Lota weather in July

In July, Lota sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 196 mm of rain across 13.5 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 31% 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 Lota's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lota's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 196 mm; 13.5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 42 min; 9:08 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 10th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 2.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Lota is city in Chile.

Density: 298/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1662

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Lota reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	9
2	12	9
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	12	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	8
18	12	8
19	12	8
20	12	8
21	12	8
22	12	8
23	12	8
24	12	8
25	12	8
26	12	8
27	12	8
28	12	8
29	12	8
30	12	8
31	12	8

Lota 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 14°	8	1.5	14.3	8.0
Feb	19° / 14°	14	1.9	13.4	7.9
Mar	18° / 13°	24	3.3	12.3	7.2
Apr	16° / 11°	68	6	11.1	5.4
May	14° / 10°	175	11	10	3.9
Jun	12° / 9°	246	14.8	9.5	3.0
Jul	12° / 8°	196	13.5	9.7	2.9
Aug	12° / 8°	163	12.4	10.6	3.2
Sep	13° / 9°	84	8	11.7	4.0
Oct	14° / 10°	56	6.6	13	4.8
Nov	16° / 11°	28	3.4	14	6.1
Dec	18° / 13°	21	3.1	14.5	7.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 55%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	46	46	47	47	46	46	46	45	46	46	45	45	45
Cloudier (%)	60	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	56	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	54	53	53	54	54	54	55	54	54	55	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lota gets around 196 mm of rain over 13.5 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	50	50	49	49	49	48	47	47	46	45	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	49
4	49
5	49
6	48
7	47
8	47
9	46
10	45
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	42
15	42
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	41
21	41
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	43
31	43

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

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 9:12 AM to 8:57 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	9:12	9:12	9:11	9:11	9:11	9:11	9:11	9:11	9:10	9:10	9:10	9:09	9:09	9:09	9:08	9:08	9:07	9:07	9:06	9:06	9:05	9:04	9:04	9:03	9:02	9:01	9:01	9:00	8:59	8:58	8:57
Sunset (PM)	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.5	9:12	6:40
2	9.5	9:12	6:41
3	9.5	9:11	6:41
4	9.5	9:11	6:42
5	9.5	9:11	6:42
6	9.5	9:11	6:43
7	9.5	9:11	6:43
8	9.6	9:11	6:44
9	9.6	9:10	6:44
10	9.6	9:10	6:45
11	9.6	9:10	6:46
12	9.6	9:09	6:46
13	9.6	9:09	6:47
14	9.6	9:09	6:47
15	9.7	9:08	6:48
16	9.7	9:08	6:49
17	9.7	9:07	6:49
18	9.7	9:07	6:50
19	9.7	9:06	6:51
20	9.8	9:06	6:52
21	9.8	9:05	6:52
22	9.8	9:04	6:53
23	9.8	9:04	6:54
24	9.9	9:03	6:55
25	9.9	9:02	6:55
26	9.9	9:01	6:56
27	9.9	9:01	6:57
28	10.0	9:00	6:58
29	10.0	8:59	6:59
30	10.0	8:58	6:59
31	10.0	8:57	7:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 2.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.88 kWh/m² to a high of 8.59 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 2.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.9	Dim
2	1.9	Dim
3	1.9	Dim
4	1.9	Dim
5	1.9	Dim
6	2.0	Dim
7	2.0	Dim
8	2.0	Moderate
9	2.0	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.2	Moderate
15	2.2	Moderate
16	2.2	Moderate
17	2.2	Moderate
18	2.3	Moderate
19	2.3	Moderate
20	2.3	Moderate
21	2.3	Moderate
22	2.4	Moderate
23	2.4	Moderate
24	2.4	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.4	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate
31	2.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Lota

In seasonPeak

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

Lota'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 Lota?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lota.

What to pack for Lota in July

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

In July, Lota sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Lota 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 20 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Bracing
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	13	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	12	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Lota 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 Lota 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	9	5	3	2	3	3	5	8	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Lota in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lota is worst in February — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	25	6	7	9	8	7	8	8	7	7	7
Level	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	6	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	7	Good
Aug	8	Good
Sep	8	Good
Oct	7	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Lota?

Lota sits at 37.1°S, 73.2°W, 14 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Coronel, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Lota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lota has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 685 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,511 m.

The land around Lota is covered by water (47%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

292 m

water 47%

16 km

685 m

trees 44%

80 km

1,511 m

trees 50%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← June Lota year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Coronel 6.0 km · Chiguayante 22 km · Arauco 22 km · Hualqui 24 km · San Pedro de la Paz 28 km · Concepción 31 km · Hualpén 34 km · Talcahuano 41 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

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 Lota (-37.0899°, -73.1577°, elevation 14 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	9
2	12	9
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	12	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	8
18	12	8
19	12	8
20	12	8
21	12	8
22	12	8
23	12	8
24	12	8
25	12	8
26	12	8
27	12	8
28	12	8
29	12	8
30	12	8
31	12	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	49
4	49
5	49
6	48
7	47
8	47
9	46
10	45
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	42
15	42
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	41
21	41
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	43
31	43

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	9
2	12	9
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	12	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	8
18	12	8
19	12	8
20	12	8
21	12	8
22	12	8
23	12	8
24	12	8
25	12	8
26	12	8
27	12	8
28	12	8
29	12	8
30	12	8
31	12	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	49
4	49
5	49
6	48
7	47
8	47
9	46
10	45
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	42
15	42
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	41
21	41
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	43
31	43

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	9
2	12	9
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	12	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	8
18	12	8
19	12	8
20	12	8
21	12	8
22	12	8
23	12	8
24	12	8
25	12	8
26	12	8
27	12	8
28	12	8
29	12	8
30	12	8
31	12	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	49
4	49
5	49
6	48
7	47
8	47
9	46
10	45
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	42
15	42
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	41
21	41
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	42
27	42
28	42
29	42
30	43
31	43

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100