Air (Miami Beach)
88°F
average high; nights about 78°F
NOAA 1991–2020 normals
Ocean (Lake Worth Pier)
85°F
Bath-warm; usually 83–87°F
our average of NOAA records, 2010–2025
Biscayne Bay (Virginia Key)
87°F
usually 85–89°F
our average of NOAA records, 1996–2025
Rain
5.98 in
9 days with 0.1 in or more
NOAA 1991–2020 normals
Our take on July
Hot, humid and quiet apart from US holiday weekends. The ocean is bath-warm. Mornings are best; afternoons bring storms and lightning, the biggest weather danger on the beach.
Events in July
No major crowd-moving events. A good month for quiet beaches.
For the beach in July
- The water is bath-warm. Shallow bay water at Matheson Hammock and Oleta runs even warmer.
- Mostly dry; cold fronts can bring breezy days with rough surf and higher rip-current risk.
- The midday UV Index is typically very high to extreme in summer (EPA puts Miami at about 10–11): shade from late morning to mid-afternoon.
Today's live picture: rip-current risk, water temperature and UV.