Illapel weather in July

In July, Illapel sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 5.2 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of July to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Illapel's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Illapel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:47 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
44%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Illapel is city in Chile.

Density
3,467/km²
people per km²
Founded
1752

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 15°C through the month.

A typical July day in Illapel reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 18°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)
1155
2155
3155
4155
5155
6155
7155
8155
9155
10155
11155
12155
13155
14155
15155
16154
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20154
21154
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26154
27154
28154
29154
30155
31155

Illapel weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°10.313.89.6
Feb24° / 14°10.213.29.6
Mar23° / 13°6112.29.2
Apr20° / 10°132.111.28.1
May18° / 403.710.46.7
Jun15° / 745.2105.4
Jul15° / 485.210.15.2
Aug16° / 505.110.85.7
Sep17° / 223.911.86.6
Oct19° / 142.412.87.7
Nov22° / 11°3113.68.7
Dec23° / 13°20.4149.4

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 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
46337
56337
66436
76436
86436
96436
106337
116238
126238
136139
146238
156139
166139
176139
186139
196238
206139
216139
226238
236238
246238
256238
266337
276436
286436
296436
306535
316436

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Illapel gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 5.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
116
216
316
416
516
616
716
816
916
1016
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
2217
2317
2417
2517
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3116

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of July to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 8:49 AM to 8:38 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.08:496:47
210.08:496:47
310.08:496:48
410.08:496:48
510.08:496:48
610.08:496:49
710.08:496:49
810.08:496:50
910.08:496:50
1010.08:486:51
1110.18:486:51
1210.18:486:52
1310.18:486:52
1410.18:476:53
1510.18:476:53
1610.18:476:54
1710.18:466:55
1810.28:466:55
1910.28:456:56
2010.28:456:56
2110.28:446:57
2210.28:446:58
2310.28:436:58
2410.38:436:59
2510.38:426:59
2610.38:427:00
2710.38:417:01
2810.38:407:01
2910.48:407:02
3010.48:397:03
3110.48:387:03

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 9.1 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 3.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Illapel?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Illapel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Illapel in July

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

In July, Illapel sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Illapel in July

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 43 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

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

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr16Cool
May15Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov15Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Illapel in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Illapel peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Illapel?

Illapel sits at 31.6°S, 71.2°W, 312 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Los Vilos, 44 km away.

Topography around Illapel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Illapel has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m around an average of 433 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,467 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,695 m.

The land around Illapel is covered by shrubs (36%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (53%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%), grassland (25%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
501 m
16 km
1,467 m
80 km
4,695 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Los Vilos 44 km · Cabildo 89 km · La Ligua 91 km · Ovalle 115 km · Putaendo 118 km · Hacienda La Calera 128 km · La Calera 128 km · San Felipe 131 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 Illapel (-31.6335°, -71.1697°, elevation 312 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).