Tarija weather in July

In July, Tarija sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 9 mm of precipitation across 2.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Tarija's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarija's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
9 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:00 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Tarija is city of Bolivia.

Founded
1574

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 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Tarija reaches about 18°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 11°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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How July really feels in Tarija

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tarija weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 11°22024.913.24.0
Feb20° / 11°19021.812.74.1
Mar20° / 10°16321.812.24.5
Apr19° / 7213.811.55.5
May19° / 246.9116.6
Jun19° / 93.210.77.3
Jul18° / 92.710.87.4
Aug19° / 154.511.37.4
Sep20° / 348.411.96.7
Oct21° / 8617.312.55.3
Nov20° / 10°13020.5134.6
Dec21° / 11°19424.513.34.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57327
67327
77327
87327
97327
107327
117327
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Tarija gets around 9 mm of rain and snow over 2.7 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 precipitation averages around 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
112
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411
510
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810
99
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167
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279
289
2910
3010
3111

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 (%)
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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 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
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177calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:015:43
210.77:015:44
310.77:015:44
410.77:015:44
510.77:015:45
610.77:015:45
710.77:015:45
810.77:015:46
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1610.87:005:49
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1910.87:005:50
2010.86:595:50
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2911.06:565:54
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3111.06:555:55

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
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84.6Bright
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255.0Bright
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
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305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Tarija

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Tarija?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tarija in July

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

In July, Tarija sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Tarija in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tarija peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 18UV 17Jul 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tarija?

Tarija sits at 21.5°S, 64.7°W, 1,870 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Tupiza, 103 km away.

TupizaVillazónYacuibaProfesor Salvador MazzaVillamontesBermejoTartagalGeneral Mosconi

Topography around Tarija

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarija has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 1,886 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,129 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,049 m.

The land around Tarija is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
2,129 m
80 km
4,049 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Tupiza 103 km · Villazón 108 km · Yacuiba 121 km · Profesor Salvador Mazza 122 km · Villamontes 134 km · Bermejo 139 km · Tartagal 145 km · General Mosconi 151 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 Tarija (-21.5355°, -64.7296°, elevation 1,870 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).