Where to go in July
For a beach trip in July, the best-graded destinations are usually Maui (A), Oʻahu (A) and Los Cabos (A-). The warmest water is around Southwest Florida (89°F) and the driest weather in Los Cabos (8% rain chance).
Other months
Beach destinations in July, ranked
A typical July at each destination (median resort). Click a column to sort.
| Destination | Typical day | Area | High | Water | Rain chance | Seaweed | Crowds | Storm risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maui | A | Hawaii | 88°F | 79°F | 10% | Rare | Packed | Very low |
| Oʻahu | A | Hawaii | 87°F | 79°F | 12% | Rare | Packed | Very low |
| Los Cabos | A- | Mexico | 94°F | 82°F | 8% | Rare | Busy | Low |
| Kauaʻi | A- | Hawaii | 85°F | 79°F | 24% | Rare | Packed | Very low |
| The Big Island | A- | Hawaii | 85°F | 79°F | 20% | Rare | Packed | Very low |
| Cuba's Cays | A- | Caribbean islands | 86°F | 87°F | 41% | Rare | Busy | Low |
| Turks & Caicos | A- | Caribbean islands | 85°F | 85°F | 29% | Rare | Very busy | Low |
| Galveston & the Upper Texas Coast | A- | Florida & the Gulf Coast | 86°F | 87°F | 43% | Rare | Packed | Low |
| Florida Keys | A- | Florida & the Gulf Coast | 86°F | 87°F | 55% | Rare | Busy | Low |
| The Bahamas | A- | Caribbean islands | 88°F | 87°F | 57% | Rare | Very busy | Low |
| Huatulco | A- | Mexico | 90°F | 86°F | 46% | Rare | Very busy | Low |
| The Louisiana coast | A- | Florida & the Gulf Coast | 86°F | 88°F | 66% | Rare | Very busy | Low |
| Puerto Vallarta | A- | Mexico | 91°F | 84°F | 56% | Rare | Busy | Low |
| South Padre & the Coastal Bend | A- | Florida & the Gulf Coast | 89°F | 85°F | 35% | Rare | Very busy | Low |
| The BVI | A- | Caribbean islands | 83°F | 84°F | 45% | Rare | Busy | Very low |
| The US Virgin Islands | B+ | Caribbean islands | 83°F | 84°F | 44% | Rare | Busy | Very low |
| Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao | B+ | Caribbean islands | 87°F | 82°F | 49% | Rare | Very busy | Very low |
| The Leeward Islands | B+ | Caribbean islands | 84°F | 84°F | 44% | Rare | Busy | Very low |
| The Alabama & Mississippi coast | B+ | Florida & the Gulf Coast | 88°F | 87°F | 72% | Rare | Very busy | Low |
| Barbados | B+ | Caribbean islands | 87°F | 84°F | 68% | Low | Busy | Very low |
| Belize | B+ | Central & South America | 85°F | 86°F | 66% | Rare | Busy | Very low |
| Cayman Islands | B+ | Caribbean islands | 89°F | 86°F | 66% | Rare | Busy | Low |
| The Yucatán Gulf Coast | B+ | Mexico | 92°F | 86°F | 46% | Rare | Very busy | Very low |
| Southwest Florida | B+ | Florida & the Gulf Coast | 89°F | 89°F | 77% | Rare | Moderate | Low |
| Puerto Rico | B+ | Caribbean islands | 86°F | 84°F | 63% | Rare | Very busy | Low |
| The Florida Panhandle | B | Florida & the Gulf Coast | 87°F | 86°F | 76% | Low | Very busy | Low |
| Varadero & Havana | B | Caribbean islands | 90°F | 86°F | 57% | Rare | Busy | Low |
| Roatán & the Bay Islands | B | Central & South America | 84°F | 84°F | 58% | Rare | Busy | Very low |
| Panama's Pacific beaches | B | Central & South America | 86°F | 85°F | 94% | Rare | Moderate | Very low |
| St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenada | B | Caribbean islands | 84°F | 84°F | 65% | Low | Busy | Very low |
| Tampa Bay | B | Florida & the Gulf Coast | 89°F | 89°F | 79% | Low | Busy | Low |
| Trinidad & Tobago | B- | Caribbean islands | 85°F | 84°F | 78% | Rare | Busy | Very low |
| Veracruz | B- | Mexico | 86°F | 85°F | 68% | Low | Very busy | Very low |
| Mazatlán | B- | Mexico | 90°F | 86°F | 42% | Rare | Busy | Low |
| San Andrés | B- | Central & South America | 84°F | 84°F | 80% | Rare | Busy | Very low |
| Guadeloupe & Martinique | B- | Caribbean islands | 87°F | 84°F | 66% | Moderate | Busy | Very low |
| Colombia's Caribbean coast | B- | Central & South America | 89°F | 86°F | 65% | Rare | Busy | Very low |
| Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo | B- | Mexico | 91°F | 86°F | 53% | Rare | Busy | Low |
| Manzanillo | B- | Mexico | 91°F | 86°F | 53% | Rare | Busy | Low |
| The Corn Islands | B- | Central & South America | 83°F | 84°F | 91% | Rare | Moderate | Very low |
| Acapulco | B- | Mexico | 91°F | 86°F | 50% | Rare | Very busy | Low |
| Cozumel | B- | Mexico | 89°F | 86°F | 57% | High | Very busy | Low |
| Santo Domingo's coast | C+ | Caribbean islands | 88°F | 84°F | 66% | High | Very busy | Very low |
| The Dominican North Coast | C+ | Caribbean islands | 88°F | 83°F | 53% | High | Busy | Very low |
| Panama's Caribbean coast | C+ | Central & South America | 83°F | 85°F | 96% | Very low | Moderate | Very low |
| Jamaica | C+ | Caribbean islands | 89°F | 85°F | 61% | High | Very busy | Low |
| Costa Rica's Caribbean coast | C+ | Central & South America | 83°F | 85°F | 97% | Low | Busy | Very low |
| Cancún | C+ | Mexico | 89°F | 84°F | 61% | High | Very busy | Low |
| Costa Maya | C+ | Mexico | 87°F | 85°F | 69% | High | Very busy | Low |
| Guatemala's Caribbean coast | C | Central & South America | 85°F | 87°F | 96% | Moderate | Busy | Very low |
| Haiti | C | Caribbean islands | 91°F | 87°F | 38% | Moderate | Very busy | Low |
| Holguín | C- | Caribbean islands | 89°F | 82°F | 44% | Very high | Busy | Very low |
| Punta Cana | C- | Caribbean islands | 86°F | 83°F | 76% | Very high | Busy | Very low |
| The Riviera Maya | D+ | Mexico | 89°F | 86°F | 57% | Very high | Very busy | Low |
Best beaches in July
Resorts with the best typical July (at most two per destination), and their grades for the next few days.
- Lagun Blou Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao · Jul ASatA-SunA-MonA-TueA-WedA-
- Marazul Dive Resort Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao · Jul ASatB+SunA-MonA-TueA-WedA-
- Hilton Hawaiian Village Oʻahu · Jul ASatA-SunBMonBTueA-WedA-
- The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas, Ka'anapali Maui · Jul ASatA-SunA-MonA-TueA-WedA-
- The Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas Maui · Jul ASatA-SunA-MonA-TueA-WedA-
- Four Seasons O'ahu at Ko Olina Oʻahu · Jul ASatA-SunAMonATueA-WedA-
- Krystal Grand Los Cabos Los Cabos · Jul ASatDSunCMonBTueA-WedB+
- Hotel Riu Santa Fe Los Cabos · Jul ASatD+SunDMonBTueBWedB
- El Cuyo Beach Hotels the Yucatán Gulf Coast · Jul A-SatC+SunCMonCTueC+WedC
- Meliá Cayo Santa María Cuba's Cays · Jul A-SatA-SunA-MonB+TueB+WedA
- Cayo Santa María Beach Resorts Cuba's Cays · Jul A-SatA-SunA-MonB+TueB+WedA
- Four Seasons Resort Hualalai the Big Island · Jul A-SatA-SunA-MonA-TueAWedA
Grades for the next few days from Veabird's beach forecast, updated Oct 3, 18:00 UTC. Higher is better: A+ to F.
Questions
- Where is the best beach weather in July?
- For a beach trip in July, the best-graded destinations are usually Maui (A), Oʻahu (A) and Los Cabos (A-). The warmest water is around Southwest Florida (89°F) and the driest weather in Los Cabos (8% rain chance).
- Where can I avoid sargassum in July?
- Among the Caribbean and Gulf destinations where seaweed is a real question, Panama's Caribbean coast is usually lightest in July (very low). Places outside the sargassum belt, like Mexico's Pacific coast, Hawaii and Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, rarely see it.
- Where is good but not crowded in July?
- Panama's Pacific beaches grades B with moderate crowds in a typical July.