Sucre weather in July

In July, Sucre sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sucre's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sucre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:58 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Sucre is constitutional capital of Bolivia.

Density
127/km²
people per km²
Founded
1538

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 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sucre reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Sucre weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 11°20524.7134.1
Feb21° / 11°17922.112.64.1
Mar21° / 11°13820.912.14.7
Apr20° / 10°5911.911.66.0
May20° / 20511.17.3
Jun20° / 143.510.97.7
Jul20° / 143.4117.7
Aug21° / 265.711.47.5
Sep22° / 43911.97.0
Oct23° / 10°6814.212.46.1
Nov23° / 11°921612.95.6
Dec22° / 12°15221.413.14.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sucre gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 13% 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:585:50
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310.96:595:51
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1911.06:575:56
2011.06:575:57
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Sucre

In seasonPeak

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

Sucre's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Sucre?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Sucre for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sucre in July

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

In July, Sucre sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Sucre in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sucre peaks around January 21 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 18Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sucre?

Sucre sits at 19.0°S, 65.3°W, 2,798 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Potosí, 80 km away.

MizqueLlallaguaPunataHuanuniSacabaCochabambaColcapirhua

Topography around Sucre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sucre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 2,831 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,754 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,888 m.

The land around Sucre is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
1,754 m
80 km
3,888 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Potosí 80 km · Mizque 122 km · Llallagua 154 km · Punata 176 km · Huanuni 185 km · Sacaba 199 km · Cochabamba 207 km · Colcapirhua 210 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 Sucre (-19.0333°, -65.2627°, elevation 2,798 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).