Santa Clara weather in July

In July, Santa Clara sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Santa Clara's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Clara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:20 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
18%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Santa Clara reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12913
22913
32913
42913
52913
62913
72913
82913
92913
102913
112913
122913
132913
142913
152913
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202913
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222913
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283013
293013
303013
313013

Santa Clara weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°11016.112.55.3
Feb28° / 17°9313.712.35.4
Mar28° / 18°1832112.14.5
Apr28° / 18°1041711.85.1
May29° / 16°122.311.56.9
Jun29° / 14°00.111.47.7
Jul29° / 13°0011.57.3
Aug30° / 14°40.911.76.4
Sep30° / 16°6011.911.95.0
Oct28° / 17°1712612.23.8
Nov27° / 17°1912512.54.0
Dec26° / 17°13919.912.64.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8946
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19928
20928
21919
22919
23919
24919
259010
269010
279010
289010
299010
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Santa Clara gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26964
27964
28964
29964
30955
31955

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:195:44
211.46:195:44
311.46:205:44
411.46:205:45
511.46:205:45
611.46:205:45
711.46:205:45
811.46:205:46
911.46:205:46
1011.46:205:46
1111.46:205:46
1211.46:205:47
1311.46:205:47
1411.46:205:47
1511.56:205:47
1611.56:205:48
1711.56:205:48
1811.56:205:48
1911.56:205:48
2011.56:205:49
2111.56:205:49
2211.56:205:49
2311.56:205:49
2411.56:195:49
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2711.56:195:50
2811.56:195:50
2911.56:195:50
3011.56:185:50
3111.56:185:51

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.8Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Santa Clara

In seasonPeak

None of Santa Clara's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Santa Clara's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Santa Clara?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
9.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Santa Clara for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Clara in July

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

In July, Santa Clara sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Santa Clara in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Clara peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Aug 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Santa Clara in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Santa Clara is worst in July — around 184 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 22.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 18175 µg/m³Dec 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May24Moderate
Jun96Unhealthy
Jul184Very unhealthy
Aug120Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Clara?

Santa Clara sits at 10.2°S, 15.4°E, 1,030 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Calulo, 63 km away.

BailundoCacusoLucalaN'dalatandoCangandala

Topography around Santa Clara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Clara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 1,048 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 571 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m.

The land around Santa Clara is covered by grassland (49%), trees (30%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
571 m
80 km
1,623 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwater
July weather nearby: Calulo 63 km · Mussende 73 km · Quibala 78 km · Bailundo 92 km · Cacuso 92 km · Lucala 104 km · N'dalatando 115 km · Cangandala 118 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,129
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
4.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
26.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 413
Religion
Roman Catholic 41%Protestant 38%none 12%other 9%

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 Santa Clara (-10.1916°, 15.4341°, elevation 1,030 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).