonTrail seasonSummer season opensMonsoonFog seasonBest-known this month: 🇺🇸 Seattle, 🇨🇦 Vancouver, 🇨🇦 Victoria, BC, 🇺🇸 Glacier National Park
Central AsiaAsia
20% of 16 places at their bestJuly in Central Asia is summer and dry: 34 °C afternoons and 29 mm of rain, 4% of the year's total; extreme heat is on in parts of the region, trail season and summer season opens in others — 20% of its 16 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 34 °C
- Rainfall
- 29 mm (4% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇰🇿 Almaty, 🇺🇿 Bukhara
MediterraneanEurope
20% of 5 places at their bestJuly in the Mediterranean is summer and dry: 37 °C afternoons and 0 mm of rain, 0% of the year's total; extreme heat is on in parts of the region, sea warm enough in others — 20% of its 5 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 37 °C
- Rainfall
- 0 mm (0% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇨🇾 Paphos, 🇨🇾 Limassol, 🇲🇹 Valletta
OceaniaOceania
19% of 48 places at their bestJuly in Oceania is winter and between wet and dry: 13 °C afternoons and 104 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; avalanche season and extreme cold are on in parts of the region, ski season and dry season in others — 19% of its 48 places are at their best.
- Season
- Winter
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 13 °C
- Rainfall
- 104 mm (8% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇦🇺 Uluru, 🇦🇺 Brisbane, 🇦🇺 Cairns, 🇦🇺 Exmouth
North AfricaAfrica
18% of 35 places at their bestJuly in North Africa is summer and dry: 36 °C afternoons and 1 mm of rain, 0% of the year's total; extreme heat and dust season are on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and wind season in others — 18% of its 35 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 36 °C
- Rainfall
- 1 mm (0% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇹🇳 Hammamet, 🇲🇦 Taghazout, 🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh, 🇪🇬 Dahab
Off-season in July (6 regions)
few of the region's places are near their own best right now — that's a fact about the calendar, not a verdict on the place.
CaucasusAsia
9% of 11 places at their bestJuly in the Caucasus is summer and between wet and dry: 29 °C afternoons and 100 mm of rain, 9% of the year's total; extreme heat is on in parts of the region, trail season and sea warm enough in others — 9% of its 11 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 29 °C
- Rainfall
- 100 mm (9% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇬🇪 Mestia, 🇬🇪 Batumi, 🇬🇪 Kazbegi, 🇬🇪 Tbilisi
South AsiaAsia
5% of 76 places at their bestJuly in South Asia is summer and wet: 32 °C afternoons and 377 mm of rain, 20% of the year's total; flood season is on in parts of the region, monsoon and trail season in others — 5% of its 76 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Wet season
- Afternoons
- 32 °C
- Rainfall
- 377 mm (20% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇮🇳 Leh, 🇱🇰 Trincomalee, 🇱🇰 Mirissa, 🇱🇰 Nuwara Eliya
East AsiaAsia
5% of 82 places at their bestJuly in East Asia is summer and wet: 34 °C afternoons and 233 mm of rain, 15% of the year's total; typhoon season and extreme heat are on in parts of the region, monsoon and summer season opens in others — 5% of its 82 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Wet season
- Afternoons
- 34 °C
- Rainfall
- 233 mm (15% of the year)
⚠ Typhoon season⚠ Extreme heat⚠ Algae & red tide⚠ Dust seasonMonsoonSummer season opensTrail seasonSea warm enoughBest-known this month: 🇲🇳 Ulaanbaatar, 🇨🇳 Lhasa, 🇯🇵 Okinawa, 🇯🇵 Sapporo
CaribbeanNorth America
2% of 47 places at their bestJuly in the Caribbean is tropical and between wet and dry: 35 °C afternoons and 84 mm of rain, 9% of the year's total; hurricane season and sargassum season are on in parts of the region, wind season and off-season shutdown in others — 2% of its 47 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 35 °C
- Rainfall
- 84 mm (9% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇯🇲 Negril, 🇩🇴 Samaná, Kralendijk, 🇯🇲 Ocho Rios
Middle EastAsia
0% of 46 places at their bestJuly in the Middle East is summer and dry: 39 °C afternoons and 4 mm of rain, 2% of the year's total; extreme heat and dust season are on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and fog season in others — 0% of its 46 places are at their best.
- Season
- Summer
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 39 °C
- Rainfall
- 4 mm (2% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇮🇱 Tel Aviv, 🇸🇦 Jeddah, 🇯🇴 Dead Sea, 🇮🇱 Jerusalem
Central AmericaNorth America
0% of 34 places at their bestJuly in Central America is tropical and between wet and dry: 34 °C afternoons and 227 mm of rain, 10% of the year's total; hurricane season and sargassum season are on in parts of the region, monsoon and surf season in others — 0% of its 34 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 34 °C
- Rainfall
- 227 mm (10% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇭🇳 Roatán, 🇧🇿 Caye Caulker, 🇬🇹 Antigua Guatemala, 🇬🇹 Lake Atitlán
The two hemispheres in July
Northern hemisphere
Summer in 16 regions (Arctic, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Central Europe, Southeast Europe, Western Asia, North America, Central Asia, Mediterranean, North Africa, Caucasus, South Asia, East Asia, Middle East). Tropical, with no cool season: Central Africa, West Africa, Southeast Asia, Caribbean, Central America. Driest: Mediterranean at 0 mm; wettest: South Asia at 377 mm. Most places at their best: Arctic, 100%.
Southern hemisphere
Winter in 3 regions (Southern Africa, South America, Oceania). Tropical, with no cool season: East Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean. Driest: Southern Africa at 19 mm; wettest: Oceania at 104 mm. Most places at their best: Southern Africa, 49%.