Chaparral weather in July

In July, Chaparral sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 58 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Chaparral's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chaparral's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 58 mm; 16.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:02 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 6th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Chaparral reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Chaparral weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 16°	142	15.7	11.8	5.7
Feb	26° / 16°	126	15.3	11.9	5.4
Mar	26° / 17°	193	21.3	12	4.7
Apr	25° / 17°	201	23.2	12.1	4.3
May	25° / 17°	122	21.7	12.2	4.6
Jun	26° / 17°	67	18	12.2	5.0
Jul	26° / 16°	58	16.8	12.2	5.3
Aug	27° / 17°	34	10.8	12.1	6.0
Sep	27° / 17°	56	10.2	12	5.9
Oct	26° / 17°	198	19.7	11.9	4.8
Nov	25° / 16°	279	23.5	11.8	4.4
Dec	25° / 16°	200	19.5	11.8	5.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	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 (%)	9	9	9	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	16	16	17
Cloudier (%)	91	91	91	90	90	90	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	84	84	83

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Chaparral gets around 58 mm of rain over 16.8 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 53% and peaks near 57% 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 (%)	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	57
5	57
6	57
7	57
8	56
9	56
10	56
11	56
12	55
13	55
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	53
18	53
19	53
20	53
21	52
22	52
23	52
24	51
25	51
26	50
27	50
28	49
29	48
30	48
31	47

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 89% 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 (%)	83	84	84	85	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91
Comfortable (%)	16	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	83	16	1
2	84	15	1
3	84	15	1
4	85	14	1
5	86	13	1
6	87	12	1
7	87	12	1
8	88	11	1
9	88	11	1
10	89	10	1
11	89	10	1
12	90	9	1
13	90	9	1
14	90	9	1
15	90	9	1
16	90	9	1
17	90	9	1
18	90	9	1
19	90	9	1
20	90	9	1
21	90	9	1
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	90	9	1
25	90	9	1
26	90	9	1
27	90	9	1
28	90	9	1
29	90	9	1
30	90	9	1
31	91	8	1

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	5	calm
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29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:13 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:59	6:12
2	12.2	5:59	6:12
3	12.2	5:59	6:12
4	12.2	5:59	6:12
5	12.2	6:00	6:12
6	12.2	6:00	6:12
7	12.2	6:00	6:13
8	12.2	6:00	6:13
9	12.2	6:00	6:13
10	12.2	6:01	6:13
11	12.2	6:01	6:13
12	12.2	6:01	6:13
13	12.2	6:01	6:13
14	12.2	6:01	6:13
15	12.2	6:02	6:13
16	12.2	6:02	6:13
17	12.2	6:02	6:13
18	12.2	6:02	6:14
19	12.2	6:02	6:14
20	12.2	6:02	6:14
21	12.2	6:02	6:14
22	12.2	6:02	6:14
23	12.2	6:03	6:14
24	12.2	6:03	6:14
25	12.2	6:03	6:13
26	12.2	6:03	6:13
27	12.2	6:03	6:13
28	12.2	6:03	6:13
29	12.2	6:03	6:13
30	12.2	6:03	6:13
31	12.2	6:03	6:13

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
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20	5.3	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
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23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Chaparral?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Chaparral for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chaparral in July

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

In July, Chaparral sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Chaparral in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chaparral peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 12 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	16	14	15	13	13	13	14	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Chaparral 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 Chaparral is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 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)	17	22	25	19	13	11	9	12	14	14	15	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	11	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Chaparral?

Chaparral sits at 3.7°N, 75.5°W, 856 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Rioblanco, 28 km away.

Topography around Chaparral

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chaparral has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m around an average of 809 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,977 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,268 m.

The land around Chaparral is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

407 m

trees 50%

16 km

1,977 m

trees 61%

80 km

4,268 m

trees 58%

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

July weather nearby: Rioblanco 28 km · Natagaima 45 km · Planadas 61 km · Purificación 63 km · Rovira 63 km · Guamo 66 km · Anaime 75 km · Payandé 77 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,562; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 74%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 24.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 15.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 480
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 Chaparral (3.7231°, -75.4832°, elevation 856 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	26	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	16
7	26	16
8	26	16
9	26	16
10	26	16
11	26	16
12	26	16
13	26	16
14	26	16
15	26	16
16	26	16
17	26	16
18	26	16
19	26	16
20	26	16
21	26	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	57
5	57
6	57
7	57
8	56
9	56
10	56
11	56
12	55
13	55
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	53
18	53
19	53
20	53
21	52
22	52
23	52
24	51
25	51
26	50
27	50
28	49
29	48
30	48
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	83	16	1
2	84	15	1
3	84	15	1
4	85	14	1
5	86	13	1
6	87	12	1
7	87	12	1
8	88	11	1
9	88	11	1
10	89	10	1
11	89	10	1
12	90	9	1
13	90	9	1
14	90	9	1
15	90	9	1
16	90	9	1
17	90	9	1
18	90	9	1
19	90	9	1
20	90	9	1
21	90	9	1
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	90	9	1
25	90	9	1
26	90	9	1
27	90	9	1
28	90	9	1
29	90	9	1
30	90	9	1
31	91	8	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	57
5	57
6	57
7	57
8	56
9	56
10	56
11	56
12	55
13	55
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	53
18	53
19	53
20	53
21	52
22	52
23	52
24	51
25	51
26	50
27	50
28	49
29	48
30	48
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	83	16	1
2	84	15	1
3	84	15	1
4	85	14	1
5	86	13	1
6	87	12	1
7	87	12	1
8	88	11	1
9	88	11	1
10	89	10	1
11	89	10	1
12	90	9	1
13	90	9	1
14	90	9	1
15	90	9	1
16	90	9	1
17	90	9	1
18	90	9	1
19	90	9	1
20	90	9	1
21	90	9	1
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	90	9	1
25	90	9	1
26	90	9	1
27	90	9	1
28	90	9	1
29	90	9	1
30	90	9	1
31	91	8	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	57
5	57
6	57
7	57
8	56
9	56
10	56
11	56
12	55
13	55
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	53
18	53
19	53
20	53
21	52
22	52
23	52
24	51
25	51
26	50
27	50
28	49
29	48
30	48
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	83	16	1
2	84	15	1
3	84	15	1
4	85	14	1
5	86	13	1
6	87	12	1
7	87	12	1
8	88	11	1
9	88	11	1
10	89	10	1
11	89	10	1
12	90	9	1
13	90	9	1
14	90	9	1
15	90	9	1
16	90	9	1
17	90	9	1
18	90	9	1
19	90	9	1
20	90	9	1
21	90	9	1
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	90	9	1
25	90	9	1
26	90	9	1
27	90	9	1
28	90	9	1
29	90	9	1
30	90	9	1
31	91	8	1