Oruro weather in July

In July, Oruro sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 8 mm of precipitation across 2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Oruro's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oruro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
8 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:03 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
24%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Oruro is city of Bolivia.

Density
128/km²
people per km²
Founded
1606

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical July day in Oruro reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°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)
114-1
214-1
314-1
414-1
514-2
614-2
714-2
814-2
914-2
1014-2
1114-2
1214-2
1314-2
1414-2
1514-2
1614-2
1714-2
1814-2
1914-2
2014-2
2114-2
2214-1
2314-1
2415-1
2515-1
2615-1
2715-1
2815-1
2915-1
3015-1
3115-1

How July really feels in Oruro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Oruro weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 14325.60.5132.8
Feb15° / 11622.60.412.62.8
Mar15° / 8521.40.212.13.5
Apr16° / 2790.111.65.3
May16° / 72.30.211.26.2
Jun14° / -1°51.30.410.95.6
Jul14° / -2°820.7115.5
Aug16° / -0°123.10.811.46.0
Sep17° / 215.90.511.96.2
Oct18° / 3510.10.212.46.0
Nov18° / 4913.20.212.85.4
Dec17° / 10520.90.413.13.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38515
48515
58515
68515
78515
88515
98515
108515
118614
128614
138614
148614
158614
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298713
308713
318713

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Oruro gets around 8 mm of rain and snow over 2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
162
262
362
462
562
662
762
862
962
1062
1162
1262
1362
1462
1562
1662
1762
1863
1963
2073
2173
2273
2373
2473
2573
2673
2773
2862
2962
3062
3162

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
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18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:046:00
210.97:046:00
310.97:046:00
410.97:046:01
510.97:046:01
611.07:046:01
711.07:046:02
811.07:046:02
911.07:046:02
1011.07:046:03
1111.07:046:03
1211.07:046:03
1311.07:046:04
1411.07:046:04
1511.07:046:04
1611.07:036:05
1711.07:036:05
1811.07:036:05
1911.07:036:06
2011.17:036:06
2111.17:036:06
2211.17:026:07
2311.17:026:07
2411.17:026:07
2511.17:016:08
2611.17:016:08
2711.17:016:08
2811.17:006:09
2911.17:006:09
3011.27:006:09
3111.26:596:10

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
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185.6Bright
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255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Oruro

In seasonPeak

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

Oruro's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Oruro?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Oruro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Oruro in July

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

In July, Oruro sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near -2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Oruro 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 Oruro peaks around January 21 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 highExtremeJan 21UV 19Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Oruro?

Oruro sits at 18.0°S, 67.1°W, 3,885 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Huanuni, 45 km away.

Sipe SipeVintoQuillacolloQuimeColcapirhuaTiquipaya

Topography around Oruro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oruro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 3,709 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,577 m.

The land around Oruro is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, bare terrain (45%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
700 m
80 km
2,577 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Huanuni 45 km · Llallagua 74 km · Sipe Sipe 97 km · Vinto 105 km · Quillacollo 108 km · Quime 111 km · Colcapirhua 112 km · Tiquipaya 117 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

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 Oruro (-17.9715°, -67.0932°, elevation 3,885 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).