Best beach weather in the US in July

Ranked by the most beach days in July: highs 80-95°F, under 0.05 in of rain and afternoon wind under 15 mph (cities within 10 mi of a coast or Great Lake). First: East Honolulu, HI (25 days), of 91 cities.

Best beach weather in the US in July
Rank	City	Beach days	High	Wet days
1	East Honolulu, HI	25 days	84°F	14
2	Huntington Beach, CA	23 days	83°F	1
3	Costa Mesa, CA	23 days	83°F	1
4	Irvine, CA	23 days	83°F	1
5	Key West, FL	22 days	90°F	12
6	Destin, FL	22 days	91°F	11
7	Cape May, NJ	21 days	86°F	10
8	St. Simons Island, GA	21 days	91°F	11
9	Charleston, SC	20 days	88°F	12
10	Solvang, CA	20 days	92°F	0
11	League City, TX	20 days	92°F	10
12	Dover, DE	20 days	87°F	9
13	Galveston, TX	20 days	91°F	8
14	Nags Head, NC	20 days	86°F	9
15	Long Beach, CA	19 days	81°F	1
16	Daytona Beach, FL	19 days	90°F	14
17	North Charleston, SC	19 days	88°F	13
18	Gulfport, MS	18 days	90°F	14
19	Panama City Beach, FL	18 days	91°F	12
20	St. Augustine, FL	18 days	91°F	12
21	Wilmington, DE	18 days	87°F	10
22	Baltimore, MD	18 days	89°F	10
23	Wilmington, NC	18 days	90°F	13
24	Port St. Lucie, FL	18 days	89°F	13
25	Stamford, CT	18 days	83°F	10

Which states lead

Florida (6 of the top 25), California (5 of the top 25), South Carolina (2 of the top 25), then 9 more states. The top 25 range from 25 days to 18 days; the median across all 91 cities is 15 days.

The other end: fewest beach days in July

Best beach weather through the year

Month	First place	Beach days
January	Honolulu, HI	15 days
February	Key Largo, FL	15 days
March	Key Largo, FL	17 days
April	Cape Coral, FL	22 days
May	Tampa, FL	25 days
June	East Honolulu, HI	24 days
July	East Honolulu, HI	25 days
August	Costa Mesa, CA	27 days
September	East Honolulu, HI	24 days
October	East Honolulu, HI	24 days
November	East Honolulu, HI	19 days
December	Key Largo, FL	17 days

91 cities with data for this measure. Folded suburbs share their lead city's values and are not listed separately. Methodology.