Cantagalo weather in July

In July, Cantagalo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Cantagalo's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cantagalo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:32 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
46%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Cantagalo is settlement in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Air quality
Good
PM10 23 µg/m³ · 2015

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 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Cantagalo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Cantagalo weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°19217.113.24.6
Feb29° / 20°10113.212.84.8
Mar28° / 20°12716.312.25.0
Apr27° / 18°6611.511.56.3
May25° / 16°447.8117.3
Jun24° / 14°204.410.78.1
Jul24° / 14°204.510.88.1
Aug24° / 14°234.711.28.0
Sep25° / 16°588.911.96.9
Oct26° / 18°10212.912.56.0
Nov26° / 19°18418.213.15.0
Dec28° / 20°21420.513.34.7

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 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106238
116238
126238
136238
146139
156139
166139
176139
186238
196238
206139
216139
226139
236139
246139
256139
266238
276238
286238
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Cantagalo gets around 20 mm of rain over 4.5 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 14% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
213
313
413
513
614
714
814
915
1015
1115
1215
1315
1415
1515
1614
1714
1814
1914
2014
2114
2215
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2815
2915
3015
3115

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11357291
21458280
31557280
41558270
51658260
61757260
71857250
81857250
91957240
101958230
112057230
122057230
132057230
142057230
152057230
162057230
172057230
182056240
191957240
201957240
211957240
222056240
232057230
242057230
252156230
262156230
272255230
282255230
292353240
302353240
312353240

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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276calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 7:33 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:336:13
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310.77:336:14
410.77:336:14
510.77:336:14
610.77:336:15
710.77:336:15
810.77:336:15
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1110.77:336:16
1210.77:326:17
1310.77:326:17
1410.87:326:18
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1610.87:326:18
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1810.87:316:19
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2010.87:316:20
2110.87:316:20
2210.87:306:21
2310.97:306:21
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2510.97:296:22
2610.97:296:23
2710.97:286:23
2810.97:286:23
2910.97:286:24
3011.07:276:24
3111.07:276:25

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 3.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Cantagalo

In seasonPeak

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

Cantagalo's monsoon runs October–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 Cantagalo?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cantagalo in July

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

In July, Cantagalo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Cantagalo in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cantagalo peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cantagalo?

Cantagalo sits at 22.0°S, 42.4°W, 431 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cordeiro, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Cantagalo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cantagalo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m around an average of 500 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 930 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,215 m.

The land around Cantagalo is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
480 m
16 km
930 m
80 km
2,215 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Cordeiro 5.0 km · Bom Jardim 20 km · Carmo 25 km · Sumidouro 33 km · Além Paraíba 36 km · Nova Friburgo 37 km · Itaocara 46 km · Conceição de Macabu 53 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

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 Cantagalo (-21.9811°, -42.3681°, elevation 431 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).