Insider Blog: July 2026 Weather Recap
July was an overall warm month with more days ABOVE normal. The majority of the month was dry, but we did get some light rain, just wasn't measurable. Take a look at our weather recap and stats for the month of July.
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - It was a warm month overall for the month of July. The warmest day recorded for July was 116 degrees on Friday, July 24.
No high records were met or broken, but July was marked as the 5th hottest July on record.
Yuma did have multiple record warm low temperatures: Record Warm Low Temperature: 90ºF on July 16, 91ºF on July 20, 91ºF on July 23, 93ºF on July 24, 90ºF on July 25, 88ºF on July 27, 89ºF on July 28.
Pretty much the entire month, we had more days above-normal than we did below-normal or average. But we did have some days when we were cooler than normal.
It's been a very dry month, and we did have a few rain events, but it wasn't enough for Yuma to receive measurable rain.
For the month of July, we accumulated T (TRACE), which means too small to measure. Our average for July is 0.24", which leaves us below -0.24" for the month.
Now, this month isn't ranked the wettest, but it's ranked 149 in terms of being the driest. The wettest recorded for July is 2.55" in 1989.
Now, let's look at where Yuma stands with our yearly rain total. Since the start of the year, so far for 2026, Yuma has accumulated 0.03", which is a very small amount.
Comparing it with our 2026 yearly average, we actually should be at 1.61", which we are well below normal.
However, with what Yuma has accumulated so far for 2026 and comparing it to our total around this same time back in 2025, we were actually at 0.17" in 2025. We are still very behind for the year.
We are still in the monsoon season; let's hope we can catch up before the season, which goes on until the end of September.
However, with the lack of rain and hot weather we had this month, it actually brought significant changes to our drought conditions. We are still trending 100% dry, but toward the end of this month, Yuma County is now 100% moderate.
Now, Yuma and La Paz Counties are having 100% dry and moderate drought conditions. Yuma County also has a severe drought at the tip of the county toward the east.
Even Imperial County is seeing dry and a chunk of moderate drought conditions as well.
You can also check our drought conditions weekly for both Arizona and California.
Here are the overall July 2026 summary stats. Yuma and El Centro had above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation. Yuma and El Centro both had their fifth hottest July on record.
You can also read more about Yuma and El Centro 2026 July Climate Stats and Data Report for the month from the NWS Phoenix.
