San Carlos weather in July

In July, San Carlos sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 204 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 9.8 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 32% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is San Carlos's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Carlos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 204 mm; 11.5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 42 min; 9:01 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 2.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

San Carlos is city of Chile.

Founded: 1800

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 13°C through the month.

A typical July day in San Carlos reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

San Carlos 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	27° / 13°	10	1.3	14.2	8.6
Feb	27° / 12°	24	1.8	13.4	8.6
Mar	24° / 11°	23	2.3	12.3	8.7
Apr	20° / 8°	74	5.3	11.1	7.2
May	16° / 7°	193	9.8	10.1	4.8
Jun	13° / 5°	267	13.3	9.6	3.3
Jul	13° / 4°	204	11.5	9.8	3.4
Aug	14° / 5°	168	11.4	10.6	4.2
Sep	17° / 6°	96	7.2	11.8	5.7
Oct	19° / 8°	64	6.5	12.9	6.9
Nov	22° / 9°	29	3.5	13.9	8.2
Dec	25° / 11°	22	2.4	14.4	8.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 57%.

	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 (%)	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	43	44	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	45	45	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	42
Cloudier (%)	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	57	56	55	56	56	55	55	56	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

San Carlos gets around 204 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 43% 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 (%)	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	41
8	40
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	37
13	37
14	36
15	36
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	37

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 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of July to 10 h 06 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 9:05 AM to 8:51 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:57 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	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1
Sunrise (AM)	9:05	9:05	9:05	9:05	9:05	9:04	9:04	9:04	9:04	9:03	9:03	9:03	9:02	9:02	9:02	9:01	9:01	9:00	9:00	8:59	8:59	8:58	8:57	8:57	8:56	8:55	8:54	8:54	8:53	8:52	8:51
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.5	9:05	6:37
2	9.6	9:05	6:38
3	9.6	9:05	6:38
4	9.6	9:05	6:39
5	9.6	9:05	6:39
6	9.6	9:04	6:40
7	9.6	9:04	6:40
8	9.6	9:04	6:41
9	9.6	9:04	6:41
10	9.6	9:03	6:42
11	9.7	9:03	6:43
12	9.7	9:03	6:43
13	9.7	9:02	6:44
14	9.7	9:02	6:44
15	9.7	9:02	6:45
16	9.7	9:01	6:46
17	9.8	9:01	6:46
18	9.8	9:00	6:47
19	9.8	9:00	6:48
20	9.8	8:59	6:48
21	9.8	8:59	6:49
22	9.9	8:58	6:50
23	9.9	8:57	6:51
24	9.9	8:57	6:51
25	9.9	8:56	6:52
26	10.0	8:55	6:53
27	10.0	8:54	6:54
28	10.0	8:54	6:54
29	10.0	8:53	6:55
30	10.1	8:52	6:56
31	10.1	8:51	6:57

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 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 8.62 kWh/m² in January 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	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	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
Level	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	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.9	Dim
2	1.9	Dim
3	1.9	Dim
4	2.0	Dim
5	2.0	Dim
6	2.0	Moderate
7	2.0	Moderate
8	2.0	Moderate
9	2.1	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	2.2	Moderate
19	2.3	Moderate
20	2.3	Moderate
21	2.3	Moderate
22	2.3	Moderate
23	2.4	Moderate
24	2.4	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.4	Moderate
27	2.4	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate
31	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for San Carlos

In seasonPeak

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

San Carlos'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 San Carlos?

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

3.4

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 San Carlos.

What to pack for San Carlos in July

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

In July, San Carlos sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in San Carlos 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 San Carlos peaks around January 15 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)	13	11	9	5	3	2	3	3	5	8	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	5	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	High
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in San Carlos 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 San Carlos is worst in April — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 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)	14	25	30	40	27	15	15	14	13	12	10	9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	40	Poor
May	27	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is San Carlos?

San Carlos sits at 36.4°S, 72.0°W, 186 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Chillán, 24 km away.

Topography around San Carlos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Carlos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,164 m.

The land around San Carlos is covered by grassland (35%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), grassland (30%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

grassland 35%

16 km

164 m

cropland 42%

80 km

3,164 m

trees 46%

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

July weather nearby: Chillán 24 km · Coihueco 25 km · Chillán Viejo 27 km · Parral 33 km · Longaví 57 km · Quillón 58 km · Cauquenes 60 km · Coelemu 67 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 San Carlos (-36.4248°, -71.958°, elevation 186 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	41
8	40
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	37
13	37
14	36
15	36
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	37

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	41
8	40
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	37
13	37
14	36
15	36
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	37

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	41
8	40
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	37
13	37
14	36
15	36
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	37

	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