Puerto Tejada weather in July

In July, Puerto Tejada sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Puerto Tejada's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Tejada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:06 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
87%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Puerto Tejada reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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)
12718
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42718
52718
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72718
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122818
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312818

Puerto Tejada weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°22120.511.84.8
Feb27° / 18°17219.711.94.6
Mar27° / 18°19121.1124.6
Apr27° / 19°20920.512.14.5
May27° / 19°1671812.14.9
Jun27° / 18°7712.912.25.4
Jul28° / 18°6811.112.25.7
Aug28° / 18°7612.412.15.5
Sep27° / 18°11116.3125.0
Oct26° / 18°23623.111.94.3
Nov26° / 18°2942511.94.0
Dec26° / 18°2542211.84.6

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 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9793
10793
11793
12793
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14793
15793
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31991

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Puerto Tejada gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
341
440
540
639
739
838
938
1037
1137
1236
1336
1436
1536
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2134
2234
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2832
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3132

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15941
26040
36139
46238
56337
66436
76535
86634
96733
106832
116832
126832
136931
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206931
217030
227030
237030
247030
257129
267129
277129
287129
297228
307228
317228

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
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206calm
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236calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:036:15
212.26:046:15
312.26:046:15
412.26:046:15
512.26:046:15
612.26:046:15
712.26:056:15
812.26:056:16
912.26:056:16
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1912.26:076:17
2012.26:076:17
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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 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.5Bright
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94.6Bright
104.6Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Puerto Tejada?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Puerto Tejada for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Puerto Tejada in July

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

In July, Puerto Tejada sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Tejada 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 Tejada peaks around March 11 at about 15 (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 11UV 15Aug 11UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Tejada 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 Tejada is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1329 µg/m³Nov 1419 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Tejada?

Puerto Tejada sits at 3.2°N, 76.4°W, 969 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Jamundí, 14 km away.

Topography around Puerto Tejada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Tejada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 967 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,330 m.

The land around Puerto Tejada is covered by cropland (43%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), trees (26%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
5,330 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Jamundí 14 km · Corinto 18 km · Candelaria 21 km · Miranda 21 km · Florida 23 km · Cali 25 km · Santander de Quilichao 26 km · Pradera 28 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 Tejada (3.2311°, -76.4167°, elevation 969 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).