les Escaldes weather in July

In July, les Escaldes sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is les Escaldes's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see les Escaldes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:35 AM – 8:24 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

les Escaldes is human settlement.

Founded
1978

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical July day in les Escaldes reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in les Escaldes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

les Escaldes weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°7310.210.69.20.0
Feb / -6°549.910.210.30.0
Mar / -4°6611.510.311.60.1
Apr / -2°9214.19.913.10.9
May12° / 106164.514.42.8
Jun17° / 9513.7115.14.9
Jul20° / 10°7011.4014.86.3
Aug20° / 7011.8013.76.3
Sep16° / 6610.50.612.35.1
Oct12° / 669.8310.83.0
Nov / -3°8110.88.39.60.5
Dec / -5°63109.58.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36238
46337
56337
66337
76436
86436
96634
106634
116634
126733
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156931
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297228
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

les Escaldes gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
440
540
640
739
839
938
1038
1138
1237
1337
1437
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2937
3037
3138

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 8:30 PM to 8:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.15:258:30
215.15:258:30
315.15:268:29
415.15:268:29
515.05:278:29
615.05:278:29
715.05:288:29
815.05:298:28
915.05:298:28
1015.05:308:27
1114.95:318:27
1214.95:318:27
1314.95:328:26
1414.95:338:26
1514.95:348:25
1614.85:358:24
1714.85:358:24
1814.85:368:23
1914.85:378:22
2014.75:388:22
2114.75:398:21
2214.75:408:20
2314.65:418:19
2414.65:428:18
2514.65:438:17
2614.55:448:16
2714.55:458:15
2814.55:468:14
2914.45:478:13
3014.45:488:12
3114.45:498:11

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.68 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
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276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit les Escaldes?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit les Escaldes for sightseeing.

What to pack for les Escaldes in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, les Escaldes sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in les Escaldes in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in les Escaldes peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is les Escaldes?

les Escaldes sits at 42.5°N, 1.5°E, 1,033 m above sea level, in Andorra. The nearest listed city is Andorra la Vella, 1.0 km away.

Topography around les Escaldes

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of les Escaldes.

Within 3 km, the terrain around les Escaldes has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,477 m around an average of 1,520 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,201 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,138 m.

The land around les Escaldes is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,477 m
16 km
2,201 m
80 km
3,138 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Andorra la Vella 1.0 km · Berga 52 km · Pamiers 68 km · Vilaseca 77 km · Manlleu 83 km · Olot 87 km · Vic 87 km · Manresa 90 km

Andorra travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 68% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$54,292
2025
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2013
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
other 9%unaffiliated 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for les Escaldes (42.5073°, 1.5341°, elevation 1,033 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).