July is one of the warmer months of the year in El Paso, with average highs near 34.6°C and lows around 21.2°C (mean 27.9°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 51 mm of rainfall and 40% relative humidity across the period.
July is one of the warmer months of the year in El Paso. Across 45 years of records, the warmest July in El Paso was 2023 — when the month averaged 32.1°C — while the coldest was 1991 at 25.4°C. Typical July days reach 34.6°C with nights near 21.2°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.5°C per decade.
July is a relatively wet time of year in El Paso, averaging 51 mm of rainfall. The wettest July on record was 2008 with 156 mm, while the driest was 2023 at 12 mm.
Relative humidity in El Paso during July averages 40%. The most humid July was 2008 at 56%, and the least humid was 2023 at 26%.
July receives about 7.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in El Paso. The sunniest Julys were 1995 and 2016 at 7.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1988 at 6.6.
Average wind speed in El Paso during July is 2.5 m/s. The windiest Julys were 1983 and 1987 at 3.1 m/s, while the calmest were 1996, 2015 and 2022 at 2.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 27.3°C | 27.2°C | 27.8°C | 28.3°C | 29.3°C | +2°C |
| Avg High | 34.1°C | 34.0°C | 34.6°C | 34.7°C | 36.2°C | +2.1°C |
| Avg Low | 20.6°C | 20.5°C | 21.0°C | 21.8°C | 22.3°C | +1.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 42 mm | 59 mm | 52 mm | 54 mm | 46 mm | +4 mm |
July temperatures in El Paso have risen by about 1.2°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
July has ranged from a record low of 14.1°C (1995) to a record high of 43.1°C (2023).
Rainfall in July is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 51 mm, with a wettest year of 156 mm.
A good time to visit El Paso
July is a good time to visit El Paso, with days averaging 34.6°C and nights around 21.2°C (mean 27.9°C, warmer than El Paso's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. May and September are marginally more temperate, but July still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.3°C | 27.8°C | 21.2°C | 40.2°C | 18.5°C | 66 mm | 46% | 2.3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2024 | 36.0°C | 28.9°C | 21.9°C | 39.2°C | 17.8°C | 56 mm | 40% | 2.5 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2023 🔥 | 39.8°C | 32.1°C | 24.3°C | 43.1°C | 20.8°C | 12 mm | 26% | 2.6 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2022 | 36.4°C | 29.8°C | 23.2°C | 40.9°C | 20.8°C | 24 mm | 36% | 2.1 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 32.8°C | 26.6°C | 20.3°C | 37.7°C | 18.6°C | 76 mm | 51% | 2.2 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2020 | 37.7°C | 30.3°C | 23.0°C | 42.3°C | 18.9°C | 41 mm | 34% | 2.5 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2019 | 36.7°C | 29.7°C | 22.7°C | 40.6°C | 19.9°C | 13 mm | 31% | 2.6 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2018 | 34.3°C | 28.2°C | 22.0°C | 40.2°C | 18.0°C | 40 mm | 41% | 2.4 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2017 | 33.8°C | 27.5°C | 21.2°C | 39.7°C | 18.8°C | 76 mm | 47% | 2.3 m/s | 7 |
| 2016 | 37.7°C | 30.5°C | 23.3°C | 42.1°C | 19.6°C | 16 mm | 31% | 2.6 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2015 | 34.4°C | 28.1°C | 21.8°C | 38.5°C | 18.8°C | 82 mm | 45% | 2.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2014 | 34.6°C | 28.4°C | 22.1°C | 39.3°C | 19.6°C | 47 mm | 41% | 2.7 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2013 | 32.7°C | 26.7°C | 20.7°C | 38.9°C | 16.7°C | 89 mm | 47% | 2.4 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2012 | 33.5°C | 27.3°C | 21.0°C | 37.5°C | 18.7°C | 43 mm | 43% | 2.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2011 | 36.3°C | 29.4°C | 22.5°C | 39.2°C | 20.7°C | 35 mm | 35% | 2.9 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2010 | 33.3°C | 26.9°C | 20.4°C | 38.8°C | 17.8°C | 94 mm | 51% | 2.9 m/s | 7 |
| 2009 | 35.1°C | 28.4°C | 21.6°C | 39.5°C | 18.3°C | 50 mm | 42% | 2.4 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2008 🌧️ | 31.3°C | 25.6°C | 20.0°C | 35.7°C | 17.5°C | 156 mm | 56% | 2.6 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2007 | 32.6°C | 26.4°C | 20.3°C | 38.2°C | 18.5°C | 61 mm | 48% | 2.4 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2006 | 33.2°C | 27.1°C | 21.0°C | 39.0°C | 18.1°C | 75 mm | 45% | 2.5 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2005 | 36.5°C | 29.3°C | 22.0°C | 41.0°C | 16.0°C | 13 mm | 33% | 2.8 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2004 | 35.4°C | 28.0°C | 20.7°C | 39.9°C | 16.7°C | 36 mm | 33% | 2.7 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2003 | 36.9°C | 29.2°C | 21.4°C | 40.2°C | 19.2°C | 19 mm | 33% | 3 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2002 | 34.1°C | 27.3°C | 20.4°C | 40.2°C | 18.8°C | 52 mm | 44% | 2.6 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2001 | 35.5°C | 28.7°C | 22.0°C | 39.2°C | 19.6°C | 30 mm | 37% | 2.5 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2000 | 35.8°C | 28.4°C | 20.9°C | 39.6°C | 18.3°C | 30 mm | 35% | 2.3 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1999 | 33.7°C | 26.9°C | 20.2°C | 41.9°C | 16.1°C | 58 mm | 44% | 2.8 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1998 | 33.8°C | 27.6°C | 21.5°C | 39.9°C | 17.9°C | 61 mm | 45% | 2.2 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1997 | 35.0°C | 28.1°C | 21.1°C | 40.7°C | 18.2°C | 69 mm | 38% | 2.4 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1996 | 34.4°C | 27.8°C | 21.2°C | 37.7°C | 19.4°C | 76 mm | 44% | 2.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1995 | 34.9°C | 27.2°C | 19.5°C | 40.9°C | 14.1°C | 33 mm | 33% | 2.5 m/s | 7.8 |
| 1994 | 36.4°C | 29.2°C | 21.9°C | 42.7°C | 18.6°C | 43 mm | 31% | 2.4 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1993 | 34.0°C | 27.5°C | 21.1°C | 39.4°C | 18.7°C | 53 mm | 43% | 2.6 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1992 | 34.1°C | 26.9°C | 19.7°C | 40.1°C | 16.4°C | 35 mm | 40% | 2.5 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1991 ❄️ | 31.4°C | 25.4°C | 19.5°C | 36.6°C | 16.4°C | 88 mm | 50% | 2.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1990 | 31.9°C | 25.8°C | 19.8°C | 36.1°C | 15.8°C | 78 mm | 47% | 2.5 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1989 | 33.6°C | 27.3°C | 21.1°C | 41.3°C | 17.8°C | 43 mm | 39% | 2.7 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1988 | 33.1°C | 26.7°C | 20.3°C | 37.3°C | 16.1°C | 84 mm | 45% | 2.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1987 | 34.3°C | 26.9°C | 19.5°C | 39.0°C | 16.4°C | 27 mm | 37% | 3.1 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1986 | 32.8°C | 26.1°C | 19.5°C | 37.5°C | 17.9°C | 67 mm | 46% | 2.5 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1985 | 34.5°C | 27.4°C | 20.3°C | 38.8°C | 17.7°C | 42 mm | 36% | 2.5 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1984 | 33.3°C | 26.7°C | 20.1°C | 37.0°C | 17.3°C | 27 mm | 41% | 3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1983 | 35.1°C | 28.1°C | 21.1°C | 39.1°C | 17.3°C | 18 mm | 34% | 3.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 35.1°C | 28.3°C | 21.5°C | 38.6°C | 19.2°C | 35 mm | 35% | 2.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 35.1°C | 28.5°C | 21.9°C | 40.2°C | 19.5°C | 40 mm | 39% | 2.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded July data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in July is around 34.6°C with lows near 21.2°C (mean 27.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
July averages 51 mm of rainfall in El Paso, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 156 mm in 2008.
The hottest July reached 43.1°C in 2023. The coldest dipped to 14.1°C in 1995.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average July temperatures have risen by about 1.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 34.6°C to 35.9°C and overnight lows from 21°C to 22.2°C over the same span.
July is one of the warmer months of the year in El Paso and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 34.6°C daytime highs and 21.2°C at night.
Not quite — July is the 12th coolest month in El Paso, averaging 27.9°C.
For July in El Paso, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 34.6°C and lows of 21.2°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in July averages 40% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in July is 2.5 m/s. The windiest July on record averaged 3.1 m/s (1983).
The wettest July on record was 2008 with 156 mm. On average, July sees 51 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in El Paso behaves each July, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for July specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
