Salvador weather in July

In July, Salvador sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 116 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Salvador's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salvador's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
21.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:00 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Salvador is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Good
PM10 22.2 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 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Salvador reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Salvador 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° / 26°5912.412.76.3
Feb28° / 26°6114.412.45.8
Mar28° / 26°9117.812.15.5
Apr27° / 25°15822.311.74.8
May26° / 25°18622.811.44.9
Jun26° / 24°15022.911.34.9
Jul25° / 23°11621.911.35.3
Aug25° / 23°8119.811.65.7
Sep25° / 24°6414.611.96.4
Oct26° / 24°5810.912.36.8
Nov27° / 25°6410.612.66.5
Dec27° / 25°409.612.76.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27822
37822
47822
57723
67822
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Salvador gets around 116 mm of rain over 21.9 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 70% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 19 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 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 6:00 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:22 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 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 4.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Salvador

In seasonPeak

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

Salvador's rainy season runs March–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 Salvador?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Salvador for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salvador in July

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

In July, Salvador sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Salvador in July

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 21 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Salvador 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 Salvador peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 highExtremeFeb 20UV 14Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
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Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Salvador?

Salvador sits at 13.0°S, 38.5°W, 4 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vera Cruz, 13 km away.

Topography around Salvador

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salvador has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m.

The land around Salvador is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, water (70%) within 16 km, and water (43%), trees (29%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
133 m
80 km
380 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
July weather nearby: Vera Cruz 13 km · Lauro de Freitas 20 km · Itaparica 23 km · Simões Filho 23 km · Madre de Deus 30 km · Candeias 35 km · Camaçari 36 km · São Francisco do Conde 44 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 Salvador (-12.9756°, -38.491°, elevation 4 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).