Darien weather in July

In July, Darien sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 416 mm of rain across 30.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Darien's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Darien's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
416 mm
30.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:05 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
96%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Darien reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12215
22215
32215
42215
52215
62215
72215
82215
92215
102215
112215
122215
132215
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Darien weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°31730.111.83.5
Feb23° / 15°30427.111.93.5
Mar23° / 16°38930.5123.4
Apr23° / 16°49629.712.13.3
May22° / 16°56930.712.23.3
Jun22° / 15°47829.812.23.3
Jul22° / 15°41630.612.23.3
Aug22° / 15°37730.612.13.3
Sep22° / 15°44430123.2
Oct22° / 15°51230.711.93.3
Nov22° / 15°48029.311.83.3
Dec22° / 15°35330.311.83.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
90100
100100
110100
120100
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Darien gets around 416 mm of rain over 30.6 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 99% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
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599
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799
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1099
1199
1299
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1499
1599
1699
1799
1899
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2099
2199
2299
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2499
2599
2698
2798
2898
2998
3098
3198

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
18893
28902
38902
48902
58902
68902
78902
88902
98902
107912
117912
127912
137912
147912
156922
166922
176922
186922
196922
206913
216913
226913
236913
246913
256913
266913
276913
286913
296913
306913
316913

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 6:03 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:036:16
212.26:036:16
312.26:036:16
412.26:036:17
512.26:036:17
612.26:046:17
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 3.98 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 3.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Darien?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Darien.

What to pack for Darien in July

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

In July, Darien sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Darien in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Darien peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Aug 11UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Darien 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 Darien is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1721 µg/m³Nov 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Darien?

Darien sits at 3.9°N, 76.5°W, 1,521 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Guadalajara de Buga, 21 km away.

Topography around Darien

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Darien has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 668 m around an average of 1,576 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,005 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,538 m.

The land around Darien is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
668 m
16 km
3,005 m
80 km
4,538 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
July weather nearby: Guadalajara de Buga 21 km · Guacarí 25 km · El Cerrito 33 km · Tuluá 36 km · Yumbo 39 km · Andalucía 44 km · Palmira 48 km · Cali 56 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
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 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 Darien (3.9314°, -76.4848°, elevation 1,521 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).