Petrolina weather in July
In July, Petrolina sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.
Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of July to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Petrolina's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petrolina's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 30°
- 12th warmest
- Overnight low
- 20°
- 2nd coldest
- Rainfall
- 3 mm
- 0.4 wet days
- Daylight
- 11 h 30 min
- 6:03 AM – 5:33 PM
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- 5th clearest
- Wind
- 20 km/h
- 2nd windiest
- Solar energy
- 4.29 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 6.2
- out of 10
Petrolina is human settlement in Brazil.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in July
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.
A typical July day in Petrolina reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
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| 1 | 30 | 20 |
| 2 | 30 | 20 |
| 3 | 30 | 20 |
| 4 | 30 | 20 |
| 5 | 30 | 20 |
| 6 | 30 | 20 |
| 7 | 30 | 20 |
| 8 | 30 | 20 |
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| 26 | 30 | 20 |
| 27 | 30 | 20 |
| 28 | 30 | 19 |
| 29 | 30 | 19 |
| 30 | 30 | 19 |
| 31 | 30 | 19 |
How July really feels in Petrolina
Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Petrolina 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33° / 23° | 80 | 8.7 | 12.5 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 33° / 23° | 66 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 33° / 23° | 79 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 33° / 23° | 32 | 6 | 11.8 | 4.0 |
| May | 32° / 22° | 10 | 2 | 11.6 | 4.9 |
| Jun | 30° / 21° | 3 | 0.7 | 11.5 | 5.8 |
| Jul | 30° / 20° | 3 | 0.4 | 11.5 | 6.2 |
| Aug | 31° / 20° | 1 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 5.7 |
| Sep | 33° / 21° | 1 | 0.1 | 11.9 | 4.4 |
| Oct | 35° / 22° | 11 | 1.5 | 12.2 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 34° / 23° | 32 | 3.9 | 12.4 | 3.2 |
| Dec | 34° / 23° | 50 | 6.3 | 12.5 | 3.2 |
Cloud cover in July
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.
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| Clearer (%) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 |
| Cloudier (%) | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 | 53 |
| 2 | 47 | 53 |
| 3 | 47 | 53 |
| 4 | 47 | 53 |
| 5 | 47 | 53 |
| 6 | 48 | 52 |
| 7 | 47 | 53 |
| 8 | 47 | 53 |
| 9 | 47 | 53 |
| 10 | 47 | 53 |
| 11 | 46 | 54 |
| 12 | 45 | 55 |
| 13 | 45 | 55 |
| 14 | 45 | 55 |
| 15 | 45 | 55 |
| 16 | 46 | 54 |
| 17 | 45 | 55 |
| 18 | 45 | 55 |
| 19 | 45 | 55 |
| 20 | 45 | 55 |
| 21 | 45 | 55 |
| 22 | 45 | 55 |
| 23 | 45 | 55 |
| 24 | 45 | 55 |
| 25 | 45 | 55 |
| 26 | 45 | 55 |
| 27 | 46 | 54 |
| 28 | 47 | 53 |
| 29 | 48 | 52 |
| 30 | 48 | 52 |
| 31 | 49 | 51 |
Chance of precipitation in July
Petrolina gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.
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| Rain chance (%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 |
| 13 | 2 |
| 14 | 2 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 2 |
| 17 | 2 |
| 18 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 20 | 1 |
| 21 | 1 |
| 22 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 |
| 24 | 1 |
| 25 | 1 |
| 26 | 1 |
| 27 | 1 |
| 28 | 1 |
| 29 | 1 |
| 30 | 1 |
| 31 | 1 |
Humidity in July
Most of July feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.
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| Dry (%) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Comfortable (%) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 |
| Humid (%) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Muggy (%) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 | 72 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | 72 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 16 | 72 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 16 | 72 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 16 | 73 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 17 | 73 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 17 | 73 | 8 |
| 8 | 2 | 18 | 73 | 7 |
| 9 | 2 | 18 | 73 | 7 |
| 10 | 2 | 19 | 72 | 7 |
| 11 | 2 | 19 | 73 | 6 |
| 12 | 2 | 20 | 72 | 6 |
| 13 | 1 | 21 | 72 | 6 |
| 14 | 1 | 22 | 71 | 6 |
| 15 | 1 | 23 | 71 | 5 |
| 16 | 1 | 24 | 70 | 5 |
| 17 | 1 | 25 | 69 | 5 |
| 18 | 1 | 26 | 68 | 5 |
| 19 | 1 | 27 | 67 | 5 |
| 20 | 0 | 29 | 66 | 5 |
| 21 | 0 | 30 | 65 | 5 |
| 22 | 0 | 31 | 65 | 4 |
| 23 | 0 | 32 | 64 | 4 |
| 24 | 0 | 33 | 63 | 4 |
| 25 | 0 | 34 | 62 | 4 |
| 26 | 0 | 34 | 62 | 4 |
| 27 | 0 | 35 | 62 | 3 |
| 28 | 1 | 36 | 60 | 3 |
| 29 | 1 | 36 | 60 | 3 |
| 30 | 1 | 36 | 60 | 3 |
| 31 | 1 | 37 | 59 | 3 |
Wind in July
Winds average 20 km/h in July.
Across July, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
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| 1 | 20 | light breeze |
| 2 | 20 | light breeze |
| 3 | 20 | light breeze |
| 4 | 20 | light breeze |
| 5 | 20 | light breeze |
| 6 | 20 | light breeze |
| 7 | 20 | light breeze |
| 8 | 20 | light breeze |
| 9 | 20 | breezy |
| 10 | 20 | breezy |
| 11 | 20 | breezy |
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| 25 | 21 | breezy |
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| 27 | 21 | breezy |
| 28 | 21 | breezy |
| 29 | 21 | breezy |
| 30 | 21 | breezy |
| 31 | 21 | breezy |
Sunrise & sunset in July
Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of July to 11 h 36 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 6:02 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:35 PM.
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| Daylight (h) | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:01 | 6:01 | 6:01 | 6:01 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:29 | 5:29 | 5:30 | 5:30 | 5:30 | 5:30 | 5:31 | 5:31 | 5:31 | 5:31 | 5:31 | 5:32 | 5:32 | 5:32 | 5:32 | 5:33 | 5:33 | 5:33 | 5:33 | 5:33 | 5:34 | 5:34 | 5:34 | 5:34 | 5:34 | 5:35 | 5:35 | 5:35 | 5:35 | 5:35 | 5:35 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:29 |
| 2 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:29 |
| 3 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:30 |
| 4 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:30 |
| 5 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:30 |
| 6 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:30 |
| 7 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:31 |
| 8 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:31 |
| 9 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:31 |
| 10 | 11.5 | 6:03 | 5:31 |
| 11 | 11.5 | 6:03 | 5:31 |
| 12 | 11.5 | 6:03 | 5:32 |
| 13 | 11.5 | 6:03 | 5:32 |
| 14 | 11.5 | 6:03 | 5:32 |
| 15 | 11.5 | 6:03 | 5:32 |
| 16 | 11.5 | 6:03 | 5:33 |
| 17 | 11.5 | 6:03 | 5:33 |
| 18 | 11.5 | 6:03 | 5:33 |
| 19 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:33 |
| 20 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:33 |
| 21 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:34 |
| 22 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:34 |
| 23 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:34 |
| 24 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:34 |
| 25 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:34 |
| 26 | 11.5 | 6:02 | 5:35 |
| 27 | 11.6 | 6:02 | 5:35 |
| 28 | 11.6 | 6:01 | 5:35 |
| 29 | 11.6 | 6:01 | 5:35 |
| 30 | 11.6 | 6:01 | 5:35 |
| 31 | 11.6 | 6:01 | 5:35 |
Solar energy in July
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.29 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.1 | Bright |
| 2 | 4.1 | Bright |
| 3 | 4.1 | Bright |
| 4 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 5 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 6 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 7 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 8 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 9 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 10 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 11 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 12 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 13 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 14 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 15 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 16 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 17 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 18 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 19 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 20 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 21 | 4.4 | Bright |
| 22 | 4.4 | Bright |
| 23 | 4.4 | Bright |
| 24 | 4.4 | Bright |
| 25 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 26 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 27 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 28 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 29 | 4.6 | Bright |
| 30 | 4.6 | Bright |
| 31 | 4.6 | Bright |
Is July a good time to visit Petrolina?
Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
July is a reasonable time to visit Petrolina for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Petrolina in July
From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In July, Petrolina sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: a windbreaker.
UV index in Petrolina in July
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 Petrolina peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 9 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 10 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Petrolina?
Petrolina sits at 9.4°S, 40.5°W, 383 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Juazeiro, 1.0 km away.
Topography around Petrolina
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Petrolina.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Petrolina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 372 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 668 m.
The land around Petrolina is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (78%) within 80 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
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 Petrolina (-9.3986°, -40.5008°, elevation 383 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).