Pasto weather in July

In July, Pasto sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 92 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Pasto's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pasto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:13 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
80%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2014

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 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Pasto reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11810
21810
31810
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51810
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Pasto weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 10°17722.411.94.1
Feb19° / 11°18222.4123.9
Mar19° / 11°23627.5123.5
Apr19° / 11°23127.5123.3
May19° / 11°18127.312.13.5
Jun18° / 10°11423.712.13.8
Jul18° / 10°9222.212.14.2
Aug19° / 10°6316.6124.9
Sep20° / 10°9919.9124.5
Oct19° / 10°19525.2123.8
Nov19° / 10°24426.511.93.5
Dec19° / 10°22225.811.93.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61585
71585
81585
91585
101585
111585
121585
131585
141585
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191684
201684
211684
221684
231684
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271882
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302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Pasto gets around 92 mm of rain over 22.2 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 71% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
475
574
674
774
873
973
1072
1172
1271
1371
1471
1570
1670
1770
1870
1970
2070
2170
2270
2370
2470
2569
2669
2768
2867
2966
3064
3163

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 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 6:10 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:106:15
212.16:116:15
312.16:116:15
412.16:116:15
512.16:116:15
612.16:116:15
712.16:116:16
812.16:126:16
912.16:126:16
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1112.16:126:16
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1412.16:136:16
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1812.16:136:17
1912.16:136:17
2012.16:136:17
2112.16:136:17
2212.16:136:17
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2412.16:136:17
2512.16:146:17
2612.16:146:17
2712.16:146:17
2812.16:146:17
2912.16:146:17
3012.16:146:17
3112.16:146:17

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
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244.9Bright
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264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Pasto?

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
1.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Pasto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pasto in July

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

In July, Pasto sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pasto 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 Pasto peaks around February 20 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 23 at about 13 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 17Jul 23UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May16Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pasto?

Pasto sits at 1.2°N, 77.3°W, 2,569 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Buesaco, 23 km away.

Topography around Pasto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pasto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m around an average of 2,616 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,750 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,628 m.

The land around Pasto is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
424 m
16 km
2,750 m
80 km
4,628 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Buesaco 23 km · San Lorenzo 33 km · Samaniego 38 km · Túquerres 40 km · Providencia 45 km · La Unión 46 km · Pupiales 55 km · Ipiales 59 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 Pasto (1.2146°, -77.2785°, elevation 2,569 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).