Dali weather in July

In July, Dali sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 272 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of July to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Dali's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
272 mm
28.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:41 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
92%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Dali reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12418
22418
32418
42418
52418
62418
72418
82417
92417
102417
112417
122417
132417
142417
152417
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182417
192417
202417
212417
222417
232417
242417
252417
262417
272417
282417
292417
302417
312417

Dali weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 254.510.65.5
Feb17° / 224.811.16.5
Mar20° / 29611.87.3
Apr23° / 11°375.912.67.5
May24° / 14°9010.713.26.8
Jun25° / 17°17421.713.64.7
Jul24° / 17°27228.813.43.8
Aug24° / 17°27526.812.94.1
Sep23° / 15°18424.512.24.3
Oct21° / 13°9715.711.45.6
Nov18° / 264.710.86.7
Dec15° / 132.910.45.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2496
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10496
11496
12496
13496
14496
15496
16595
17595
18595
19595
20595
21694
22694
23694
24694
25793
26892
27892
28892
29892
30991
31991

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Dali gets around 272 mm of rain over 28.8 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 92% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
188
289
390
490
591
691
792
892
993
1093
1193
1294
1394
1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
1994
2094
2194
2293
2393
2493
2592
2692
2792
2892
2991
3091
3191

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
111485
211386
311287
411287
511188
611188
711188
811089
911089
1011089
1111089
1211089
1311089
1411089
151990
161990
171990
181990
190991
200991
210991
2201090
2301090
2401090
2501090
2601189
2701189
2801189
2901189
3001189
3101189

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
16calm
26calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of July to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 8:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:358:10
213.66:358:10
313.66:368:10
413.66:368:10
513.66:378:10
613.56:378:10
713.56:378:10
813.56:388:10
913.56:388:10
1013.56:398:10
1113.56:398:09
1213.56:398:09
1313.56:408:09
1413.56:408:09
1513.56:418:09
1613.56:418:08
1713.46:428:08
1813.46:428:08
1913.46:438:07
2013.46:438:07
2113.46:448:07
2213.46:448:06
2313.46:448:06
2413.36:458:06
2513.36:458:05
2613.36:468:05
2713.36:468:04
2813.36:478:04
2913.36:478:03
3013.26:488:03
3113.26:488:02

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 4.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Dali

In seasonPeak

In July, Dali sits inside its pacific typhoon and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dali sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Dali's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Dali?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dali.

What to pack for Dali in July

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

In July, Dali sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Dali in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dali peaks around June 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 20UV 14Dec 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul14Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Dali 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 Dali is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (June, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Dali's WHO annual average of 17.6 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1123 µg/m³Jun 2313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dali?

Dali sits at 25.6°N, 100.2°E, 1,977 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Lijiang, 143 km away.

Topography around Dali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dali has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 970 m around an average of 2,123 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,663 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,847 m.

The land around Dali is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, trees (57%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
970 m
16 km
2,663 m
80 km
2,847 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Lijiang 143 km · Panglong 253 km · Shangri-La 254 km · Laukkai 256 km · Kunming 259 km · Myitkyina 284 km · Mu-se 293 km · Lakang 321 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

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 Dali (25.5847°, 100.2123°, elevation 1,977 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).