La Mesa weather in July

In July, La Mesa sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 95 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is La Mesa's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Mesa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 95 mm; 22.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:53 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 6th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; 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 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in La Mesa reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

La Mesa weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 9°	140	21.7	11.7	4.5
Feb	20° / 10°	198	23	11.8	4.0
Mar	20° / 10°	324	28.1	12	3.5
Apr	20° / 11°	358	28.4	12.1	3.3
May	20° / 11°	266	28.7	12.2	3.4
Jun	20° / 10°	125	23.8	12.3	3.8
Jul	20° / 10°	95	22.1	12.3	4.2
Aug	20° / 10°	107	21.2	12.2	4.4
Sep	20° / 10°	176	25.1	12	3.8
Oct	20° / 10°	272	29	11.9	3.4
Nov	19° / 10°	264	28.9	11.8	3.2
Dec	19° / 10°	178	23.8	11.7	4.1

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 6% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

	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 (%)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8
Cloudier (%)	95	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

La Mesa gets around 95 mm of rain over 22.1 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 75% 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 (%)	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	75
3	75
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	72
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	70
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	69
24	69
25	69
26	68
27	68
28	67
29	67
30	67
31	66

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 6 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	6	calm
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31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:09 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55
Sunset (PM)	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:50	6:08
2	12.3	5:50	6:08
3	12.3	5:50	6:08
4	12.3	5:51	6:09
5	12.3	5:51	6:09
6	12.3	5:51	6:09
7	12.3	5:51	6:09
8	12.3	5:51	6:09
9	12.3	5:52	6:09
10	12.3	5:52	6:09
11	12.3	5:52	6:09
12	12.3	5:52	6:09
13	12.3	5:52	6:09
14	12.3	5:53	6:10
15	12.3	5:53	6:10
16	12.3	5:53	6:10
17	12.3	5:53	6:10
18	12.3	5:53	6:10
19	12.3	5:53	6:10
20	12.3	5:54	6:10
21	12.3	5:54	6:10
22	12.3	5:54	6:10
23	12.3	5:54	6:10
24	12.3	5:54	6:10
25	12.3	5:54	6:09
26	12.3	5:54	6:09
27	12.2	5:54	6:09
28	12.2	5:54	6:09
29	12.2	5:55	6:09
30	12.2	5:55	6:09
31	12.2	5:55	6:09

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 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 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	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	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	5.4	5.4
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
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3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
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24	5.4	Bright
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26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit La Mesa?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

2.0

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit La Mesa for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Mesa in July

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

In July, La Mesa sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in La Mesa 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 La Mesa peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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	17	16	14	14	14	13	13	15	14	13	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in La Mesa 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 La Mesa is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 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)	23	27	35	29	24	22	20	24	25	23	21	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is La Mesa?

La Mesa sits at 5.3°N, 73.9°W, 2,884 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Villa de San Diego de Ubaté, 12 km away.

Topography around La Mesa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Mesa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m around an average of 3,088 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,852 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,634 m.

The land around La Mesa is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

694 m

grassland 55%

16 km

1,852 m

grassland 54%

80 km

3,634 m

trees 55%

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

July weather nearby: Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 12 km · Zipaquirá 29 km · Pacho 31 km · Tocancipá 34 km · Chiquinquirá 40 km · Cajicá 41 km · Bosconia 46 km · Chía 48 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 La Mesa (5.2667°, -73.9167°, elevation 2,884 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	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	19	10
20	19	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	75
3	75
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	72
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	70
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	69
24	69
25	69
26	68
27	68
28	67
29	67
30	67
31	66

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	75
3	75
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	72
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	70
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	69
24	69
25	69
26	68
27	68
28	67
29	67
30	67
31	66

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	75
3	75
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	74
8	73
9	73
10	73
11	72
12	72
13	72
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	70
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	69
24	69
25	69
26	68
27	68
28	67
29	67
30	67
31	66

	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