Santander de Quilichao weather in July

In July, Santander de Quilichao sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 393 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°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 Santander de Quilichao's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santander de Quilichao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
393 mm
27.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:07 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
87%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Santander de Quilichao reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)
12516
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52516
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102516
112516
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312616

Santander de Quilichao weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°33628.711.83.9
Feb25° / 16°35026.211.93.8
Mar25° / 16°43729123.7
Apr25° / 17°51629.112.13.6
May25° / 17°51530.112.13.5
Jun25° / 16°45028.312.23.6
Jul25° / 16°39327.712.23.9
Aug26° / 16°35527.512.13.8
Sep25° / 16°37628.7123.6
Oct24° / 16°40729.511.93.7
Nov24° / 16°39827.711.93.8
Dec24° / 16°37129.311.83.8

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 6% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10595
11595
12694
13694
14694
15694
16694
17694
18694
19694
20694
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22793
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27793
28793
29793
30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Santander de Quilichao gets around 393 mm of rain over 27.7 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 89% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
391
491
591
691
791
891
991
1091
1191
1291
1390
1490
1590
1689
1789
1889
1988
2088
2188
2287
2387
2487
2586
2686
2786
2886
2985
3085
3185

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13934
23934
34933
44933
55923
65923
76922
86922
97912
108902
118911
129901
1310891
1410891
1511881
1611881
1711881
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2111881
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2512871
2612871
2712871
2812871
2913861
3013861
3113861

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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65calm
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105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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315calm

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 6:04 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:046:14
212.26:046:15
312.26:056:15
412.26:056:15
512.26:056:15
612.26:056:15
712.26:056:15
812.26:056:16
912.26:066:16
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1412.26:076:16
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1812.26:076:16
1912.26:076:16
2012.26:076:16
2112.26:076:17
2212.26:086:17
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2712.16:086:16
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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 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 kWh/m² in August across the year — July's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
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84.7Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Santander de Quilichao?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santander de Quilichao.

What to pack for Santander de Quilichao in July

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

In July, Santander de Quilichao sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Santander de Quilichao 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 Santander de Quilichao 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 Santander de Quilichao 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 Santander de Quilichao 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 Santander de Quilichao?

Santander de Quilichao sits at 3.0°N, 76.5°W, 1,062 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Suárez, 24 km away.

Topography around Santander de Quilichao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santander de Quilichao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 1,077 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,659 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,326 m.

The land around Santander de Quilichao is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
1,659 m
80 km
5,326 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Suárez 24 km · Puerto Tejada 26 km · Jamundí 28 km · Corinto 31 km · Morales 32 km · Miranda 39 km · Piendamo 41 km · Florida 45 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 Santander de Quilichao (3.0095°, -76.4849°, elevation 1,062 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).