Rio Tinto weather in July

In July, Rio Tinto sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 157 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of July to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Rio Tinto's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rio Tinto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
157 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:37 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Rio Tinto is human settlement in Brazil.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Rio Tinto reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Rio Tinto weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°7118.612.44.9
Feb28° / 25°8719.412.24.4
Mar29° / 25°11921.8124.3
Apr28° / 25°16324.111.94.0
May28° / 24°16424.211.74.5
Jun27° / 24°17824.111.64.6
Jul26° / 23°15724.911.64.7
Aug26° / 23°7720.911.85.3
Sep27° / 23°4716.7125.9
Oct27° / 24°321412.26.2
Nov28° / 25°2811.412.36.3
Dec28° / 25°4214.512.45.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Rio Tinto gets around 157 mm of rain over 24.9 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 79% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12179
22278
32377
42476
52575
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82872
93070
103169
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Wind in July

Winds average 21 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of July to 11 h 42 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 5:35 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 4.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Rio Tinto

In seasonPeak

In July, Rio Tinto sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Rio Tinto's rainy season runs February–July, 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 Rio Tinto?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Rio Tinto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rio Tinto in July

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

In July, Rio Tinto sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Rio Tinto in July

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Rio Tinto in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rio Tinto?

Rio Tinto sits at 6.8°S, 35.1°W, 35 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mamanguape, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Rio Tinto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rio Tinto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m.

The land around Rio Tinto is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), trees (27%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
646 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
July weather nearby: Mamanguape 6.0 km · Itapororoca 19 km · Araçagi 34 km · Cabedelo 34 km · Santa Rita 36 km · Sapé 37 km · Cruz do Espírito Santo 37 km · Mari 39 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 Rio Tinto (-6.8031°, -35.0806°, elevation 35 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).