Rancagua weather in July

In July, Rancagua sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 124 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of July to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Rancagua's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rancagua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
124 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
8:51 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
55%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Rancagua is city in O'Higgins Region, Chile.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 25.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,021/km²
people per km²
Founded
1743

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 13°C through the month.

A typical July day in Rancagua reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2132
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Rancagua 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 14°61.40148.9
Feb26° / 13°71.5013.38.9
Mar24° / 11°111.8012.39.1
Apr20° / 443.9011.27.7
May17° / 997.30.110.25.7
Jun14° / 1679.41.49.83.9
Jul13° / 1249.21.5103.9
Aug15° / 1088.61.210.74.7
Sep17° / 81100.411.85.5
Oct19° / 608.50.212.96.6
Nov22° / 264.7013.88.0
Dec25° / 12°132014.28.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34654
44654
54753
64753
74852
84753
94753
104852
114753
124753
134852
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265149
275149
285149
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305149
315050

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Rancagua gets around 124 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1325
2325
3314
4314
5314
6314
7304
8304
9294
10294
11294
12284
13284
14284
15285
16285
17285
18285
19286
20286
21286
22286
23296
24296
25296
26296
27296
28295
29295
30295
31295

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 (%)
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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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of July to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 8:54 AM to 8:42 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.78:546:39
29.88:546:39
39.88:546:39
49.88:546:40
59.88:546:40
69.88:546:41
79.88:536:41
89.88:536:42
99.88:536:42
109.88:536:43
119.88:536:43
129.98:526:44
139.98:526:45
149.98:526:45
159.98:516:46
169.98:516:46
179.98:506:47
1810.08:506:48
1910.08:496:48
2010.08:496:49
2110.08:486:50
2210.08:486:50
2310.18:476:51
2410.18:476:52
2510.18:466:52
2610.18:456:53
2710.28:456:54
2810.28:446:54
2910.28:436:55
3010.28:426:56
3110.38:426:57

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 2.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 8.81 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 2.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Rancagua

In seasonPeak

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

Rancagua's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Rancagua?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rancagua.

What to pack for Rancagua in July

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

In July, Rancagua sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Rancagua in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rancagua peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near May 24 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateVery highExtremeJan 16UV 13May 24UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Rancagua 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 Rancagua is worst in July — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Rancagua's WHO annual average of 25.9 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateJul 1835 µg/m³Dec 1217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul35Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rancagua?

Rancagua sits at 34.2°S, 70.7°W, 520 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Machalí, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Rancagua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rancagua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 502 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,373 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,124 m.

The land around Rancagua is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, shrubs (28%), cropland (25%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (24%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
1,373 m
80 km
5,124 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
July weather nearby: Machalí 8.0 km · Graneros 11 km · Rengo 29 km · Paine 40 km · San Vicente 43 km · San Vicente de Tagua Tagua 43 km · Buin 49 km · Talagante 59 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 Rancagua (-34.1691°, -70.7405°, elevation 520 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. 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).