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Typical July weather

Myrtle Beach

South Carolina · July

Hot, packed, and loud; the water is the point.

88° days
74° nights

about 8 rainy days · 14 hours of daylight · ocean 84°

What to pack

What July feels like

July is the crush — Ocean Boulevard traffic crawls, the ferris wheel line wraps around itself, and the sand fills shoulder to shoulder by ten. Head north to the state park or south past Surfside if you want beach you can actually see.

Rain arrives about 8 days of the month, so keep one flexible day in your plans. about 8 afternoons top 90°.

Can you swim?

The ocean runs about 84° — bath-warm.

The numbers

Typical high88°
Typical low74°
Days with real rain8
Total rain5.4 in
Water temperature84°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:16 am / 8:26 pm

How July compares

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