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Typical July weather

San Francisco

California · July

The coldest summer month you will ever pack a coat for.

66° days
54° nights

rain is rare · 14½ hours of daylight · ocean 61°

What to pack

What July feels like

July is famously the month visitors get wrong — the fog is thickest and the wind off the water is relentless, especially after lunch. Buy the fleece at Fisherman's Wharf if you must; everyone does.

Rain is genuinely rare — most years, July stays dry start to finish.

Can you swim?

The ocean runs about 61° — cold — a quick dip takes resolve.

The numbers

Typical high66°
Typical low54°
Days with real rain0
Total rainunder 0.1 in
Water temperature61°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:00 am / 8:31 pm

How July compares

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