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Find places that fit your temperatures, then explore what makes them worth a trip. Based on historical climate, not forecasts.
Explore July worldwide ↗Six matches from 201 curated destinations, with variety among similar scores.
Default weather fit · 6 picks updated · Daytime highs 68°F / 20°C–81°F / 27°C · No overnight minimum
July 1–31 · Historical averages
Namibia
Average highs within your range, with low average rainfall.
A coastal base for exploring Namibia’s Atlantic shore and nearby desert.
Average highs within your range, with low average rainfall.
A Gran Canaria city break combining Vegueta and Las Canteras beach.
Morocco
Average highs within your range, with low average rainfall.
Ramparts beside the Atlantic
United States
Average highs within your range, with low average rainfall.
Gardens, museums and a little wandering
Zimbabwe
Average highs within your range, with low average rainfall. Nights are chilly on average.
Portugal
Average highs within your range, with low average rainfall.
Gardens above an Atlantic bay
Closest matches among our curated places, even when none fits perfectly. Rainfall is a monthly amount, not a count of rainy days. Open the map to compare exact dates.
Default weather fit out of 100, using preferred daytime highs of 68–81°F (20–27°C), less rainfall, and no overnight minimum. Temperature contributes 65% of the starting score and rainfall 35%; severe mismatches reduce it further. An overnight minimum also reduces scores where nights are too cold. Adjust your preferences above to make the score yours; your preferences follow you to the map.
Estimates cover July 1–31 using 1991–2020 historical climate averages. Exact trip dates can produce different results. High scores do not promise sunshine.
Porto, Seattle and Nairobi offer July alternatives to hotter destinations. Nice, Victoria and Funchal add different temperature and rainfall balances. These stories stay here as your personalized picks above change. Photos illustrate the destinations, not expected July conditions.
01 · Portugal
Explore Porto’s historic center and the river landscape around the Luiz I Bridge. The hills and waterfront give the city its character, with different views as you move between them.
Why July? July brings warmer daytime averages than January. Typical daily rainfall is lower.
July averages: 79°F high · 60°F low, with 0.8 inches of rainfall over the month. For comparison, the average high in January is 58°F.
Tradeoff: Low rainfall does not promise sunshine. Cloud, wind and water temperature are outside this score.
See Porto for your dates ↗
02 · United States
Make Pike Place Market a starting point for a Seattle visit. Browsing its independent businesses and food stalls gives you a reason to slow down, with Elliott Bay nearby.
Why July? July brings warmer daytime averages than January. Typical daily rainfall is lower.
July averages: 74°F high · 55°F low, with 0.9 inches of rainfall over the month. For comparison, the average high in January is 47°F.
Tradeoff: Low rainfall does not promise sunshine. Cloud, wind and water temperature are outside this score.
See Seattle for your dates ↗
03 · Kenya
Include Nairobi National Museum in your visit to Kenya’s capital. Giving the city a cultural stop of its own can add another dimension to a trip that continues elsewhere in the country.
Why July? July offers cooler daytime averages than January. Typical daily rainfall is lower.
July averages: 72°F high · 52°F low, with 0.8 inches of rainfall over the month. For comparison, the average high in January is 79°F.
Tradeoff: Low rainfall does not promise sunshine. Cloud, wind and water temperature are outside this score.
See Nairobi for your dates ↗
04 · France
Start with the Promenade des Anglais, then explore the streets of Old Nice. The seafront and old town offer two different rhythms for a city break on the French Riviera.
Why July? July brings warmer daytime averages than January. Typical daily rainfall is lower.
July averages: 77°F high · 64°F low, with 1.2 inches of rainfall over the month. For comparison, the average high in January is 49°F.
Tradeoff: Some rainfall belongs in your plans. Monthly totals do not tell you whether rain falls in short showers or longer spells.
See Nice for your dates ↗
05 · Canada
Start at Victoria’s Inner Harbour, between downtown and James Bay. Its waterfront setting gives you a natural place to begin exploring the city and to return to between outings.
Why July? July brings warmer daytime averages than January. Typical daily rainfall is lower.
July averages: 71°F high · 52°F low, with 0.9 inches of rainfall over the month. For comparison, the average high in January is 46°F.
Tradeoff: Low rainfall does not promise sunshine. Cloud, wind and water temperature are outside this score.
See Victoria for your dates ↗
06 · Portugal
Funchal combines gardens, viewpoints and the Mercado dos Lavradores with an ocean-facing setting. Explore the city at its own pace before treating the rest of Madeira as a separate adventure.
Why July? July brings warmer daytime averages than January. Typical daily rainfall is lower.
July averages: 74°F high · 63°F low, with 0.4 inches of rainfall over the month. For comparison, the average high in January is 62°F.
Tradeoff: Low rainfall does not promise sunshine. Cloud, wind and water temperature are outside this score.
See Funchal for your dates ↗Prefer cooler days? Need comfortable nights? Open a destination on the map and add places to your comparison. Each link opens the next upcoming July—or the current July if you are reading during that month—with your weather preferences carried over. You can then pick your exact dates.
Find your kind of July ↗The six personalized picks come from 201 curated destinations, using the same weather-fit calculation as our map. Your preferred highs, rainfall amounts and optional overnight minimum shape the results. We include geographic variety among similar scores; these are matches to explore, not a ranking of every place in the world.
The six illustrated stories are editorial starting points chosen to show different July climates and travel experiences. They stay the same when you adjust your preferences. Booking commissions do not affect scores or selections. More about Seasonward and how we make our guides.
Recommendations use the same climate sources as the map: a 0.5° CRU grid (approximately 55 km north–south), with local station data where available. The six inspiration destinations use the CRU grid. Monthly high, low and precipitation values are interpolated to each day, then averaged or totalled across July. The numbers describe typical regional conditions, rather than the weather at a particular hotel or trail.
Mountains, coasts and neighborhoods can differ substantially from their regional estimate. Historical averages are not extremes or predictions. Sunshine, humidity, wind and water temperature are not included. Small score differences should not decide a trip on their own.
Adapted data © Climatic Research Unit (University of East Anglia) and Met Office: CRU TS 4.09, under the Open Government Licence. Reference period: 1991–2020.
Local station sources: NOAA NCEI and GeoSphere Austria (CC BY 4.0).
Destination descriptions draw on tourism boards, heritage organizations and attraction websites. Sources below also cover places that may appear when you adjust your preferences. Photographs illustrate the places, not the conditions to expect for your dates. Each image is linked to its source and license above; resized or cropped versions retain that license.
