Arauco weather in July

In July, Arauco sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 196 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of July to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Arauco's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arauco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
196 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
9:09 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Arauco is city in Chile.

Density
3,997/km²
people per km²
Founded
1552

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 12°C through the month.

A typical July day in Arauco reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 14°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)Avg low (°C)
1126
2125
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10125
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Arauco weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 12°101.714.39.0
Feb23° / 12°152.213.48.9
Mar21° / 10°253.512.38.1
Apr18° / 726.211.16.4
May15° / 17810.9104.2
Jun12° / 25014.89.52.9
Jul12° / 19613.69.72.9
Aug13° / 16712.410.63.4
Sep15° / 888.111.74.7
Oct17° / 617.4135.8
Nov19° / 324.3147.3
Dec22° / 11°253.514.58.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33763
43763
53961
63961
74060
84159
94159
104258
114258
124258
134258
144357
154357
164456
174357
184357
194357
204258
214258
224357
234258
244258
254258
264258
274159
284159
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Arauco gets around 196 mm of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
350
449
549
648
747
846
946
1045
1144
1243
1343
1442
1542
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2141
2241
2341
2442
2542
2643
2743
2843
2943
3044
3143

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
12100
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14100
15100
16100
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31100

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
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1911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of July to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 9:13 AM to 8:58 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.59:136:41
29.59:136:41
39.59:136:41
49.59:126:42
59.59:126:42
69.59:126:43
79.59:126:43
89.59:126:44
99.69:116:45
109.69:116:45
119.69:116:46
129.69:106:46
139.69:106:47
149.69:106:48
159.79:096:48
169.79:096:49
179.79:086:50
189.79:086:50
199.79:076:51
209.89:076:52
219.89:066:53
229.89:056:53
239.89:056:54
249.89:046:55
259.99:036:56
269.99:026:56
279.99:026:57
2810.09:016:58
2910.09:006:59
3010.08:597:00
3110.08:587:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 2.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 8.52 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 2.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
102.0Dim
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Arauco

In seasonPeak

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

Arauco's rainy season runs May–August, 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 Arauco?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arauco.

What to pack for Arauco in July

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

In July, Arauco sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Arauco in July

The nearest coast averages about 12°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 14 km away) is warmest in January at about 15°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
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Mar14Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct12Bracing
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Dec14Bracing

UV index in Arauco in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arauco peaks around January 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 12UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Arauco?

Arauco sits at 37.2°S, 73.3°W, 13 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Lota, 22 km away.

Topography around Arauco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arauco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,511 m.

The land around Arauco is covered by trees (35%), water (31%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
656 m
80 km
1,511 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Lota 22 km · Curanilahue 26 km · Coronel 28 km · Chiguayante 44 km · Los Álamos 44 km · Hualqui 46 km · San Pedro de la Paz 49 km · Lebu 50 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1%

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 Arauco (-37.2463°, -73.3175°, elevation 13 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).