Puerto Santander weather in July

In July, Puerto Santander sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 299 mm of rain across 30 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Puerto Santander's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Santander's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
299 mm
30 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:42 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
90%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical July day in Puerto Santander reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°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)
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How July really feels in Puerto Santander

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Puerto Santander weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°10517.411.63.6
Feb32° / 23°11615.811.73.4
Mar32° / 23°17721.611.92.9
Apr32° / 24°30527.212.22.2
May33° / 24°40730.312.41.8
Jun34° / 24°3252912.51.6
Jul34° / 24°2993012.41.5
Aug35° / 24°27029.612.31.4
Sep34° / 24°25928.8121.5
Oct33° / 24°2712911.81.9
Nov32° / 23°22925.911.62.4
Dec31° / 23°16522.811.53.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7595
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9595
10496
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12595
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31694

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Puerto Santander gets around 299 mm of rain over 30 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
396
496
597
697
797
897
997
1097
1198
1298
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1498
1598
1698
1797
1897
1997
2097
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3096
3196

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
104951
205149
305248
405248
505347
605446
705545
805644
905743
1005842
1105941
1206040
1306139
1406238
1506337
1616336
1716336
1816435
1916435
2026335
2126335
2226335
2326236
2426236
2536037
2636037
2735938
2835839
2945739
3045640
3145640

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
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104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 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 5:39 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:396:07
212.55:396:08
312.55:396:08
412.55:396:08
512.55:396:08
612.55:406:08
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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 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in August across the year — July's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Puerto Santander?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Santander.

What to pack for Puerto Santander in July

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

In July, Puerto Santander sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Santander 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 Puerto Santander peaks around February 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 19UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Puerto Santander 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 Puerto Santander is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2134 µg/m³Dec 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Santander?

Puerto Santander sits at 8.4°N, 72.4°W, 50 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is La Fría, 24 km away.

Topography around Puerto Santander

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Santander has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,853 m.

The land around Puerto Santander is covered by grassland (46%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
478 m
80 km
3,853 m
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July weather nearby: La Fría 24 km · Coloncito 35 km · Colón 40 km · Casigua El Cubo 44 km · Michelena 49 km · Ureña 49 km · Cúcuta 52 km · El Zulia 53 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 Puerto Santander (8.3636°, -72.4063°, elevation 50 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).