Ovalle weather in July

In July, Ovalle sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 23 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ovalle's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ovalle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
8:44 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
40%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Ovalle is city in the Coquimbo Region, Chile.

Density
20/km²
people per km²
Founded
1831

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 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ovalle reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 21°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)
1176
2176
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10176
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Ovalle weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°00.113.89.0
Feb27° / 15°10.113.19.1
Mar25° / 13°50.612.29.3
Apr23° / 11°5111.38.9
May20° / 292.910.57.6
Jun17° / 473.310.16.7
Jul17° / 232.710.26.6
Aug18° / 262.510.97.4
Sep20° / 81.511.88.0
Oct22° / 10°6112.88.8
Nov24° / 12°10.313.59.4
Dec26° / 13°00.113.99.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56733
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76733
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ovalle gets around 23 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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49
59
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317

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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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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 8:47 AM to 8:36 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.08:476:49
210.08:476:50
310.18:476:50
410.18:476:51
510.18:476:51
610.18:476:51
710.18:476:52
810.18:466:52
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1310.28:456:55
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2510.48:407:02
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2710.48:397:03
2810.48:397:03
2910.48:387:04
3010.58:377:05
3110.58:367:05

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.11 kWh/m² to a high of 9.02 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 3.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
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183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Ovalle?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Ovalle for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ovalle in July

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

In July, Ovalle sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Ovalle 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 51 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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr16Cool
May15Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Ovalle 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 Ovalle peaks around January 19 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 19UV 14Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ovalle?

Ovalle sits at 30.6°S, 71.2°W, 218 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Coquimbo, 73 km away.

Topography around Ovalle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ovalle has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 260 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,127 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,630 m.

The land around Ovalle is covered by artificial surfaces (28%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), bare terrain (25%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), bare terrain (23%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
315 m
16 km
1,127 m
80 km
4,630 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Coquimbo 73 km · La Serena 77 km · Vicuña 78 km · Illapel 115 km · Los Vilos 149 km · Cabildo 204 km · La Ligua 206 km · Vallenar 229 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 Ovalle (-30.6011°, -71.199°, elevation 218 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).